Lemonie Farmhouse is a beautifully modernised and pleasant place for a quiet, rural holiday with family or friends, comfortably sleeping 10 people in 5 bedrooms. It was easy for our group of 3 generations, (aged 4-75,) to find space and activities, indoors and out to enjoy ourselves.
We were greeted and well looked after by the friendly owners who were staying next door and are still in the process of developing parts of their estate. There is lots of outdoor space to enjoy, and a selection of interesting outdoor games: chess, pétanque, table tennis and football and and a nice swimming pool, though this is still quite new and rather open to the elements.
There are plenty of interesting places to visit within a short drive of the house and the local village bar/restaurant is within walking distance - (for the young and fit,) though the nearest supermarket and most other services are in St. Severin about 10 minutes drive away.
Ribérac and Aubeterre sur Dronne were very nice places to visit with a choice of restaurants and the latter having a fine river beach.
We do feel that visitors should be aware that Lemonie Farmhouse is in a really quite remote place, even from Palluaud, the nearest village. Detailed instructions for going the last few miles would have been very useful as even our satnavs found it a bit of a struggle. Keep the local 'zip code' to hand and be prepared to drive across some un-tarred track! The wi-fi system was also rather flaky and slow at times but usually manageable.
Over-all, however, the holiday was a great success and we can certainly recommend Lemonie as a very pleasant holiday house with everything one might need to keep a bunch of people happy in all weathers.