FA58

Dampierre-sur-Boutonne, Charente Maritime, Atlantic Coast, France

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Basic shops, restaurant and Renaissance château in Dampierre 3 min drive. Aulnay for further range of shops and swimming pool 10 min drive. Long sandy beach at Châtaillon approx 1 hour drive. National Park in Chizé 9 km with interesting European zoo. Aulnay Forest 9 km for walks, cycling, horse riding and tennis. Golf in Niort 36 km. Approx 20 min drive to the market town of St Jean-d'Angély with its Roman origins, cobbled streets and boating lake. Approximately 1 hour drive to the beach. International airports: La Rochelle 73 km/Poitiers 103 km.

This delightful old watermill has an extensive gravel terrace overlooking the millstream, with many trees to provide shade on hot days for al fresco dining. Perfect tranquil setting - dragonflies and butterflies, grass garden by the stream. Lots of water near to the house means that young children should be supervised carefully. BBQ.

The house is furnished in a comfortable, traditional style throughout. Large sitting/dining room with beamed ceiling, sofa and armchairs, farmhouse table, satellite TV (French channels), open fire, french doors to gravel terrace, and glass doors through to second sitting room with 2 sofas and armchairs, french windows to sunny back terrace and garden. Steep open-tread stairs to 1st floor and landing with widely spaced guard-rail. Bed 1: double. Bed 2: double. Bathroom. Sep WC. Spacious ground floor kitchen with dishwasher, microwave, beamed ceiling and open fire. Utility room. From kitchen, second staircase to Beds 3 and 4: each with a double and narrow single. Bed 5: 2 'old fashioned' wide singles. Some low windows fitted with bars in 1st floor bedrooms. Ground floor shower room. Sep WC. Washing machine in corridor. Cot and highchair on request.

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