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French Activity Holidays

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We offer All Inclusive activity holidays at a very affordable price.There are 4 bedrooms with en-suites available, a large communal area with english TV and free wifi access. There are 3 acres of grounds for you to explore including an 8mX4m pool, a covered terrace / games room and a BBQ area with many quiet seating areas. NO single supplement. FREE to under 2's and family room available with cot/ highchair and car seat provided. 20% Reduction available for children under 14. Airport collection available if required. Viella is a very pretty village with good ameneties set in glorious countryside, perfect for walking and cycling. Maps and bikes available for use during your stay. Activities can be arranged including horse riding, golf, white water rafting, fishing, wine tasting etc. There are also some fantastic places to visit while you are here - the Jazz festival at Marciac, a trip to Lourdes, 4* eventing at Pau, the racing circuit at Nogaro, the Pyrenees, the list is endless. All meals with local wines are provided during your stay. The concept at French Activity Holidays is straightforward; just let us know what you want and we will make it happen. Thank you for taking the time to read this. We hope to welcome you to our lovely home very soon. Jill and Tim
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Steve B wrote a review Aug 2016
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Spent a week at FAH as a group of six, I could write a book on our stay but I will sum it up in one sentence. Hosts (Gill & Tim), the accommodation and home cooking, the stunning scenery, the activities (there is something for everyone) and a taste of the real France (yes this will include wine) is utterly fantastic. Don't think about it, go.. You will not be disappointed. Thank you Gill & TIm for an unforgettable experience.
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Date of stay: June 2016
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Response from Jill K, Owner at French Activity Holidays
Responded 30 Aug 2016
Hi Steve & Liz Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We are so glad that you enjoyed your holiday - I dont think I have ever laughed so much! Best wishes to you all Jill & Tim
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David P wrote a review Aug 2016
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Very enjoyable stay, beautiful location, very comfortable rooms. Peaceful, relaxing and most importantly great hosts, could not wish to meet a more friendly and fun pair as Jill & Tim. Would definitely recommend to friends and family. Thank you.!
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Date of stay: July 2016
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Responded 30 Aug 2016
Thank you David for taking the time to write this review. We are very happy you enjoyed your stay with us. Very best wishes for your future. Kind regards Jill & Tim
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GuyNorris wrote a review Aug 2014
Falmouth, United Kingdom2 contributions1 helpful vote
We stayed for a week in August with our 2 young teenagers. The house is in a beautiful and quiet location. The pool is great and there is table tennis, badminton and cycles for you to use when you wish. My daughter went riding with Jill on a number of occasions, she was looked after superbly and came back beaming every time. We played golf on 3 different courses within 45 minutes drive, went to a Jazz festival, white water rafted, drove into the mountains, crossed a lake on a zip wire and much more, Jill and Tim helped with all the organisation of our day trips and ensured they went well. Jill and Tim are the best hosts and so much fun, the food and drink is great and the wine keeps coming. We had a great time.
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Date of stay: August 2014
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Responded 10 Aug 2014
Thank you so much for your very positive review of your holiday with us, we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay. Kind regards, Jill & Tim.
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SuzanneGDerbyshire wrote a review Apr 2013
Chesterfield, United Kingdom91 contributions84 helpful votes
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This was our 2nd visit to the beautiful house of French Activity Holidays and we had another wonderful time. The house is in a beautiful setting and Jill and Tim were once again amazing hosts with wonderful food and drink and nothing being too much trouble. All Jill’s cooking is fresh and homemade, with freshly laid eggs daily from her own hens. All her produce is sourced locally and you can really tell from the quality and freshness of it all, the steaks were truly amazing! We loved the added bonus of seeing their beautiful horses on site, Asti, Dax, the new foal Cauto and the cutest Shetland pony Pom Pom, you cannot help but fall in love with them all. With amazing walks straight from the front door, escorted pony trekking and fantastic local wine tasting we thoroughly
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Date of stay: April 2013
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Responded 20 Apr 2013
Thank you so much for your extremely complimentary review. We are really pleased you enjoyed your 2nd holiday with us - we certainly enjoyed having you and the animals are missing your attention too! The pool will soon be finished and we are looking forward to getting the garden looking nice again after all the work. It will be lovely to have a cool off after a hard days work too now the weather is warming up nicely. Hope to see you back again soon - just to go in the pool! Jill x
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npea wrote a review Oct 2012
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We stayed at French Activity Holidays for a 4 day autum break. The scenery is beautiful and it was a very tranquil and relaxing. You can do as much or as little as you want, there are plenty of walks straight from the house and the village is close by. We took our one year old little boy and visted a couple of animal parks which were lovely. We also did a short (one hour) beautiful woodland walk which was suitable for the pushcair. The rest of the time we stayed in the gardens with the dog, cat, chickens and horses including the foal, which was lovely. The accomodation is a home from home and the home cooked food was lovely.
