Le Puits

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Property Type: Gite Sleeps Max: 4 Bedrooms: 2 Swimming Pool: Yes Town: Gibourne Region: Charente Maritimes Reference Number: FGD22406/K8 Contact Number: 0546336626 Major towns and distance from property: Matha 6 Kms St Jean d\'Angley 15 Kms Saintes 40 Kms

The house is situated in a private lane on the outskirts of Gibourne, a quiet farming village surrounded by open farmland. The traffic free lanes around Gibourne a ideal for walking or cycling. Gibourne itself is a traditional French village, untouched by modern times, peaceful and tranquil and surrounded by rolling farm land. This region is approximately a 4 hour drive from St Malo, 7 hours from Cherbourg and 9 hours from Calais.

Le Puits is a traditional Charentaise maison which has been carefully renovated to a high standard whilst retaining the original character. The main entrance opens onto a wide hallway with a beautiful 18th century winding wrought iron staircase. The spacious open plan kitchen living room has high oak beams, the fireplace still retains many of the fittings used for cooking. The main wall is of exposed stone. The modern kitchen is fully equipped for a comfortable home from home with dishwasher, washing machine, fridge/freezer & microwave. On the first floor the master bedroom has an antique double bed and matching wardrobe. The ensuite shower room features a luxury spa shower. The second bedroom has 2 single beds and is adjacent to the main bathroom. Outside The large garden is very secluded being enclosed by high stone walls, the centre piece is the new swimming pool which has a tiled terrace and is fully enclosed by a wrought iron fence with a self closing gate. The Bread oven has been converted to make a pool house. Next to the house is a tiled terrace with teak patio furniture and a gas BBQ.

Places of Interest

The pretty market town of Matha is only a ten minute drive away across open countryside. To the west, only 20 minutes' drive is the ancient town of St Jean d'Angely with its narrow streets and weekly markets. To the south, Cognac and the city of Saintes are both about a 30 minute drive. The coastline of the Charente-Maritime is ideal for lazy days at the beach. We are idealy situated in the centre of an area with a wealth of interests and activities. There are parks and boating for the family, local markets, châteaux, Futuroscope at Poitiers, an excellent zoo near Royan, go-karting at St Jean d\'Angely, and picnicking and cycling in Aulnay forest. You can visit the wine cellars of Cognac, with a trip along the river, the Aquarium at La Rochelle, the fortified seaside resort of Fouras and the beaches at Chatelaillon, La Rochelle and the off shore islands of Ille de Ré and Ille d'Oleron, and why not take a pony and trap ride around the town of Rochefort with its historic naval background. For those who come to the Charente for its links with the distant past, there is an abundance of Romanesque churches and architecture and at Saintes, which was the Gallo-Roman capital of the Aquitaine for a century, there is the amphitheatre.

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