Chambres d'hôte - Bed and Breakfast
Table d'hôte dining at L'Ancienne Bergerie
L'Ancienne Bergerie bed and breakfast is situated in a quiet idyllic location in the Ariège department of the Midi Pyrénées, France. Nestled at 700 metres on the hillside of the Vallée de la Bellongue, in the "Parc Naturel Régional". The "sheep barn" has been tastefully renovated offering you exquisite accommodation in a wonderful picturesque location, with an open south facing vista of the hillsides, surrounded by beech woodlands, and Romanesque churches and small traditional hamlets, ideally placed to embrace the outdoors or simply relax and unwind.
Open to our guests through spring, summer, autumn and winter, offering you charming & comfortable accommodation in a renovated farmhouse, which provides 3 spacious en suite bedrooms, sleeping 7. The south facing living/dining room, opens out to the terrace, where you can enjoy breakfast & dinner in the summer months, looking onto the beautiful Pyrenean hills of the Vallée de la Bellongue. Moving indoors during the winter months, relax in the cosy living room, sharing stories in front of the warming wood burning stove, or simply indulging in a good book.
With the option of dinner at L'Ancienne Bergerie, we are delighted to share with you our passion for cuisine and ingredients, having trained as a chef and gardener. From exploring and savoring the local cuisine and the "artisan" products of the area, accompanied with seasonal wild food from a plentiful harvest and our own homegrown kitchen garden fruit and vegetables, alongside our home reared "Gascon Noir" pigs and "Tarascon" sheep, we can offer a feast to tempt and delight.
Being ideally situated for those of you who enjoy walking & hiking in the higher mountains, or local valley walks, with the pilgrim route "chemin de Saint Jacques" passing only 100 metres away. We are able to provide you with maps and route suggestions for different fitness levels. Or be our guests to relax in comfort without setting a foot off the premises.
Spring and summer offer you a wide variety of mountain flora fauna and wildlife, for enthusiasts to enjoy and identify, also further activities of cycling and enjoying the Tour de France, which regularly passes along the D618 in our valley. Or a refreshing swim at Castillion's open air pool, a 10 minute drive down the valley.
Winter and spring gives you the opportunity to explore the mountains using "raquettes" (snow shoes), taking a slower pace; also cross country and downhill skiing at the local ski resorts of Le Mourtis (1350m to 1860m altitude) 40 mins, Guzet (1400m altitude) 1 hour 10 mins, Peyragudes (1600m to 2400m altitude) 1 hour 30 mins.
During the winter months L'Ancienne Bergerie is heated by a wood burning stove situated in the living room, which also supplies central heating through out the Bergerie.
Books, board games, playing cards, DVD player and internet 
are at your disposal.
L'Ancienne Bergerie is situated in the quiet "Hameau le Chateau", a 10 minute walk below the picturesque village of Galey, where there is a bar, tabac & restaurant.
Check in from 16h00 - departure no later than 11h00.
Dogs are welcome, by arrangement. Should you have any queries, we reside on site and will be happy to help with any arrangements.
We hope you will join us in 2012
Rebecca and Kevin Banks
