Paint
in
France
A relaxed painting and drawing holiday in the Dordogne, France
Bombel. 24290, St Amand de Coly, Dordogne, France     |    GPS: N45° 01.915 / E 001° 15.295     |    Tel: 0033 (0)553 302405

Painting Holiday Venue

Painting holiday France - Bombel panorama of courtyard
See one of the contemporary en suite rooms in the Sechoir See one of the 'rustic' en suite rooms in the Barn The kitchen The lounge [INTERACTIVE IMAGE]
Mousse over the areas outlined in red, then click to see images of the interiors.

Paintinfrance is based at our former farm whose buildings date from 1606...

It is set in its own land on a gentle south-facing slope with no immediate neighbours, surrounded by 7 acres of fields and woodland.

Built in 1926 of local stone on the ruinous foundations of an existing 400 year old structure, the barn was originally intended as a store for grain and animal feed, but its use was constantly revised over the ensuing decades.

Changing times...

Then, after the 1939 war, as the farm's prosperity waned, the barn was utilised as a crèche for the family's four remaining cows, and sometime during the 1970's it was converted into a tobacco-drying hangar.   Then, sadly, the last remaining inhabitants died and the farm fell into disrepair.

A fresh lease of life...

So, for the past quarter century the farm has lain uninhabited...until now. Through hard work and lots of elbow grease (and sometimes just grim determination!) the farm and its barn have been given a fresh lease of life and a proud new role - as the venue for our fun friendly hands-on painting holidays.

Gone are the cows and tobacco-drying apparatus to be replaced with...

12m x 6m first-floor lounge and dining area:

All seven double or twin ground-floor bedrooms have:

Seven acres of lawned grounds:

Prices: 2010
How to pay 
Terms and Conditions		  
All inclusive Five Day/Five Night residential painting holiday
(per person, based on two people sharing a room):
€795

One, Two, Three & Four-Day multi-day courses
(Per person, per day. Additional B&B accommodation available on request. Evening meal €17 per day):
€130
Non-painting friend or partner
(Five day/five night - lunch @ €12 & dinner @ €17 per person per day):
€395

B&B accommodation
(Multi-day courses - at venue or local B&B. Per person, per night):

€45
Return airport/rail transfers
(Per person. Agreed times only - see below. Email us prior to booking tickets):
€75
Single occupancy supplement
(five day/five night - for a dedicated en-suite room):
€195
Cooking & Painting holiday
(Five day/Five night residential.  Day courses from €130):
€795
RETURN AIRPORT/RAIL TRANSFERS:
We pick you up in our own seven-seater vehicle each Monday afternoon and drop you off the following Saturday morning. Destinations include Limoges airport, and Brive la Gaillarde and Sarlat train stations (see details of our airport and rail transfers).
If you want a transfer at another time or on another day, please EMAIL US or Tel: 0033 (0)553 302405 in order to discuss the possibilities.
Transfers are conducted on a first come first served basis. Detailed dates and times are to be agreed with us prior to booking your travel arrangements, so please do not book tickets until you've agreed them with us.
ACCOMMODATION:
Accommodation is normally on-site, but, under exceptional circumstances, 1 & 2 day guests may be accommodated at a very pleasant nearby B&B 5km away.
NUMBERS:
The optimum number of participants on a course is six, but sometimes we have fewer than that and have occasionally taken up to ten.
ITINERARY:
The itinerary may be subject to change according to the seasons and local weather and is variable in order to take advantage of regional festivals and holidays.



Painting holiday in France - your tutor, Gill Mitchell