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Le Moulin du Lary, Near Montguyon, Charente
Maritime
Farmhouse, 5 Bedrooms Sleeping up to
12 people
Cottage, 2 Bedrooms Sleeping up to 6 People
Available as one unit for 16 people or separately
Shared 12m x 6m solar heated salt swimming pool
Pet friendly properties
Le Moulin du Lary is situated in its
own secluded grounds of 12 acres, surrounded by countryside and in an
agricultural community, yet close to all amenities. There is a small
lake in front of the property and the garden is bounded by the River
Lary. A peaceful and tranquil holiday is assured.
Situated almost equidistant from Bordeaux, Angouleme, Cognac and St.
Emilion all under an hour away, and close to the Cotes du Blaye and
Cotes du Bourg appellations, we are in the centre of the world famous
wine region. There are over 1,300 Chateaux in the St. Emilion and
Pomerol wine region alone. Cotes du Blaye and Cotes du Bourg are a short
distance away and visits and tastings are encouraged. We can arrange for
a tour of two local vineyards (where the tour is in English) if
requested. They are Chateau Magdalene in MONTGUYON (for Bordeaux and
Pineau de Charente) and the Domaine de Graves D’Ardonneau in the Cotes
du Blaye region. COGNAC, home to many of the great distilleries, also
has guided tours, in English, notably Martell, Hennessy and Remy Martin.
BEAUVALLON (near Montguyon – 10 minutes away) and PARCOUL ( near CHALAIS
– 20 minutes away) are two converted sand quarries that have sandy
beaches, swimming lakes, pedallos, cafes and bars and, in the case of
PARCOUL includes a water slide. Perfect places for children.
Horse riding, walking and cycling are available, and bicycles can also
be hired by the week, and While there are many golf courses in the
region, we have two that are not far away. Canoes can be hired on the
River Dronne at Coutras and St. Aigulin.
For shopping, there are traditional French Markets all over the area.
The closest are Sunday – LIBOURNE, Monday – CHALAIS, Thursday –
MONTENDRE, Friday – RIBERAC, Saturday COUTRAS and BLAYE.
Within an hour or so’s drive are BORDEAUX, COGNAC, BLAYE (with its
Vauban designed citadel), AUBETERRE (with the largest monolithic church
in Europe), and ST. EMILION (a mediaeval village and centre of the wine
appellation).
The GIRONDE ESTUARY is just over an hour away, with its connections to
the Pilgrims’ Route to St. Jacques de Compostella, the recently
discovered Roman town at FA, The fortified towns of PONS and ANGOULEME
are also within and hour’s drive.
Slightly further away, near ARCACHON, is the Dune de Pyla, the largest
sand dune in Europe.
There are several restaurants in the area and even a take away pizza
shop in MONTGUYON. Most of the local restaurants have been checked by
the owners (in the interests of market research only of course) and
include ST. AIGULIN, CLERAC, MONTGUYON, COTTIERES, and CHEVANCEAUX.
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The Farmhouse: The Farm House has 5
bedrooms, 2 reception rooms, 1 bathroom (incorporating bath, shower and
wc.) a separate shower room and two further separate wc’s, and a fully
fitted kitchen. The Farm House comes fully equipped with a washing
machine, washing up machine, microwave, fridge and freezer. There is
also a T.V., video and DVD player. The house sleeps up to 12 but more
can be accommodated by use of a sofa bed (an additional charge may be
payable).
The salon is a large, welcoming room with three French windows. The
front and rear French windows open on to covered patios and the rear
patio is equipped with table and chairs for up to 12 people to dine “al
fresco”, and is adjacent to the Bar-B-Q which is set in the old bread
oven. It has a large open fireplace, there are two sofas (one of which
is a sofa bed) and 6 arm chairs, there is also the dining table able to
seat up to 12. In this room is also the T.V. (including access to BBC 1,
2, 3 & 4 and ITV 1, 2, & 3 among others) with DVD and video player.
There is also a spiral staircase to the first floor.
Off the main salon is a smaller salon (4.75m by 4.90 m) which is a “T.V.
free room” containing two sofas, a table and 4 chairs. This room also
has its own access to the front garden.
The kitchen is off the Salon and contains a gas hob, an electric oven,
microwave cooker, dishwasher and fridge. Off the kitchen is a small
utility room which contains the washing machine, freezer and the water
softener, as well as an iron and ironing board. Next to the utility room
is a WC, (one of three in the property) on the ground floor.
BEDROOM ONE: This is a double bedded room, with fitted cupboards, 3.9m
by 3.45m. This room overlooks the rear garden.
BEDROOM TWO: This room has three single beds, and faces the east and
especially benefits from the morning sun.
SHOWER ROOM: This is 3.5m by 3.45m. and has a shower and wash basin.
BEDROOM THREE: This is a double bedded room. This room faces the front
garden and has French windows to its own verandah.
TOILET: There is a separate WC. between the shower room and bedroom 4.
BEDROOM FOUR: 4.3m by 5m. This is the room which gives access to the
bathroom and bedroom five. (Although access to the bathroom and bedroom
five is also available up the stairs in the hall). This bedroom faces
the front and has a double bed and wardrobe.
BATHROOM: This is a large bathroom (3.9m by 3m) with a full size bath, a
shower, a basin and a toilet.
BEDROOM FIVE: At the western end of the house, this is a room with three
single beds. The windows face out on three sides, to the front garden,
to the side looking over the Mill itself and the mill pond and to the
rear over the back garden.
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The Miller’s Cottage: has two bedrooms, a
fully fitted kitchen / dining room and a sitting room. There is also a
shower room with hand basin, separate W.C. and a utility room. It is
fully equipped with gas hob, washing machine, dishwasher, microwave,
electric oven and also has a TV with DVD / Video with many UK channels.
The kitchen, with dining area for 6 people, contains a hob with 3 gas
rings and one electric ring, electric oven, dishwasher, fridge/freezer
and microwave.This room that contains a wood burning stove in case of a
chilly evening or for winter lets.
This room leads to the Salon which has a television (with UK channels)
with video / DVD player. The furniture includes two arm chairs, a sofa
and a sofa bed.
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Access is gained to the ground floor double bedroom, the utility room,
the shower room and the separate W.C from the corridor. The Utility Room
contains the washing machine, iron and ironing board and the hot water
heater and the Shower Room contains a hand basin and a shower.
The large Double Bedroom downstairs has a double bed, hand basin, bidet
and wardrobes. There is a French window leading to the back garden and
the pool area. Stairs lead to the first floor where there is a twin
bedded room (4.80m by 5.20m), with wardrobes, and which has windows onto
the front garden
The two properties share a 12m x 6m solar heated salt swimming pool
The Cottage also has its own Bar-B-Q on the terrace facing the front
garden, which also has a table and chairs for “al fresco” dining.
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