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Date of stay: October 2012
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Responded 21 Oct 2012
Thank you for your review, we really do appreciate you taking the time to write about us and are so glad you enjoyed your holiday with us. It was nice to see you all enjoying the animals so much, especially collecting the eggs from the hens. We are planning to get some more hens to make sure we dont run out of eggs - they are proving very popular!
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SHELBY H wrote a review Aug 2012
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain2 contributions1 helpful vote
After spending some time walking in the high pyrenees we thoroughly enjoyed a week of luxury in this picturesque house with it's abundant grounds. Jill is very welcoming and full of local knowledge. She also cooks delicious (vegetarian!) food and provides fantastic local wine. The surroundings are very tranquil and all amenties are within walking distance in the charming village of Viella, Gers. During our stay we cycled, went fishing, riding, walking and when we were worn out, we relaxed in the gardens with a glass of wine and a book. We loved it so much we have already booked for next year and are taking our families with us!
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Date of stay: July 2012
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Response from Jill K, Owner at French Activity Holidays
Responded 27 Sept 2012
Thank you for your very positive review. We are so glad you had such a great holiday - and even more pleased that you are coming back next year with the rest of your family. You will be pleased to know the veggie patch is growing rapidly (ready for more veggie dinners!), and the orchard is now a pleasant place to walk in. There will also be a pool ready for your next trip so here's hoping the weather is as glorious for you as it was this year.
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Midlands-Kate wrote a review Jul 2012
Midlands7 contributions7 helpful votes
We have just returned from our holiday 27th june 2012 - 4th july 2012. What a lovely relaxing holiday we have both enjoyed. The weather was hot and sunny. We flew from Manchester to Biarritz, and our transfers too and from the airport were arranged with Jill in advance. It is true that Jill and Tim make this YOUR holiday, and they cater to every individual taste, depending on what you want out of your holiday. You can go sight seeing, horse or bike riding, countryside walking, or do any other activity they have to offer or you can just simply relax in the spacious gardens the property has to offer. We experienced wine tasting at its best (even purchasing some to bring home with us). We took a leisurely stroll through the vineyards into the local village viella, soaking up the
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Date of stay: June 2012
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Responded 11 Jul 2012
Thank you so much for your comment. It means such a lot when people take the time to make a comment and especially to recommend us as it is so easy to get bogged down with life in general once you get home. It was an absolute pleasure having you here and we certainly enjoyed it too - it is such a drag having to go on beautiful days out as part of your work! :-) Thank you for making our work so pleasant and we look forward to welcoming you back - there is still so much to do and see. Best wishes Jill and Tim French Activity Holidays
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SuzanneGDerbyshire wrote a review Apr 2012
Chesterfield, United Kingdom91 contributions84 helpful votes
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You can do as much or as little as you want with at this beautiful French house owned by the lovely couple, Jill and Tim. They really went out of their way to make our holiday special and personalised to us. You can do as much or as little activity as you like, we had a couple of days relaxing and a couple of days out and about, with a little walking in between. The surrounding area is amazing with lots of walks straight from the doorstep and amazing wildlife all around, you cannot fail to be impressed. The wine tasting was fantastic, it was our first time (and we tried three!) so very interesting actually and you don't have to spit it out if you don't want (bonus!!). The first wine tasting venue is just two minutes down the road, you can walk there and back if you like,
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Date of stay: March 2012
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Response from Jill K, Owner at French Activity Holidays
Responded 28 Apr 2012
Thank you so much for your very positive review. As a new business it is encouraging to know you enjoyed your holiday so much as being flexible to indivual requirements is exactly our intention. We love our home and were so pleased that you loved it too.We now have a chicken run in place - soon to be filled with chickens - so there will be fresh eggs for breakfast. Asti is getting bigger by the day and it is now only 8 weeks til her foal is due. We hope to welcome you back again soon. With best wishes, Jill and Tim.
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