Creative Space offers the perfect venue for groups of like-minded people to get together & create whether it be through art, writing, yoga, music, photography or outdoor activities such as walking, cycling, running, canoeing and swimming. This tranquil setting makes it an attractive venue for giving lectures and presentations, holding workshops & team-building. Our studio opens out onto a shaded wooden deck where you can relax in the hammocks or take a dip in the outdoor pool (season permitting). Accommodation is two cottage style gîtes in beautiful stone buildings nestled in a small peaceful hamlet overlooking the village of St. Paul le Jeune, Ardèche, Southern France. We offer full or half board for between 4 & 7 people. Group bookings run from September through to June. Please contact us for a price list & more details.

Painting courses are run by Colin Baxter who is a practising artist & has many years experience in teaching art at all levels. The art course comprises tuition, outdoor trips & workshops with some free time to explore the area. Trips include historical sites of interest such as Avignon, the Pont du Gard, Nimes & Arles. Our all inclusive full board art course is £850 per person per week sharing/ £950 own room. This includes all meals & drinks, 2 restaurant meals, tuition, all art materials, day trip transport & airport transfers (based on Nimes but others available). Group bookings run from September through to June. For further details contact us at creativespace@colin-baxter.net

Outdoor Activities include:

• For ramblers, runners & cyclists there are numerous tracks leading straight from the gîtes into the surrounding forests to old gold mines, viaducts & ancient chapels.
• Cycle the routes taken by previous Tour de France contenders.
• Many underground caves have been discovered in this limestone area including the famous cave painting at Chauvet in the Ardèche Gorge dating back 35 000 years. There are natural pot-holes and cave systems close by at Aven d'Orgnac and La Cocalière.
• Canoe & kayak down the famous Ardèche Gorge.
• Explore protected natural reserves such as the Cévennes National Park which is right on our doorstop.
  
  

Places to visit nearby include the picturesque market towns of Les Vans, St. Ambroix, Barjac & Uzès. Learn about the famous silk worm factories, how the lavender is cultivated & the essential oil extracted or stroll through bamboo gardens. Try the local olive oil & taste the numerous wines of the region straight from the 'cave'. Several day trips are on offer to historical sites of interest such as Avignon, the Pont du Gard, Nimes & Arles. As we are located in southern Ardèche we enjoy a mild Mediterranean climate making it attractive to visit all year round.

For more information on the Creative Space Studio, our residential courses and self-catering accommodation please contact us.

Jill & Colin Baxter
Les Monèdes
07460 St. Paul le Jeune
Ardèche
FRANCE
+33 4 75 39 86 51

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