IFP: Le Manoir des Couts

Rare 16th C character home with private heated pool
Painting lessons available from former RA trained tutor
Situated in wildlife protected zone idael for birdwatching.

WELCOME TO LE MANOIR DES COUTS!

HEATED POOL/SAT TV/PAINTING LESSONS AVAILABLE.

- 16th C Manor House, lovingly restored to bring back to life its many architectural treasures:: beautifully carved windows with interior stone seats, impressive flagstones and beams, an arched stone sink, a gothic fireplace, with all the modern comfort! .. Antique furniture, paintings and subtle colour schemes have been carefully selected to suit the house’s character and create a relaxing ambiance. An article concerning this house's restoration can be found in the January 2006 issue of French Property News .

This spacious, fully detached property is ideal for those who seek full privacy since there are no other gites on the premises and we live 2 miles away .No other property has direct views on the garden and the heated pool which is for your exclusive use..

One of our little visitors, Emilia, 21/2 years old decided the house was a “fairy castle”, no doubt the castle was in her imagination but the fairy is perhaps more “tangible” since a local legend relates the tale of the fairy of the nearby spring and a Carolingian knight. This legend together with the recent aerial photography revealing the presence of a nearby Celtic enclosure seem to confirm the house ‘s very ancient roots..

-BIRD WATCHING: Situated in a small hamlet, a few steps away from the river Dive in a wildlife protected zone within which 15 species of birds are protected, including the Little Bustards, Honey Buzzards, , Montague’s & Marsh Harriers, Wood Sandpipers, Short beard Owls, Black & Bed Kites, Stone Curlews etc.. This is an ideal location for walking, enjoying the unspoilt countryside or simply relaxing in the very private enclosed garden, having fun with the children in the private solar heated pool. Enjoy the scent of lavender, old roses, help yourself to the Moroccan mint for tea, dine al fresco under the pergola, enjoy a barbecue!....

Discover the region's well known sites : Poitiers/Futuroscope, the Venise Verte (45mns), La Rochelle/Ile de Ré, Cognac, the Monkey Valley and the many local medieval towns, villages, neolithic, Gallo-Roman sites and not least, a great market in Lezay and some good restaurants only minutes from the house!..

-PAINTING LESSONS :
Should you wish to seek inspiration from the beautiful local surroundings and improve your painting skills, Keith Dunkley, former tutor, trained at the RA Schoolds, London will be pleased to offer advice and the possibility of painting lessons. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more details.. Keith is fully registered with the Maison des Artistes, siret no : 400 663 316 00018

THE ACCOMMODATION

The house is fully detached, its ground floor accommodation 112m2 sleeps 6 and a baby (cot, high chair, baby bath provided), children are welcome.. We have taken great care in restoring and decorating it, respecting local traditions, often ahead of ecological norms : the thick stone walls have been re limed , increasing their insulation power and have been washed with warm, natural pigments. They keep the property beautifully cool during hot summer days!.. The wooden windows are either double glazed or single glazed with wooden shutters, the uninhabited first floor is insulated (200mm), there is a woodstove and all electric appliances are A rated.

-Living room : With a gothic fireplace and stove, comfortable sofas and armchairs, a hand painted antique buffet, French and UK SAT. TV, DVD player, a choice of books and many old fashioned wooden games and board games.

-Kitchen: : Newly equipped with a Smeg stainless steel gas cooker, microwawe; fridge freezer, dishwasher, electric coffee machine, toaster, kettle etc.. A glazed door lead to the pretty, enclosed garden.

-Dining Room: With the impressive stone arched sink and an antique Henry II buffet with its table and 6 chairs.

-Utility room : Washing machine, hoover, iron ironing table, clothes- rack, clothes cupboard and cleaning utensils.

-Shower room : : Shower with thermostatic tap, glass door, toilet, washbasin, cupboard.

-Double bedroom 1 : With four poster bed, chest of drawers.

-Double bedroom2 : One double bed, a cot, one wardrobe and one chest of drawers

-Twin Bedroom : Two single beds and one chest of drawers.

THE GARDEN:
Relax in the very private and sheltered garden, a veritable heat trap, help yourself to the delicious Moroccan mint for hot or ice cold tea or pick herbs for your barbecue from the herb garden, dine under the wooden pergola covered by ancient vines, Enjoy the scent of the old roses, lilac, lily of the valley, lavender, eucalyptus and Jasmine. A solar heated wooden pool is available for your exclusive use. Keep an eye (and an ear) open for the interesting local birds, some very rare : hoopoes, bustards, cuckoos, nightingales, barn owls, falcons, buzzards and herons.

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Bedrooms: 3
Sleeps: 6
Isolated
Rural
Village
Terrace
Swimming pool
Double glazing

Kitchen

Terrace

Garden

Dining Room

Suitable for Children

High Chair

Cot

DVD Player

Stereo

Bed Linen Provided

Towels Provided

Satellite TV

Parking

Heating

Fridge / Freezer

Oven / Grill

Cutlery and Crockery

Cooking Utensils

Microwave

Ironing Board

Washing Machine

BBQ

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