Located on the southern Charente/Dordogne borders, just outside the village of Montignac-le-Coq

in an area of outstanding natural beauty, the property offers complete peace & quiet, whilst being within easy reach (5–10 mins drive) of a host of activities including golf, tennis, riding, canoeing, fishing, sightseeing etc.  Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, a beautiful listed medieval hillside village is about 10kms away with a river beach, good choice of restaurants, galleries, craft shops etc. & an amazing monolithic church!  St. Séverin (5kms) has small shops, supermarket, bank, post office, hotel, doctor,  a few bars & restaurants, tennis courts etc.  Ribérac (16km) has larger shops & supermarkets & a renowned Friday morning market.

No. 4 Les Fosses has been professionally restored to a high standard. Stone built with plenty of exposed beams, it is light & airy, attractively furnished, fully equipped & newly decorated, providing "the perfect place to unwind" with countryside views where deer are to be seen most days.

COTTAGE

Ground floor

- spacious open plan beamed living/dining room, telephone, glazed doors to private terrace with barbecue, garden table, chairs & sun umbrella

- kitchen, fully modernised with dishwasher, washing machine, tall fridge and gas cooker

- shower room, tiled, with basin, shower, WC.

- terracotta tiled floor and exposed beams throughout ground floor.

- satellite TV

First floor

- light & airy landing

- spacious master bedroom (king size double bed) with lovely countryside views

- bedroom 2 has 2 single beds and countryside views

- bedroom 3 has 2 single beds & an amazing original beam structure

- family bathroom & bath/shower, basin & WC, plus Velux window for lots of light

- polished pine floors and exposed beams throughout first floor.

Heating

- for low season, wall mounted electric radiators in each room, including bathroom.

OUTSIDE

- private, paved terrace with own barbecue, garden table, chairs & sunloungers.

POOL

- shared swimming pool 12m x 6m, depth 1m - 2m, with paved surround & lovely views over the surrounding countryside.

GARDEN

- shared three-quarter acre of garden with lawned areas, car parking area and fabulous countryside views over fields (superb if it's a year for sunflowers) and towards woodland. Sit on the terrace and watch the deer come out to play from the woodland in the distance!

There is in-built social life in high season if you want it

and other children for yours to play with, but plenty of privacy if you prefer.

Ideally located between the Dordogne, Bordeaux wine country and the Atlantic coast,

there is masses to see & do in the immediate area as well as further afield.

Local towns & activities

- Golf/tennis/country club with bar 5kms. Bakery 5kms.

- St. Séverin 5kms - small supermarket, shops, bank, post office, bars, doctor etc.

- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne 10kms - very pretty listed medieval hillside village with tourist office, 11th c. amazing monolithic church, craft shops, cashpoint, restaurants, pizzeria, pavement cafés, butterfly/fossil museum, puppet theatre, river beach, boating, tennis, bike hire, horse riding.

- Market towns of Riberac 16kms and Chalais 16kms.

- Cathedral city of Angouleme 40kms (TGV to Paris 2hrs30mins, to London 6hrs)

- Dordogne 6kms. St. Emilion 45kms. Bergerac 50kms. Cognac 40kms.

- Bordeaux 80kms (international airport, cheap flights)

- Atlantic beaches about 90kms. Royan takes 90 mins. Arcachon takes 2hrs.

- La Rochelle about 2hrs. Poitiers about 2hrs.

- "Utterly relaxing" is how most people describe their holidays in this area.

Summary of facilities at No. 4 Les Fosses

- Fully furnished & equipped. Newly decorated. Completely renovated 2001.

- NEW FOR 2007 satellite TV

- Telephone, English books & games.

- Dishwasher, automatic washing machine, tall fridge (freezer compartment), gas cooker with electric oven, iron, ironing board, pegs, vacuum cleaner & cleaning equipment.

- 3 bedrooms - 1 king size double bed, 4 single beds, each supplied with mattress cover, pillow & blankets. Please supply your own bed linen (sheets, pillow cases) & towels. If this is a problem, please ask, as linen hire can be arranged for you (cost £10 per person).

- 1 shower room, 1 bathroom, 2 WCs.

- