The gite's location on the edge of the Dordogne is the perfect base from which to explore the area's historic towns and landmarks, visit the many country markets and try out the excellent local produce. Nearby outdoor activities include walking, cycling, swimming, fishing, tennis, golf, horse riding, canoeing, archery and windsurfing. Notable local weekly markets include Ribérac and Chalais.

The Charente is one of the sunniest and warmest parts of France and is within a day's drive of the most popular French ports. Poitou-Charentes is an area of great contrasts. Local places of interest to visit abound. Pre-historic sites, Romanesque churches, Josephine Baker's chateau and cave homes in the Dordogne; wine and chateau tours in particular around Bordeaux and Cognac; the monolithic church at Aubeterre; the riverside beaches at St Aulaye and Aubeterre; the Atlantic coast line with its long stretches of safe and clean sandy beaches and Europe's largest sand dune, the Dune de Pilat; the beautiful and historic port of La Rochelle; the Museum of Animation and the chocolate factory of Angoulême - all this and more await you on your sojourn in the beautiful, sunflower-filled southern Charente.

There is a mobile baker that will visit the village Tue/Fri/Sat & mobile butcher on Thursday.