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L'AGE BASTON
Holiday Courses In France

Painting & French Language Holidays

Come and Paint or improve your French at L’Age Baston. When it comes to holiday courses, L’Age Baston has a great reputation for excellence. That reputation is based on the care of professional tutors, outstanding accommodation and delightful, friendly hospitality.

Partners and friends are very welcome and enjoy the same fine food, good company, spacious rooms and tranquil surroundings in the clean air of the Charente countryside. Whatever you come to do and wherever in the world you travel from, you can be sure of a warm welcome and a holiday to treasure at Chateau L’Age Baston.

John and Alexandra look forward to meeting you in 2025.

Holiday Courses 2025

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Painting Holidays at L’Age Baston France

Our Painting holidays are a great way for artists to learn new techniques, brush up old skills and get fresh ideas for that painting project you’ve always been wanted to start. You will stay in a beautiful historic house, surrounded by grounds and gardens of 20 acres. A wealth of subject material will keep you busy. The food is fantastic, the hospitality generous. Each painting course has excursions so you can paint on location and there are trips out to visit local places of interest. It’s a good life for an artist at L’Age Baston.

28th June, 5th July, 12th July, 19th July, 23rd August, 30th August, 6th September, 13th September

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French for Francophiles

Our French for Francophiles is a course for people with some prior knowledge of the language, and who are looking to make progress. You will talk, listen and we hope begin to think in French whilst learning about the people and culture of France. You can build your grammar and vocabulary and improve your oral and listening skills in the tender care of our tutors. There is much more talking than writing, a very practical week.

19th July, 13th September

Testimonials

Please thank your parents for all their hard work. I do know how much we all enjoyed our trip. We really had a fabulous week. Thanks so much.
– Audrey, UK
Thank you again for a fantastic experience at your beautiful home and art instruction from Jenny Halstead. I believe I was given more individualize instruction from Jenny (in a week) than I received from an entire semester at college level.
Your ambiance was great! The food was great! A bientot.
– Betty, U.S.A.
Just to thank you both so much for the marvelous week in your beautiful Chateau. Your hospitality was just amazing – in fact everything was perfect from start to finish. We will look forward to seeing you again next year or perhaps even sooner!
– Eileen, London
I can’t believe I’ve been back for nearly a week. I just had to write to ask you to thank John and Alex, on my behalf, for being the most perfect hosts and for our wonderful time at L’Age Baston. Maybe you’ve heard about our poetry group – we certainly made enough noise, singing and dancing into the early hours! We were serious when it came to our writing sessions though. Anyway, I loved every minute of my stay with them and felt genuinely sad to say goodbye. Who knows if we’ll ever meet again? I’d like to think so. Thank you too, for all your organisation – Audrey and I loved staying in the Guardian’s house. Warm regards.
– Jean, UK