12 rooms
- 8 Beds
- 3 Baths
| Floor 427m²
| Ext 7,729m²
€603,750
(HAI) - £515,421**
12 rooms
- 8 Beds
- 3 Baths
| Floor 427m²
| Ext 7,729m²
€603,750
(HAI) - £515,421**
Character 17th century water mill and gite near Vernantes and Mouliherne.
Just 20 minutes from Saumur, nestled in a bucolic location, this 5-bedroom water mill and 3-bedroom gîte with heated swimming pool, offering a unique blend of history and character, and is perfect if you are looking for a home in peaceful and tranquil surroundings. Although there has been a water mill on the site since the 12th century, the current mill dates from the 17th century and offers around 250m2 of living space. It has a wonderful terrace at the rear of the property with views over the river, fields and to the forest beyond. The former barn was renovated approximately 15 years ago using quality materials like oak and stone flooring, to create a stunning, bright gîte offering 180m2 of living space. It has been cleverly designed with two staircases to allow separate bedroom access, useful for clients renting the property with family or friends.
At the end of a forest track, in a clearing, you arrive at the property.
The water mill (247m2)
You enter directly into the double height living room (73.5m2) where there is a bar with some of the old mill workings, a central fireplace and separate wood burning stove. A door from this room leads out to the terrace. Continuing through to the left, is the fitted kitchen (18.5m2) with window to the side and door out to the terrace. To the right of the living room, off a corridor (5.5m2) which is over the millstream, is a bathroom (8m2) with bath, sink and WC. At the end of the corridor is a bedroom (17.5m2) with fitted wardrobes. Off this bedroom is a sitting room (32m2) with fireplace and door to the front of the property. A staircase from this room leads to a landing (1m2) and bedroom (22m2) which has access to an outside staircase and fitted cupboards. Up a couple of steps, off a hall (2m2), is a shower room (4m2) with shower and sink, separate WC (3m2) and another bedroom (25m2). Back in the living room, a staircase leads up to a gallery (7m2) where there are two further interconnecting bedrooms (27m2 and 18m2).
The gîte (180m2)
Entering directly into the utility room (20m2), to your left, is the open-plan kitchen/dining room (55m2) which opens to the double height living room (37.5m2) and
WC (2m2). Doors from the living room lead out to the front of the property. The first staircase, from the kitchen/dining area, leads you to a landing (1m2) off of which are two bedrooms (23.5m2 and 16.5m2) and a bathroom (4m2) with bath, sink and WC. The second staircase from the kitchen/dining area leads to a third bedroom (20m2) which has a mezzanine platform (7.5m2) and ensuite shower room (2m2) with shower, sink and WC.
In front of the gîte is a heated saltwater swimming pool (12x4).
The land that comes with the property is part lawn and part wild. For those needing more space, the neighbouring farmer is selling land adjoining the property.
The property is situated less than 10 minutes from the village of Vernantes with its bars, restaurants, boulangerie, and supermarket and the village of Mouliherne which is dominated by its 9th century church with a twisted spire. It has bars, restaurant, boulangerie and a school. The property is 20 minutes from Saumur and the Loire River. It is centrally located to enjoy all the delights this historical and beautiful region of the Loire Valley has to offer. Angers, Tours and Le Mans are all easily reached and there are excellent communication links by TGV to Paris, Bordeaux and London. There are scheduled flights from London Stansted to Tours. The passenger ferry at Caen Ouistreham is less than a 3-hour drive away.
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