Farmhouse and Border Collies in the French countryside
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Introduction
We are Simon and Suzanne, a British couple who ran holiday accommodation in the French Pyrenees for 15 years, and have now retired to a renovated farmhouse in the French countryside, where we spend a lot of time gardening, cycling (Simon)…
Home & location
Our home is in a calm, peaceful and rural setting about an hour and a quarter west of Toulouse, and has large, spacious rooms and nearly a hectare of land. House-sitters will have their own double room with en suite bathroom. We can also…
- House
- High-speed WiFi
- Family friendly
- Mountains
- Countryside
- Sitters need a car
- Use of car included
Responsibilities
We have three Border Collies, which all compete in agility and one of which was born here. In addition we have a goose, ducks, and a small flock of chickens (about 12) provides us with eggs. The poultry are easy to look after, and need to…
Meet the pets
Quinn
Border Collie
9 years
Tilly
Border Collie
5 years
Domino
Border Collie
2 years
poultry
Sitter feedback (5)
Rob and I loved this housesit for Suzanne and Simon. They were extremely welcoming and we enjoyed a lovely meal together when we arrived at their home…
Stayed · 02 Aug - 10 Aug 2021
We were very fortunate to be asked by Suzanne and Simon to look after their farm animals while they took off for a couple of weeks with their dogs. We had…
Stayed · 23 Jun - 08 Jul 2021
Suzanne and Simon made us feel instantly welcome and comfortable in their traditional French farmhouse. Walks directly from the property offered the most…
Stayed · 26 Nov - 04 Dec 2019
Suzanne and Simon are lovely hosts. We spent a few days together at their beautiful house to learn the ropes and routines, which were well explained to us…
Stayed · 04 Sep - 18 Sep 2019
Suzanne and Simon welcomed us so warmly into their home and we spent a couple of lovely days with them, learning the routine for the dogs, goose, duck and…
Stayed · 05 Aug - 14 Aug 2019