Rental country home in Charente-Maritime with pool & garden

Introduction

Les Boissières is a beautiful Charentaise house which has been professionally restored by French craftsmen.

In a tiny hamlet nr St Thomas de Conac and the Gironde Estuary with its award-winning beaches, Les Boissières is situated in a protected nature area and has glorious views towards the Gironde, with its own wooded land and huge barn detached from the house.

Les Boissières is close to 3 delightful small ports with a range of restaurants and bars.

The property has many original features such as wooden floors and exposed beams. Three bedrooms to sleep 7. Two bathrooms, 1 ensuite. UK satellite TV, large lawned garden and private pool 10.5 x 5m with roman steps and safety ledge. Table tennis and private parking.

Great area with many activities for adults and children.

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Accommodation

Kitchen / dining room with dining table and chairs. Oven and hob, fridge freezer, dishwasher and microwave. Wood-burning stove

Laundry room with washing machine

Breakfast room with dining table and chairs. French windows to garden

Living room. French armoire with TV with UK satellite TV channels. DVD, video and CD player. Books and games etc

Stairs to 1st floor:

Bedroom 1, double & single bed

Bedroom 2, double with ornate carved wooden bed with matching side tables

Bedroom 3, double with ensuite shower, WC, and hand basin

Separate bathroom with shower, WC, and hand basin

EXTERIOR:

Large, lawned garden of 2,400m²

Floodlit, private pool 10.5m x 5m (1.1m to 2.1m deep) with roman steps and safety ledge. Solar shower

Terrace with dining table and chairs. BBQ and sun loungers

Barn with table tennis

Parking 2/3 cars off road

 Photo gallery for Les Boissières, ref: 17001

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Prices

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Local Information

The property is situated in rolling countryside in a hamlet of 4 homes, 2 km from St-Thomas-de-Conac with its café, butcher, baker, shop and post office.

St. Thomas is located near the pretty fishing villages of Port Maubert and Vitrezay, on the longest, widest estuary in Europe, the majestic Gironde. Bordeaux is 1 hour away. The nearest large supermarket is in Mirambeau, about 6 kilometres away.

The award winning, beautiful sandy beaches and coves of Meschers, Saint Georges de Didonne and Royan are less than 25 min away.

A short drive will take you to the wonderfully interesting towns of Cognac, Saintes and Pons.

Within an hour you can be in the ancient port of La Rochelle with its airport and Ryanair and Flybe flights.

There is so much more to do and see in this area than just playing on the beach all day, from Cognac and Pineau des Charentes tastings, visits to the Roman amphitheatre or troglodyte caves, or a visit to the new Dinosaur Park. The area is teeming with wildlife and there are a number of nature reserves, with a new one close by at Vitrezay of over 175 acres.

Within a 15 minute drive there is a huge variety of restaurants, ranging from an exclusive chateau, harbour side pizzerias and local sea food specialty restaurants.

Golf at Royan, Saintes and Cognac, tennis, horse riding in St Thomas, cycling with special tracks for mountain bikes, sailing, windsurfing, bird watching and fishing.

Visit La Palmyre Zoo , Europe’s largest private zoo; also in Royan there is the Les Jardins du Monde which has one of the largest orchid greenhouses in the world.

The famous cognac houses of Remy Martin, Martell, Hennessy, Otard etc all have guided tours and tastings.

Airports: 1 hour to Bordeaux, 1 ¼ hours to La Rochelle

 Map location for St Thomas de Conac

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