Ref:IC431 - A charming early 18th century Mill converted into a comfortable, 5 bedroom family house with 5 letting gites and a swimming pool. The property is set in enclosed parkland grounds of over 1 hectare with Poplar woodland, vegetable garden, chicken run and a large attractive stable block on 2 floors with 10 horse boxes, workshop and garage. The property is situated about a 20 minute drive from the towns of Saintes and Rochefort, 30 minutes from the coast and the airport at La Rochelle with its daily flights to London and Dublin and a 4 hour drive to the ferry port of St Malo. The accommodation consists of:- Millhouse: Attached to the former Flour Mill (all machinery removed in the 60’s) and on a total of 4 floors including large attics with attractive Oak beams facing mostly South & East. Lower ground floor opening onto parking & a courtyard – A huge former Coach room with arched wooden entrance doors, concrete floors running the width of the Mill (100m+) off which is a small office with exterior door & windows (currently used for storage) Tiled w/c & basin 3 large dry cellars below the lounge & kitchen housing storage room, wine storage, Pressurised pump for well water. Hot water tank & oil-fired central heating boiler. In addition various ancillary rooms used as storage for the gites of linen & surplus items. Double doors opening on the West façade. Ground floor: Period double entrance doors, access via a “perron” into large tiled entrance hall with beams (redecorated in 2004) To the left is a carpeted lounge (22m2) with exposed beams, 2 large south facing double glazed windows & a half-glazed exterior door with outside balustraded stairway (East). To the right is a formal dining room (22m2) with an open fireplace with hot air ducting – 2 period radiators. Tiled floor. Glazed door from dining room into Kitchen (22m2) with large double-glazed window (E), tiled terracotta floor, numerous cupboards, plumbed for dishwasher & with chimney flue (for former stove) – door into hallway and half-glazed door to lower ground floor coach room. Rear utility room & storage behind kitchen (E) Period turned wooden staircase to the First floor with large landing (beamed & wooden floors) opening onto: Bedroom 1 (22m2) wooden floors & large double window (E. facing) Large period radiator Bedroom 2 (22m2) (S) with 2 large double windows, wooden floors, attractive marble fireplace. Large period radiator Bedroom 3 (22m2) (S) 2 large double glazed windows, wooden floors, Marble fireplace (blocked) 2 period radiators Small bathroom (S) with basin & small bath – wood floor & large double window. Period radiator. Doorway leading into inner hallway (wood floor) and to the left a door into a long narrow storage room used as dressing room/storage behind Master Bedroom (Bedroom 3) Half-glazed door into large bathroom (20m2) with bath, basin & shower cubicle, shelving. |Large period radiator. Double glazed window (W) Bedroom 4 (18m2) (W) with period radiator & wooden floor. Marble fireplace. WC with small window (N) Step up to Bedroom 5/TV room (E) 30m2 – wooden floors and large window. Open tread stairway to top floor with 4 large attic rooms of 40m2 (2 windows East) with access to roof (insulated 2004) and door into further attic room with big beams (4 windows East & South) (22m2), ancillary attics (West) 40m2. Perfect for hobby rooms or apartment. Corridor leading to new bathroom with built-in bath, double vanity unit & tiled shower cubicle (decoration/some tiling etc to be finished & all plumbed) with hallway & original wooden stairway through the former Mill to a large 100m2 room (windows East & West) ideal for further accommodation. 4th floor – 3 newly converted double bedrooms – (15m2, 15m2 & 20m2) with attractive beams & window West & East. Early 2003, part of the former Mill was converted into 3 spacious gites of 4, 3 and 2 bedrooms all of which are on on 2 floors. The work was done by a local registered builder and benefits from a 10 year guarantee. The 3 bedroom “La Prairie” was reroofed & insulated & the chimney was rebuilt & flued for a large wood burning stove. All have tiled floors on the ground floors and wooden floors on 1st floors & each has its own terrace & BBQ with views of the river. The largest gite with 4 bedrooms known as “La Source” has the River flowing below the lounge area with a glazed coffee table with fountain & lighting below! Some of the original stonework and many of the beams have been retained to maintain the character. To the West of the Millhouse with the 3 gites is a large Charentaise house divided into two 2 bedroom gites called “La Terrasse” & the “Delice du Berger” “Delice” is all on the garden level & is the larger of the two. It has full central heating (boiler room with oil tank) & a working open fireplace in the kitchen/diner. La Terrasse next door is on 2 floors and has electric heating throughout. Both of these gites open onto a large enclosed lawned gardens with sandpit & chldren’s play area. There are 2 large Cherry trees, various Appes, Plum, Mirabelle, Fig & Redcurrants & a large Rosebed. All 5 gites have their own 200 litre water heaters and are equipped with their own washing machine. The 3 & 4 bedroom gites also have a dishwasher. All the furniture & fittings in gites are available at an additional price if required. In addition, on the East of the Millhouse across the courtyard is a large former stable block in exposed stone probably dating from the late 17th century of some 250m2, half of which is on 2 floors. It houses 10 stables (disused) with concrete floors as well as a large open-sided barn, large workshop (power points & lighting) & a garage with double wooden doors. At the rear is an enclosed chicken pen & some of the stables & large metal gateway opening into the vegetable garden. Well water taps in vegetable garden & chicken pens and all the stable block has lighting & outside lighting. There is a 10m x 5m fenced swimming pool which sits to the SSW of the gardens. From the garden is a gateway leading to the Poplar woodland & down to the riverbank. The property is in an idyllic tranquil setting, yet not isolated. The garden has many mature trees many over 100years old. Horse Chestnut, Plane, Cyprus, Camelia & it is crossed by the gently flowing River Bruant, whose source originates from the nearby Chateau de la Roche Courban (7kms) & flows into the River Charente, 5 mins away. The property is Non-floodable. A wonderful property for a family who wish to have a lovely house and an income.

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