This
converted barn has been tastefully furnished with a
mixture of modern and antique furniture.
On
the ground floor is a large lounge and a dining room,
(9.9 meters long) there are
4 sets of french doors and the main
view
is looking across the countryside to the south. A fully
equipped modern kitchen with dishwasher, washing machine,
fridge
freezer, electric cooker, microwave.
There
is a downstairs toilet.
On
the first floor there are 4 bedrooms-
THE
BLUE and GREEN BEDROOM
a south facing bedroom with
a wrought
iron
double bed and shaker style furniture with door to:-ENSUITE
SHOWER ROOM
THE
YELLOW BEDROOM
Double
bedroom with a wall to ceiling
french window opening on to east facing views. Furnished
with pine furniture.
THE
RED BEDROOM
Twin
room with black wrought iron beds
and
views overlooking the courtyard enterance.
THE
BUNK
ROOM
This
bright sunny room with far reaching views to the south,
is furnished with hand painted furniture.
A
LARGE FAMILY BATHROOM
There
is full electric central heating for out of season use.
The whole house is fully electric and double glazed.
Outside
The
south side has a patio and spectacular view across open
fields. The east side has a large terrace, and also
looks towards open countryside, and the courtyard area
which catches the early morning and evening sun, is
surrounded by fig trees, this makes a cool shady place
to sit in. There is a B-B-Q and plenty of patio furniture.
Up
the hill behind La Grange, is a shared pool 12m x 6m
with commanding views over the country side.
The
area
A short
drive away is the Country Club, Manior de Longeveau,
with a 9 hole golf course where you are welcome to play
(daily green fees are payble at the bar). Tennis is
also available out of season.
At Aubeterre,
one of the prettiest villages in France (10 minutes)
there is canoeing on the River Dronne. The village has
a number of restaurants (7) and every Sunday a very
small market in the square.
The village
of Montmoreau is 5 minutes
away, where you can find all the services that you need,
a modern supermarket (Champion), a Boulangerie, Maison
de Presse, Bank, Petrol and even a take away Pizza!
A little
further afield are the towns of Riberac (20 minutes),
the largest market town in the Dordogne, Chalais
(10 minutes) with an Intermarche and other shops. Angouleme
the capital of the Charente
is 30 minutes to the north and has a TGV link to Paris
and Lille (about 2 hours 30 minutes). The city has many
shops and an old quarter full of restaurants. On the
out skirts of the city are the larger stores including
an enormous hypermarket.
There
are plenty of local restaurants to choose from in the
area, and they cater for most tastes. We are lucky enough
to have 3 of the finest restaurants in the area within
a short drive. The restaurant at the Chateau which dominates
the little town of Chalais has now become very popular
and offers excellent value. The Hotel de France in Riberac
is full of character and is good value and in Aubeterre
the Hostillerie du Perigord serves local produce of
the highest standard.
The
choice is wide - from traditional French restaurants
with long tables and a set menu, to Pizzas and Crepes
- and plenty of places offering childrens menus.
If
you stay for 2 weeks and eat out everynight - you still
would not have visited them all!
