3 Bedroom (Sleeps 6) Cottage in Charente-Maritime

Le Moulin de Beaumont - Delightful Stone Mill House set in peaceful countryside just 20 minutes from the beautiful Atlantic Coast

• Holiday Cottages
• France
• Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• Charente-Maritime

Description

Welcome to our beautiful Mill House - Le Moulin de Beaumont in the Charente Maritime.
Situated just 20 minutes from the Atlantic Coast and its beautiful beaches of St Georges de Didonne and Royan and the historic town of Saintes. While Bordeaux, La Rochelle and Cognac are just an hour away.

Come and enjoy the charms of this detached 3 bedroom stone mill house with its own private, secluded, heated salt water pool. Situated on its own, with no owners on site, this holiday accommodation offers all its facilities for the sole use of its guests. 
Close to the village of Cravans and just 3km from the town of Gemozac with its shops, supermarkets, tennis courts and Friday market, Le Moulin de Beaumont is the perfect place to spend your holiday.

Set in two acres of garden, Le Moulin de Beaumont is surrounded by open countryside, where farmers grow fruit and vegetables along with sunflowers and vines. Bordered by the Benigousse River, the garden has proved to be a wildlife haven; often being home to families of ducks, moorhens and coots. Kingfishers are regular visitors and, if you're up early enough, you may well see the deer who come to drink from the stream.

Accommodation Details
Le Moulin de Beaumont has been renovated to provide a light, airy place to stay.  With 3 bedrooms, a family bathroom, en suite shower room, open plan kitchen and sitting room, there is plenty of space to relax.

French doors lead to the patio with views of the pool, stream, garden; in which, many flowers, plants, herbs, fig and persimmon trees grow.  With the aim of helping you make the most of your holiday, pool and garden furniture (as well as garden games, such as boules and badminton) are all provided, plus of course, the all essential barbecue and tools. 

The secluded walled and terraced, heated, salt water pool (10m x 5m) is a perfect sun trap. The extensive pool terrace with ambient lighting means that you can swim all night under the stars or just enjoy balmy evenings by the pool.  In order to comply with French safety recommendations, the pool is also fenced and gated.

The large open plan kitchen has most necessary facilities needed to make your stay a comfortable one.  You'll find all the usual kitchen equipment, including a microwave and dishwasher.  There is a cool bag and picnic plates, beakers, wine goblets/flutes and cutlery provided for your day trips out or for use by the pool. The dining table seats 8 comfortably and a highchair can be provided for the younger members of the family if required. A folder setting out local information, a guide to restaurants, towns to visit and 'things to do' in and around the area and how everything works at the moulin can be found on the dresser.  A separate utility room houses the washing machine, ironing board and iron.  The French doors from the kitchen open out onto the terrace with table, chairs and sun shade; perfect for eating out at any time of day, as you look out on to the garden and listen to the mill stream with the wildlife it attracts.

With two sitting rooms to relax in, Le Moulin de Beaumont provides plenty of space for all the family's needs. The main downstairs sitting room is a cosy but bright room with two large sofas, TV, DVD and wood burning stove that leads to a south west facing covered loggia, complete with outside sofa, two arm chairs and coffee table. A perfect space for relaxing when taking time out from a dip in the heated pool.

The feature staircase at the heart of the house leads to a further bright, sunny sitting area. To help you relax here, there's a sofa, beautiful French 'day bed', a second TV screen with a DVD player, a selection of DVDs, a small library of paperbacks, colouring books for the younger members of the family, board games, chess and jigsaw puzzles for your enjoyment. WiFi is available throughout the house.

The master bedroom with en suite shower room is upstairs and overlooks the extensive garden, pool area, stream, bridge and farmer's fields beyond.  It has plenty of space to accommodate a wardrobe, chest of drawers, bedside tables and full length mirror. 

The second double bedroom is on the ground floor.  As well as the double bed, there is a wardrobe with plenty of hanging space, chest of drawers and bedside tables. This bedroom looks out over the front of the house, where the farmer grows peppers, tomatoes, aubergines etc.

The family bathroom, which is fully tiled and complete with corner bath, shower, washbasin and WC, can be found just across from the downstairs double bedroom.

The second upstairs bedroom is a twin bedded room with a wardrobe with lots of hanging space and shelves and a chest of drawers.  

The extensive garden, as well as proving to be a wildlife haven, provides hours of fun 'pond-dipping' for crayfish, tadpoles and small fish.  All we ask is that anything caught is carefully returned to the stream or mill pond opposite the house.  Le Moulin de Beaumont's interesting garden is part of the charm of the property, being large enough to play ball games, endlessly run around or simply find a quiet, sheltered spot to tuck yourself away in with a good book and just your thoughts.

All bed linen is included in the cost of your holiday, as well as hand, bath and tea towels.  However, beach/pool towels are not included but can be provided at a small additional cost, which can be especially useful for guests who are travelling by plane. 
 
Our peaceful mill house in the Charente Maritime is private, providing itself either as an excellent base to explore this beautiful part of south west France, take a trip inland, visit the coast or simply hideaway and relax.

For more information on the moulin and places to visit, please see our own website

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