Le Chèvrefeuille Gîtes with shared pool
If you’re planning a holiday to France and wondering where to stay in the Dordogne, Le Chèvrefeuille offers charming, peaceful holiday accommodation in South West France, ideal for couples, families and travellers who want to experience the real French countryside.
Set in the heart of the beautiful Périgord Noir, near medieval villages, markets and world-class food, our lovingly restored gîtesaccommodation provide the perfect base for exploring one of France’s most treasured regions.

Why English-Speaking Travellers Love the Dordogne
The Dordogne is consistently ranked as one of France’s most beautiful regions, especially popular with visitors from the USA, UK, Canada and Australia. Guests love:Picturesque medieval villages and castles.Outstanding food, wine, markets and local producers. Peaceful countryside landscapes and riversWarm hospitality and relaxed pace of life
Unlike crowded tourist hotspots, the Dordogne offers an authentic French experience — perfect for longer stays, slow travel and food lovers.

Gîte & B&B Holiday Accommodation in the Dordogne
At Le Chèvrefeuille, we offer a small collection of comfortable, characterful self-catering gîtes, set in tranquil countryside with gardens and a swimming pool.
Our accommodation is ideal if you are looking for:Dordogne gîte holidays.Family-friendly accommodation in South West France.Romantic countryside escapes.Peaceful French village stays with pool
Each gîte is fully equipped for independent holidays, offering relaxed comfort with thoughtful hosting and local insight. Easy Access from the UK, USA & Beyond
Travelling to Le Chèvrefeuille is simple:Fly to Bordeaux or Bergerac. Easy car hire and scenic drives through the Dordogne countryside.Ideal for one-week or multi-week holidays
Many of our guests from the UK and overseas return year after year, drawn by the region’s beauty and our relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. Perfect Location to Explore the Dordogne
We are ideally located for discovering:
Sarlat-la-Canéda – one of France’s best medieval towns
Les Eyzies – prehistoric caves and UNESCO heritage sitesCastles of the Dordogne Valley
Traditional food markets, vineyards and riverside villages
Whether you enjoy history, gastronomy, walking, cycling or simply relaxing by the pool, Le Chèvrefeuille is perfectly placed.

• Why Stay at Le Chèvrefeuille
  Guests choose us for:
  Peaceful countryside setting.
  Shared swimming pool and gardens
  Small, personal and friendly atmosphere
  Excellent guest reviews
  Insider local knowledge and recommendations
  Award winning regional cooking courses offered by Ian
  Fresh local breakfast baskets
  Ideal base for exploring South West France
  We pride ourselves on offering a relaxed, welcoming stay where guests feel at home from the moment they arrive.
  Trusted by International Guests
  Le Chèvrefeuille has received outstanding guest feedback and awards, including multiple TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Awards, reflecting our commitment to quality, comfort and hospitality.

Book Your Dordogne Holiday Accommodation
If you’re searching for where to stay in the Dordogne, we’d love to welcome you to Le Chèvrefeuille.
Browse our gîtes. Check availability. Contact us with any questions — we’re always happy to help you plan your perfect Dordogne holiday

NOW FULLY BOOKED. CONTACT US IF YOU WISH TO BE CONTACTED IN ADVANCE OF ANY FUTURE EVENT WITH THIS AUTHOR

Ian, chef at cookdordogne is excited to announce an exclusive event from 20th to 23rd April 2026 with collaboration with Martin Walker, the brillant author of the Bruno chief of police series. Our relationship with Martin has been ongoing since his kind acknowledgement of our work in his 2018 novel “The Taste of Vengeance”. Since then, Martin has been an amazing champion of our passion for the products and ingredients of the region as he is for all things of the Perigord. He has kindly agreed to join us on this amazing 3 day Perigord adventure..

Bruno’s Périgord Experience: 20TH APRIL TO 23RD APRIL 2026

Location: Le Chèvrefeuille, Dordogne, France
Duration: 3 Days / 3 Nights
Includes: Full board, accommodation, wine tasting, cooking class, author events

Day 1: Arrival & Welcome to Le Chèvrefeuille

• Afternoon Check-In: Settle into your charming countryside accommodation
• Welcome Apéritif & Dinner: Enjoy a rustic meal inspired by Bruno’s favorite dishes — think duck confit, cabecou and walnut salad, and tarte Tatin

Day 2: Literary Immersion & Wine Discovery

• Morning: Guided walking tour of St. Denis (fictional), exploring real-life inspirations behind the novels guided by the author Martin Walker himself
  • Lunch  with Martin Walker: A gourmet lunch with storytelling and regional specialties
• Afternoon:
  • Author Encounter: Book reading and Q&A with Martin Walker
  • Book Signing Session
• Evening:
  • Wine Tasting: Curated selection from Bergerac and Pécharmant vineyards with Dordogne Wine Tours
  • Dinner: A convivial evening with a light meal of  regional specialties with pairing wines chosen by Vincent of Dordogne wine tours

