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A Rural Retreat, Offering Peace and Tranquility
We are a very small well established site catering for caravans, motor homes and tents. The site offers the peace and quiet of a grown-ups only environment and is open end May to September.
We are nestled in the beautiful unspoilt Dordogne countryside and situated in the Parc Naturel Perigord-Limousin, some 7 kilometres from the town of Nontron.
Manzac Ferme is forest cloaked, on the river Bandiat, surrounded by lakes and deserted roads. It is a truly idyllic location.
Our unique site has been purposely designed to cater sympathetically and exclusively for the needs of adults so that visitors can enjoy the tranquil quiet surroundings by the calm river. We also welcome your four-legged companions.
We warmly invite you to share with us the sun-blessed countryside, filled with bird song and colourful butterflies busy pollinating the abundant flora.
In the day you’ll see plentiful wildlife, from birds of prey overhead to deer in the surrounding woodland. At night the clear black sky makes for fantastic star-gazing and a possible sighting of the International Space Station! Finally go off to sleep to the sound of owls.
There is plenty of opportunity to relax and re-charge the batteries. Leave the cares of the world behind, venture perhaps along the numerous unspoilt forest tracks on foot or cycle.
You may like to swim or try your hand at fishing on our own stretch of the river Bandiat, which forms a necklace around our site.
To check on availability, or make a booking, please click on our Book Now button. If you would like to know more or have any questions go to our contact page to send us an email. We have a minimum booking on line of 3 nights but do contact us directly as we may be able to be flexible.
Otherwise, do explore the rest of our website for details of local attractions and further details.
We look forward to welcoming you to Manzac Ferme.
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Click on the video to take a brief tour of our campsite and below is a slideshow of some of our guests who visited us last summer
About Us
We (Frances and Dave) came to view Manzac Ferme and the lovely campsite on the River Bandiat in a window of travel that was allowed in August 2020 during the pandemic. We fell in love and came back again in October to sign papers and moved our lives here to this tranquil area of the North Dordogne on the 8th December 2020.
After our first successful season of 2021 we have continued to improve the campsite each year and have now settled into our new way of life in France. Coming from busy 24/7 Southampton to the French countryside has been an interesting adventure so far, but one that we are enjoying very much, mistakes and all! We continue to explore our local area on foot, bike and car so that we can share our experiences with our visitors.
Frances taught Pilates for 20 years in the UK and together we led Nordic Walking groups in the New Forest. We do hope to be able to share some of these activities with future guests.
We are very much looking forward to meeting all the new and many repeat guests again to share the ‘peace and tranquillity’ of Manzac Ferme.
Manzac Ferme Offers…
- Open Friday 30 May 2025 – Sunday 14th September 2025
- Exclusively adults only
- Small campsite
- Pets welcome, small charge
- Optional 6 amp hookups for all pitches
- Sanitation block comprising 2 hot showers, 2 toilets, sinks and washing up facilities, laundry (supplement payable for laundry)
- Our tariff for 2025 per caravan / tent is €35 per night to include:
- 2 adults (€10 supplement per extra adult up to 4 total)
- Tourist tax
- Car / Caravan parking
- Use of your awning/gazebo
- Dump point (bio-degradable only due to septic tank)
- Hot showers, washing up and toilets
- Shared fridge/freezer for ice blocks and essentials
- We are also pleased to be able to offer wifi as a free service to all our guests but please bear in mind that in rural areas it may be slower than you might be used to!
Some Guest's Comments
De camping was heel rustig, de plaatsen zijn ruim en het sanitair is perfect verzorgd. De eigenaars, George en Margaret, zijn zeer vriendelijke en behulpzame gastheer en gastvrouw. Omdat het een kleinschalige camping is, geeft het een rustig gevoel. De omgeving is prachtig, niet toeristisch en met veel mogelijkheden. Wie van rust en een mooie omgeving houdt, moet zeker Manzac Ferme kiezen als bestemming voor een heerlijke vakantie. – S, Velson, Netherlands
Bien nous a pris de venir dans ce camping un accueil très chaleureux un couple très sympathique et avenant vous donne déjà le ton de ce si formidable petit lieu, on est dans un camping comme on l’imagine quelques temps en arrière calme simple dans la nature petit pour la tranquillité et si convivial on se salue on parle plusieurs langues peut-être mais que c’est bien même beaucoup plus vraiment super – F. Nantes, France
Kleiner aber feiner Campingplatz mit extrem freundlichen Besitzern. Sehr sauber und ruhig. Wir waren leider nur für eine Nacht dort aber können diesen Platz wärmstens an alle weiter empfehlen, die einen ruhigen Aufenthalt in einer idyllischen Umgebung suchen. Die Besitzer sprechen fließend Englisch und dadurch ergeben sich auch für nicht-Französisch- sprechende sehr nette Gespräche inklusive Empfehlungen für Besichtigungen und Weiterreise.
In kurz: Top – würden jeder Zeit wieder kommen. – Z L, Germany
