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French Holiday Homes, Cottages and Gites with
Pool in Vendee, Western Loire & Charente Maritime
Farmhouse Near
Royan
Beautiful farmhouse, 6 bedrooms, 4 bath/shower
rooms
Tranquil Location, Set in 2 acres of gardens and
woods
Full Sized Swimming Pool
Sleeps up to 16
Property Ref: FR147
This beautiful 250 year old farmhouse has been converted to the
highest standards and is set in a small hamlet in South West France, surrounded
by sunflower fields and vineyards yet only 25 minutes from Royan with its
wonderful beaches. Cognac is also 25 minutes drive.
Features include a
private swimming pool (10m x 5m) with security cover and CCTV camera for added
security, 2 conservatories, 6 bedrooms, 4 bath/shower rooms, 2 kitchens, 2
acres of lovely gardens and woodlands, table tennis...




On
entering the driveway you enter a totally secluded world, which consists of an
acre of beautiful lawns, trees, bushes, flower beds and a large wood full of
poplar trees. There is a lovely 10 metre by 5 metre swimming pool with a
special wind on cover which complies with the new French government standard NF
P90-308 and a pool shower.
Next to the pool is the excellent barbecue, and a
dining table seating twelve. The pool conservatory, which is shaded all day, has
glass sliding doors which open the room 66%. Inside there is a drinks fridge,
and an ice-cube making machine churning out cubes to your requirements! Facing
the pool is a CCTV camera transmitting photo and sound to a 21" monitor in the
kitchen, bringing peace of mind for parents!. The main conservatory is at the
front of the house, and beautifully furnished as a dining area, with large
plants.
The Main Kitchen has ceramic hobs, eye level oven, microwave,
large toaster, electric kettle, coffee perculator, electric whisk, bar-style
wine opener and a large fridge-freezer. There is a beautiful oak dining table
that seats 10+ people, with inbuilt seating around the wall side. Washing
machine and tumble can be found in the garage. One the first floor there
is a kitchenette which has an electric hob, grill, fridge and sink unit.
The
Main Lounge has a huge sofa that can seat 6 adults or 8 children. We have
Sky television, a DVD player, a Video player and a Stereo/CD player. There is
also a glass fronted, wood burning fire, dimmer lights, beautiful custom made
wall units and high quality Charentaise furniture. The 2nd lounge is on the
first floor with sofa bed and table.
Bedrooms - The Ground Floor has
one bedroom with a large king size bed plus TV/DVD/CD player, huge custom made
wardrobe, the second bedroom has a large double bed and a single bed and ensuite
power shower and washbasin, There are double doors onto the terrace. Also a door
into the pool conservatory, which has a drinks fridge. The third bedroom
has two single beds. The First Floor apartment has one huge bedroom which has
two single beds and a double sofa bed. The second bedroom has two single beds,
the open plan bedroom has a large single bed, and the apartment lounge has a
double sofa bed.
The main bathroom is a large bathroom with bath and attachment shower,
twin wash basins with huge lighted mirror. Separate large walk in shower
room with power shower. Separate toilet with vanity units with wash basin,
and a further separate toilet. Separate bathroom. The first floor has a
bathroom with toilet, wash basin and power shower.
The Front
Conservatory is an ideal place to have breakfast and to relax in before the
Sun makes the temperature a little uncomfortable. By contrast, the Pool
Conservatory is shaded all day and remains cool. This is helped by the drinks
fridge and ice-cube making machine. You can relax here and watch your children
enjoying the pool.
Travel Cot available.
Wi-fi coverage throughout the
house, garden, and pool area by the middle of April


OUTSIDE LEISURE
Beautiful well kept gardens include many varieties
of fruit trees including apricot, fig and cherry. Gardens have security
lights for nightime. Large woodland area for country walks. River Seudre is near
the end of the garden for fishing.
The 10x5 metre walk-in swimming
pool has a cover that complies with French NF P90-308 safety regulations.
The shallow end starts at 3ft and goes up to 6ft at its deepest. There is CCTV
in the kitchen overlooking the entire pool area for piece of mind for parents
whilst cooking. There is also a shower attached to the pool house and a large
stone barbecue adjacent to the pool. The pool has underwater lighting and
spotlights that overlook the entire pool area and garden. The pool area is
totally secluded, not overlooked from any direction. Clients are responsible for
providing insurance for using the pool area.
The dining table adjoining the
pool seats 12 people and there are several loungers around the pool. There is a
smaller dining table in the shade in the front garden.
Portable full
sizeTable Tennis
2 Childs Bicycles (8-14 yrs) and 2 New Adult
Bicycles
Boules



Prices 2010
January - March
£1195
April
£1195
01 May - 04 June
£1295
05 June - 02 July
£1850
03 July - 16 July
£1995
17 July - 03
Sept £2295
04 Sept - 17 Sept
£990
18 Sep - 30 Sep
£880
Oct - Dec
£715
Prices are
per week. Hire of bed linen and house towels included. You will need
to bring pool/beach towels.
Changeover Saturdays in season arriving after
3pm, leaving 10am. A non-returnable booking deposit of 25%
required.
Security/accident deposit of £300 will also be required - fully
refundable if no damage to property and left in a clean and tiday condition.
Rental dates can be flexible out of the main holiday season, and could commence
on any weekday
Outside of peak dates the first floor of the property can be
closed off making it a 3 bedroomed property - please contact for
prices.
LOCATION
The local village, Cravans has an excellent
restaurant/bar and a baker's. St Andre de Lidon (5 minutes) has a general store,
bakers, post office, and an excellent bistro/bar with menus at (approx)9.50
euros. At Gemozac (8 minutes) there is a large supermarket, a Lidl, five
restaurants and a Friday market.
Visit the Ile d'Oleron and the Ile de Re,
and the beautiful La Rochelle(1 hour). There is an excellent zoo at Palmyre. So,
you have surfing and sailing at Royan and St George de Didonne, horse riding at
Epagnes and Cozes (ten minutes) and golf at Cognac and Saintes, and good eating
everywhere!
Only 25 minutes from Royan on the coast with its wonderful
beaches, or 20 minutes from the smaller resort of St-Georges-de-Didonne. Also
close to the picturesque port of Mortagne-sur-Gironde with its three good and
reasonably priced restaurants. Cognac is only about twenty five miles away, and
its significance is self explanatory! The ancient town of Saintes is about
twenty minutes. There are many Roman churches in the immediate vicinity. Take
the ferry from Royan across to the Medoc, and visit the famous wine châteaux
such as Lafite, Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Margaux and Petrus etc.
Beautiful botanical garden with more than 3 hectares and over 1500 varieties of
plants, with picnic tables is only 5 minutes away from the house.
A
lovely fishing lake lEtang des Brousses with bar and restaurant is 5 minutes
from the house. Fishing is 7 euros a half day. They will cook fish you catch.
Trout, carp etc
There are good golf courses at Royan,Cognac,and
Saintes.
Travel from the ferry ports of St.Malo 4hrs, Cherbourg 7hrs,
Boulogne (Sea Ferries) 7 hrs, Calais 8hrs.
The Airports of La Rochelle 1hr,
Bordeaux 1hr 30mins and Angouleme 1hr 10mins.
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