Day 3: Bruno’s Kitchen & Farewell

• All day Cooking Class with cookdordogne and Chef Ian: Hands-on workshop featuring recipes from the books. Enjoy the fruits of your labour with fellow guests throughout the day
• Evening Farewell Dinner: A celebratory light supper with local cheese, charcuterie, and wines over shared memories

Accommodation & Inclusions

• 3 Nights Lodging: At the award winning Le Chèvrefeuille accommodation
• Full Board: All meals included, with wine pairings prepared by Chef Ian
• All Activities: Tours, tastings, cooking class, and author events

Price

• 1410€ for a single person based on two sharing a two bedroom accommodation
•  1250€ per person when reserving as part of a couple.

Le Chèvrefeuille is a scenic 5-minute drive from the Vézère Valley’s number one tourist attraction, Font de Gaume.

This prehistoric cave is one of the few Paleolithic sites in the world still open to the public yet, due to increasing popularity, is becoming notoriously difficult to visit. To help protect the beautiful Paleolithic polychrome paintings and engravings of bison, horses, mammoths and reindeer, tickets are restricted to a limited quota of 6 groups a day of the maximum number of 13. Visits have also been reduced to include only the first chamber of images and for a reduced 30 min visit.

Font de Guame was closed for 18 months during 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic. It has reopened to online reservation for the first time in its history and tickets are only available through the website  https://tickets.monuments-nationaux.fr . Only the tickets unsold online will be available on the day at the ticket office. In addition, groups under 20 in number will also have to use this system to reserve.   

This ticket system also includes the other “Centre des monuments nationaux” prehistoric sites owed by the goverment, L’abri de Cap-Blanc (sculpture) , La grotte des Combarelles (engravings) as well as La grotte de Font de Gaume (Paintings).

It is also useful to note that the entrance and start to the visit is a 800 metre pathway from the ticket office  which is on an upwards trajectory so you need to bear this in mind if you have walking disabilities.

Font de Gaume ticket information 2025

Buying tickets on the day is no longer available unless the tickets have not already been sold online (you can check availability on the online reservation system). Advance reservation is essential from May to October to avoid disappointment. In addition, groups under 20 in number will also have to use this system to reserve. The system only releases tickets in three month batches, usually a month prior to the end of the last ticket available on the calendar. Tickets once released in season, tend to sell out very quickly.  There are the option of tours in French or English and you will need to be there 30 minutes prior to your tour time or they will not let you into the tour.

Font de Gaume Ticket Office and Tours: 

The ticket office is located at the base of the cave and opens at 9.30am. The street address is:

4 Avenue des Grottes, 24620, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil

Font de Gaume official website is : http://www.sites-les-eyzies.fr

There are guided tours in English and French, with places on each tour subject to availability.

FREE ENTRY to Font de Gaume on the first Sunday of the month between November and May.

Le Chevrefeuille

Award winning Le Chevrefeuille Chambres d’Hotes and Gites de Charme offers high quality self-catering accommodation with breakfast. Le Chevrefuille is owned and run by English couple Ian and Sara Fisk who have lived and brought up their children Adam and Alice at the property since 2004

Ian and Sara have renovated and decorated the self-catering accommodation to an exceptionally high standard. Their care, attention to detail and desire to make all guests feel at home has led them to win Tripadvisor’s Certificate of Excellence every year since 2008.

In addition to offering the best accommodation in the region, CookDordogne at Le Chevrefeuille offers cookery courses and guided market visits in English .

The marked success of Le Chevrefeuille  and CookDordogne at Le Chevrefeuille is evidenced by the positive reviews and ratings by guests on Tripadvisor, as well as by trusted travel guides, such as Rick Steves, The Rough Guide and The Mitchell Guide.

For further information on accommodation, cooking courses, Font de Gaume and other stunning sites of the Dordogne visit: www.lechevrefeuille.com

We have decided after 20 years of welcoming guests to our guesthouse, that we will be closing this aspect of our business from the end of the season 2024. 

We will be focusing all our attention and efforts on our beautiful refurbished self catering gites, adding an additional two bedroom cottage (La Petite Maison) to our offering and to further expand our cooking experinces which continue to be a sell out. 

So this REALLY is your last chance to experience Le Chevrefeuille guesthouse. 

Get off the Beaten Track!

The Dordogne is the perfect playground for children and if you’re interested in some activities that go beyond canoeing, chateaux, pretty villages and French markets, check out our suggestions for some off the beaten track activities.

Family Cookery Course – Le Chèvrefeuille

This is an unique opportunity for people of all ages to participate in a fun half day experience, preparing a two course regional lunch menu to be enjoyed at the end of the morning. It is an ideal course for families and friends who want to do a fun activity together which is interesting and informative. These dishes will always have a local flavour, using the regional ingredients which will change in accordance with the season, produce at its best.

