Château de La Guerinchie

Thiviers, Dordogne
Self-catering
+65 97379481
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Per night
£500 - £930
Per week
£3500 - £6930

12 beds

Bedroom

7 bedrooms

Sleeps

Sleeps 14

Children welcome
Pets welcome
Babies welcome

A gracious 17th-century manor house and a pretty Grange hidden down a tree-lined drive and with stunning views over woodlands

Per night
£500 - £930
Per week
£3500 - £6930

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£500 - £930 per night

£3500 - £6930 per week

The Experience

Bring everybody. As well as a large sitting room you’ll also find a games room with pool table, a separate dining room, a TV room with a huge screen and a kitchen with another dining area. All the rooms on the ground floor have French windows leading out to a lovely terrace for outdoor meals overlooking the lake and pool. Swathes of lawn are perfect for games or sunbathing and eleven acres of woodland are yours to explore. If you’re a larger party (up to 18) you can also take The Grange, about 200m away with its own drive, two bedrooms and bathrooms and a private garden – perfect for those who want to be in the throng, then peacefully out of it.

View-filled bedrooms are traditional, bathrooms are plentiful and squeaky-clean. The kitchen is splendid and you’ll find two good bottles of wine from the owners’ cellar waiting, along with bread, cheese, pâté, and honey from the housekeeper’s bees.

Thiviers is a ten-minute walk for a weekly market, a train station and plenty of restaurants and cafés.

Château de La Guerinchie - Gallery

We think you'll love

  • Feeling very much at home in so much space with oodles of grandeur - and also taking The Grange for extra family or friends
  • Lighting the fires and settling in with a good book on wet days
  • Walking into Thiviers to get supplies and bringing them back to cook
Château de La Guerinchie - Gallery

You should know

  • Dogs welcome (extra on the deposit) but not allowed upstairs
  • A brand new kitchen was installed in May 2023... enjoy!

Essentials

  • EV charger
  • Self check-in
  • Swimming pool
  • Hot tub
  • Garden
  • Open fire / woodburner
  • Breakfast included
  • Breakfast available
  • Meals available
  • Vegetarian meals
  • Oven
  • Parking on premises
  • Free parking nearby
  • Accessible by public transport
  • WiFi
  • Television
  • Central heating
  • Limited mobility
  • Wheelchair access
  • Mobile reception
  • Hob
  • Barbecue
  • Paid parking nearby
  • Air conditioning
  • Relaxation areas
  • Washing machine
  • Tennis court
  • Microwave oven
  • No smoking
  • Credit cards
  • Working farm
  • Owner has pets
  • Electricity included
  • Dishwasher
  • Pets welcome

Family friendly

  • Baby monitor
  • Books and toys
  • Children welcome
  • Babies welcome
  • Stair gates
  • High chair
  • Fire guard
  • Cot available

Nearby

  • Pub/bar within 3 miles
  • Restaurant within 3 miles
  • Shop within 3 miles

Activities

  • Bikes available
  • Food courses
  • Kayaking
  • Other courses
  • Sailing
  • Surfing
  • Wild swimming

Pricing

Nightly price
from £500
Weekly price
from £3500
Damage deposit
£
Surcharges
Extra bed/sofabed available at no charge.
1 Château for 14
From £50012 beds7 bedrooms

Information

Booking information

Check in
From 4pm Saturday
Check out
By 10am Saturday
Other details
Minimum stay: 7 nights in high season, 5 nights in low season. 2 extra rooms available in separate barn for an extra charge (1 double & 1 twin, both en suite) to sleep up to 18 guests in total.
Closed
Never.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Property
This property is part of a working farm or vineyard.

Reviews

La Château de la Guerinche is a beautiful, 17th Century French manor set in 15 acres of its own wooded grounds. It is wonderfully remote and tranquil, yet a ten minute walk to the bustling, traditional French town of Thiviers. You will love the large, luxurious French-style rooms; cosy fires; family-friendly kitchen; the airy spaciousness and many French windows leading into the gardens.
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Jessica, London

Just returned from the most wonderful few days with friends at this Chateau. It is beautiful, set in a lovely garden with a fantastic pool. Adults, teenagers and children all had the most wonderful time


Céline, Luxembourg

We spent a wonderful week at the Guérinchie. The chateau was grand yet welcoming and very comfortable, and the outdoor space was ideal for a group with children. The children were outdoors the entire week. We had great recommendations for restaurants and take aways and we particularly enjoyed the Grotte de Lascaux, the parc de Thot, the Grotte de Villars and the Chateau de Hautefort in the neighborhood.


Helene, Luxembourg

We enjoyed our stay at la Guerinchie The house is spacious. The kids can explore the garden and the woods next to it. There is a lot to explore close to Thiviers.


Apollonia, Cambridge

Had such an amazing time with family and friends. We stayed just before Easter in April and were super lucky with the weather. Even on off days we found plenty to do at the chateau (massive TV! Pool table) or in surrounding towns (Periguex is beautiful and great visit to the caves. Thiviers market is lovely). One of the highlights was the food. The owners have a friend call David who cooked - amazing and great fun. And then also recommend a whole list of lovely restaurants. Lastly the chateau is beautiful. Really nicely done, huge rooms. Will certainly be back. Thank you!


Location

The neighbourhood

Walks start from the door and the landscape is wooded and undulating with far-reaching views on all sides. There is a restaurant 1.5kms away which does a hearty traditional French lunch, otherwise there are plenty of places to eat in Thiviers. In the winter months you can visit the famous foie-gras and truffle markets. Périgueux is 35 minutes in the car, Limoges and Brive each just over an hour.

Local points of interest from Richard & Poppy Skinner

  • Welcome to the beautiful Château de la Guerinche, a much-loved château dating back to the 18th Century. The main Chateau can sleep 14 with the Grange an extra 4 - please let us know if interested
  • The local town has 4 great supermarkets. A mixture of lovely restaurants. We have a butcher, 3 great bakeries and the most wonderful Saturday market which is a must-visit. We have a great cook living nearby for those interested
  • Chateau de la Guerinchie was built in the early 17th Century for the Comtes de Tessyiere military family. Designed to be the archetypal manor house, the family helped design and create their perfect Maison. It stayed within the family for over 300 years
  • The Chateau is around 2.5 hours to the large town of Bordeaux by car, 55 minutes to Limoges, 30 minutes to Perigueux and an hour to Bergerac. Both Limgoes, Bordeaux & Bergerac have airports with UK and French links
  • Thiviers train station has links to trains to all major towns and even Paris
  • While many period features are still in place, important updates mean amazing super fast wifi, modern bathrooms, renovated kitchen, cinema room (90inch TV), a slate based pool table. outdoor kitchen, woodburners etc

Introducing

Richard & Poppy Skinner

Richard (a strategy consultant) and Poppy (a fashion and travel writer) met in London but are now settled in Singapore. They bought the house so that their extended families (Richard's in England and Poppy's in Rome) could get together for long family holidays. They spend theirs here too and hope you enjoy the house and surroundings as much as they do.