Ecovallee yurt camp, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
A family-friendly smallholding close to the medieval market town of Lalinde in the heart of the Dordogne, with two beautifully crafted 18-foot Kyrgyz-style chestnut yurts that sleeps up to four. Baby & toddler accessories (eg high chair) available.
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£427 a week, Saturday to Saturday in July and August. Off-season £64 a night, three-night minimum stay.
Ecovallée is a quiet, family friendly yurt campsite 300m from the medieval market town of Lalinde. Facilities for 2012 include two 18-foot coppiced chestnut yurts sleeping up to four, the 12-foot Play Yurt, solar shower, woodland play area, safari-style kitchen with gas BBQ and four-hob gas oven. They also have a 12-foot Roaming Yurt that can be delivered to anywhere in a 50-km radius of écovallée for €80 a night (plus reasonable delivery and collection charges) for people who can't get their preferred week here.
The guest yurt overlooks a 12.5-acre smallholding where pigs forage in the woods, chickens range free in the orchard, alongside ducks and rabbits, and a working horse who doesn't work very hard. The large allotment produces a wealth of vegetables guests can sample as available.
Various baby and toddler accessories (all-terrain buggy, baby bath, high chair, toys, and books in English and French) are available to save on packing.
Reviewed by Richard Hammond
"If you’re thinking of buying a yurt or living off the land, then this is an excellent place to pick up a few tips. But equally, if you’re looking for a quiet bolthole in the Dordogne, particularly if you have young children, this is ideal. Inspirational."
Read Richard's full review of Review of Ecovallée Yurt Camp
What makes Ecovallee a green yurt camp?
Seasonal fruit, vegetables & salads grown
Linen not ironed to be kinder to environment
Eco-friendly furnishings
Home to a horse, free-range chickens, rabbits & pigs
Yurt is off-grid
Location
Directions from station:
Leave the station and turn right. Walk/cycle 300m to the T Junction and turn left. Go through Lalinde, past the square, and turn left onto the Rue des Martyrs. After 100m, by the church, turn right and cross the bridge over the Dordogne. At the end of the bridge, take the second turning (signposted Coste-Perie) and go up the hill. After 800m where the road turns sharply right, go straight on for 15m, then left down the small road. The écovallée reception yurt is 100m down the hill on the left.