Ian is passionate about food nutrition for children, believing that it is essential for their future health and wellbeing to encourage an interest in food and its importance. His hands on approach encourages children to try what they cook and this, we hope in turn will lead to an interest in cooking and trying new things. Ian’s approach to teaching children (having two of his own) is in a light-hearted, fun and encouraging manner.

Family and friends who prefer to eat rather than cook need not miss out on this superb degustation experience! Join the two-course tasting with wine, tea and coffee for an additional charge.

Le Thot – Espace Cro-Magnon

Le Thot, touted as the perfect complement to a tour of Lascaux IV, is a great way to take a step back into the life and times of Cro-Magnon Man. Unique to Le Thot is the reproduction of paintings from the original Lascaux site. Whilst reproductions can be seen elsewhere, at Le Thot the paintings have been reproduced onto rock carved in exactly the same shape as at original Lascaux.

In the underground chamber of Le Thot, visitors will find an exact reproduction of “Scene du Puits”, which depicts a man, bird and rhinoceros. It is very rare to find human figures in prehistoric art, making this scene particularly unique. Le Thot also offers computer generated, life size versions of animals, including mammoths, cave lions, bison, deer, aurochs and megalaceros, that once thrived in the region but are now extinct.

Outside, at Le Thot wildlife park, you will find descendants of animals from prehistoric times, including aurochs, bison, tarpan horses, deer and mountain goats. Most intriguing are the aurochs, which became extinct in 1627, but were “reproduced” by the Heck brothers in 1931. The brothers took species of bovine from Corsica, Hungary and Scotland. By “blending” these species, they created the genetically closest cow to the original aurochs.

Le Thot is situated in the tiny and beautiful village of Thonac, on the River Vézère, near Montignac. It is a short, beautiful 25-minute drive from Le Chevrefeuille.

Chateau des Milandes

Built in 1489 Chateau des Milandes has beautiful gothic features and is a great example of Renaissance architecture. But, it is the story of Josephine Baker who bought the chateau with husband, Jo Bouillon, and where they lived with their 12 adopted children, that is truly intriguing.

Famous for her performance in Paris of “La Danse Sauvage,” in which she wore nothing but a skirt of bananas (on show at the chateau), Ms Baker shot to fame in 1925. The rooms of the Chateau pay homage to her extraordinary life, with beautifully curated displays, each telling stories of her happy, brave and poignant life – including her little-known time as a member of the resistance during the war.

The gardens surrounding Chateau des Milandes are listed as a French Historical Monument. Beautifully landscaped, with water features, rolling hills and stunning, colourful flowerbeds, the gardens also play host to a fascinating birds of prey demonstration – involving falcons, owls and eagles.

Chateau des Milandes is a beautiful, scenic, 25-minute drive from Le Chevrefeuille.

Gouffre de Proumeyssac

Nearby town of Le Bugue – combine an outing to Proumeyssac and the market town of Le Bugue

Gouffre de Proumeyssac, also known as the “Crystal Cathedral” is a spectacular cave with a stunning collection of stalactites and stalagmites. Famous for the four enormous stalactite formations, the siren, waterfall (from which flows water into beautiful, clear blue pools on the floor of the cave), jellyfish and octopus, Gouffre de Proumeyssac is a spectacle of natural wonder and beauty.

On one wall of the cave is a huge formation of stalactites, stalagmites and columns, which resemble a large organ, giving rise to the caves alternate name the “Cathedral of Crystal”.

Behind the organ is a tunnel, which visitors walk through (if they wish) to see extremely rare and strange triangle-shaped crystal deposits. Most people enter the cave via a tunnel, but you can choose to be lowered into the cave via a basket – just as the first visitors to the caves would have done over 100 years ago.

Once inside the cave, the lights are turned off and there is a breathtaking light show, which illuminates the various features of the cave.

Gouffre de Proumeyssac is a short, 15-minute drive from Le Chevrefeuille. It is not far from the beautiful market village of Le Bugue, one of the farmer’s markets visited by participants on the Cook Dordogne cookery course.

Looking for accommodation in the North of France?

If you are looking for the perfect place to stay or stop over on your way down South or want to visit the fields of the Somme, I cant think of a more idyll property then The Ferme de Bonavis run by our friend Carole Delcambre and her lovely family. They have a variety of tasteful family rooms, studios and cottages to suit all numbers and budgets.

Running their historical family farmstead, this gorgeous Bed and Breakfast and gite accommodation is situated only an hour and a half from Calais on the A26, 9km from the fields of the Somme and 25 kilometers from Péronne and Saint-Quentin.

Listed with Alistiar Sawdays and a multitude of labels of quality, we highly recommend you pay this place a visit, its great value for money.

Check out their website or contact Carole on contact@bonavis.fr