Chateau Duras

Chateau Duras is a beautiful and historic rural Chateau with private tennis court and heated pool set in the vineyards of South West France. The Chateau is very private yet has easy access to the activities of the Dordogne River, championship golf, markets, towns and restaurants.

The Chateau sleeps 11 in great comfort, all rooms are large and furnished with French antiques and art work. Lots of space and fantastic views surrounded by a clipped hedge in 2.5 acres of private grounds. Food and drink are important aspects of the experience and there are splendid places to dine and relax all around the Chateau.

Five large reception rooms, including a TV room with UK satellite TV, DVD, Video and Hi Fi. The Kitchen is very large and caters for chefs and cooking enthusiasts; there is a large informal kitchen table that seats up to 14 in addition to the formal dining hall. The kitchen is fully equipped and has an adjoining pantry and laundry room.

Five Large bedrooms; three with Super King size beds and one King size; one bedroom has three single beds and one of the double bedrooms also has a French day-bed.  There are two Cots for infants.  Three of the bedrooms have en suite WC facilities and two have full en suite bath or shower rooms.  There is an additional family bathroom accessible to all bedrooms.

There are hardwood tables and chairs in the front courtyard for al fresco dining and stone tables and chairs on the rear terraces. There is high quality outdoor furniture around the pool and beside the tennis court. Both gas and traditional BBQs are on site and in addition to the heated pool and all weather tennis court there is boules in the courtyard, table tennis in the South East Tower and championship quality table football indoors.

*Please note, locations shown on the maps are approximations only

The local village (3 minute drive) has restaurants and an excellent baker.  The closest town, Duras, (7 minute drive) has supermarkets, shops and leisure facilities. The River Dordogne and Championship golf are both with 15 minutes drive of the Chateau.  Bergerac and Ste. Emillion are half an hour away.  Bordeaux is an hour and 15 minutes drive.

The Chateau is surrounded by local wine and food producers who are happy to conduct tastings. There are walks and outdoor activities throughout the surrounding area.

The Chateau is offered self-catering.  Local chefs, cooking experience trips and specific meals can be arranged by appointment with the owners.

- Security Deposit: £250 per week of stay.
- Linen & Towels: All linen and towels included including swimming towels.
- Energy Costs: All energy costs including background central heating are included.
- End of Stay Cleaning: End of stay cleaning is included.
- Arrival Time: 16:00.
- Departure Time: 10:00.
- Pets: Only with prior consent. An additional charge applies.
- Smoking: Yes, Indoors & Out.
- Other: All accommodation is on the ground floor so disabled access is good.
- Booking form: A booking form will be provided to you by the owner. This must be signed and returned before a booking can be confirmed.
- It is recommended that all guests take out insurance to cover against potential cancellation and any accidental damage caused during your stay at the property.

I just wanted to send you an e-mail to pass on the thanks from our entire group - we had a lovely time at the Chateau. It is such a beautiful house in a wonderful setting and we all wanted to let you know how much we had enjoyed staying there. Many Thanks.

Isobel Michael

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The Chateau was perfect.  Thank you, we had a wonderful time.

Dr Nigel Jones

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We had a fabulous holiday in your wonderful home-what a place to celebrate Rosie's 60th!! Christiane cooked us a great meal and Carl prepared an excellent BBQ.
Our 4-year-old granddaughter actually managed to swim her first strokes in your beautiful pool.  I would really like to go again next year if possible. You must be very proud of what you have created -and thank you again for letting us share it.

Mike Smith

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Just a quick note to let you know how much we enjoyed our holiday. The chateau was wonderful - so well appointed and very comfortable it made the whole trip extremely relaxing. We thoroughly enjoyed playing tennis, swimming and of course playing boules!
Also enjoyed exploring the area, wine tasting and some wonderful food!!

Susan Shears

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Thank you Erica. We found the Chateau delightful and elegant and the highlight of the three Chateaux we rented. We hope to be staying again next time we return to France.

Brian Strempel

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We were blessed with wonderful weather and have had a thoroughly enjoyable holiday. You have a fantastic house and we appreciated everything you have invested in making the Chateau a very special place. We do hope to return some day soon. Many thanks again.

Stuart Bowman

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We had the most amazing time at the Chateau….our holiday was exactly what we had hoped for. You have a wonderful place and you should be very proud of it. It was very much appreciated by us all.

Sue and Roger Growkott

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Could I also take this opportunity to tell you that our visit was a great success.  We had lovely weather and the house far exceeded all our expectations. Our thanks.

Joan and Rodney Dartnall

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We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the chateau. I wish it could have been longer; I have to say of all my French holidays this has been my favourite visit to France.

Jerry Wright

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We had a fantastic week. The Chateau is quite beautiful and I am unashamed to say that we did as little as we could possibly do in a week. We were blessed by the hot weather and our tennis and swimming has definitely improved! Thank you again and hope to return some time soon.

Rupert Bedford

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We had a wonderful time … the entire visit to France was quite magical and we certainly hope to return.  Thank you for providing such a beautiful location.

Jackie and Brian Low

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