A superb watermill on the Sèvre near Niort, with well-established Bed and Breakfast and Gites business. tp://

Private Section The private part consists of a vast fitted kitchen with a fireplace and a pellet stove, opening on a spacious room currently used as a study. A staircase takes you from the study to the bedrooms. On the first floor, there are a large bedrooms, a separate toilet and a spacious bathroom with a bathtub and a basin. There is also a laundry room with the boiler. On the second floor, there are two bedrooms leading to a room ready for conversion, and a laundry room.

Bed & Breakfast The Bed and Breakfast side is totally independent. It is composed of a vast hall leading to the 24 m2 dining-room and to a 15m2 en-suite bedroom with shower and toilet. There is a lovely view over the river from the bedroom. A beautiful stone staircase takes you upstairs to a 20 m2 family bedroom with a bathroom and a separate toilet. There is a large cupboard in the bathroom. The third bedroom is 19 m2, with a bathroom and a large cupboard. There are two communicating doors to access the private part.

Gites Gîte 1: A studio is attached to the main house. It has a corner kitchen, a double bed and two bunk beds, a bathroom with a bathtub, and a separate toilet. The Gite has a private terrace and barbecue among the bamboos, in addition to the garden in front of the house. Gîte 2: This is an accredited eco-friendly gite, with double glazing and a pellet stove. It was renovated with natural material (hemp, lime and flaxseed oil paint). The main room has a fitted kitchen. There are two bedrooms, a bathroom and a separate toilet upstairs. The gite is on the riverside, near a bamboo islet and has a private garden and a terrace with a barbecue.

Grounds On the south side of the property is a lovely little house to renovate. Part of the barn has been converted into a loft apartment, with separate water and electricity meters. It comprises a spacious room with shower, toilet and washstand downstairs and a vast room with a mezzanine upstairs. It is currently used as a family room for guests but it can also accommodate groups. Heated by a pellet stove. The two other parts of the barn are used as sheds for storage. A door enables an access to the garden on the other side of the building. On the first floor there is a room with a view over the Sèvre that can be converted into further habitation. There is another building suitable for conversion attached to the second gîte.

Flour Mill & Gardens The treasure: a flourmill is in the central building, between the main house and the second gîte. It’s a high four-storey construction with all the mechanism and wooden equipment that work perfectly. It represents a very treasured testimony of the Industrial Revolution as it is the only intact mill in the Val de Sèvre. The rooms are convertible into a very original habitable space or into a museum. The mill can be used to produce electricity. The garden: a green haven with wild nature on the river banks, bamboo forests, flowers and listed plane trees and sequoias in the park. The property can’t be overlooked as there is no building land around

Location This peaceful property is ideally located in a beautiful natural setting, only 2 km from all amenities in La Crèche and 7 km from the shopping centres. The dynamic town of Niort and St Maixent are only 12 km. La Rochelle, its airport and the beaches are 70 km. The Bed and Breakfast and Gîte renting are a successful business opened all year that welcomes families, people looking for eco-friendly formulas and people on business trips. The place offers various activities for nature-lovers such as hiking, biking or canoeing.

Viewing Arrangements Viewing is strictly by appointment with the selling agents Pavilions of Splendour International Inc. Letter of Interest & Proof of funds is required for a viewing appointment. To make an appointment either email info@pavilionsofsplendourinternational.com Telephone: 0034 603 424 175 Skype: pavilionsofsplendour www.pavilionsofsplendourinternational.com