Description:

Delightful converted Water-Mill with a gite business, set on a beautiful riverside location.

This fabulous holiday complex is comprised of a principle 3 bedroom house, two 2 bedroom cottages, a large swimming pool and a lake on 4.7 hectares of land.

Near the popular town of Villereal, this home currently generates an established income for the owners.

Dating back to the 1500s, this former flour-mill is nestled on the river Dropt, which provides great vacation fun for fishing lovers and holiday makers.

The plot is set to garden and around 3 hectares of pasture, with a shelter for horses.

Mill-House (200m2): Restored in the 1980s

Ground Floor - Lounge/diner (11.8 x 5.6m), with two wood-burners and electric heating.
Modern kitchen (1.9 x 3.7m) with a larder (1.8 x 1.6m). French doors provide access to the east and south sides of the property and a covered sun terrace with great views of the grounds.

Cloakroom and WC.

A additional large utility room is used for linen storage, and has laundry facilities for guests to use.

First floor : The airy master bedroom (5 x 6.8m )has a balcony with stunning views over the lake, paddock and river. There are two built-in wardrobes providing plenty of space.

A spacious landing, which is currently used an office area, leads to bedroom 2 (2.9 x 4.6m) and smaller bedroom 3 (3.2 x 2.95m). There is one shower-room and one bathroom.

The Gites (around 200m2) :

The two cottages date to the 16th century and have a wealth of period features, including oak beams and original tiled floors.

Gite 1 (currently sleeps 4): Large lounge with impressive vaulted ceiling and stone fireplace (9.8 x 5.9m)

Kitchen/diner (5.6 x 5.5m)- with modern kitchen and original stone sink, and ingle-nook fireplace. There is access to the garden and views of the pool. There is also an unusual mezzanine lounge area.

Bedroom 1 (3.5 x 3.4), Bedroom 2 (2.9 x 3.4), shower-room with WC.

Gite 2 (currently sleeps 3): Large lounge/diner (9.7 x 6.7m)

The kitchen (2.7 x 3.9) has modern units, and the owners have retained the orignal bread-oven.

Bedroom 1 (3.5 x 2.9), Bedroom 2 (2.8 x 3.6m)

It has its own private terrace and barbecue area.

The Land (4.7 hectares)

Around 1 hectare of the plot is set to lawn with mature shrubs and trees.

The large swimming pool (15 x 8m) is in good condition and has a sun terrace and a timber sauna.

The river Dropt borders the property for half and mile and feeds a small lake which both provide great fishing opportunities. Species include Pike, Zander, Bream, Roach, Dace and Perch.

Sluice gates on the property are used to control the water-levels of the lake during periods of rain.

The area :

5km from the bustling bastide town of Villereal, which has restaurants, bars, shops, an infant school and a 14th century covered market. Castillonnes has a secondary school, and is around 8km away.

The other nearby towns of Monflanquin, Monpazier, Issigeac and Castillonnes are popular with tourists and well worth a visit.

Bergerac airport is 30 minutes' drive away, and the airports of Bordeaux and Toulouse are both around 2 hours' drive away.

Dan Arnold, (Agent Commercial) - RSAC N°513103663. (dont 5 % TTC honoraires a la charge de l'acquereur)
Agency fees are included in the asking price.
Tel. 06 37 69 46 59 - Mail: dan@allez-francais.com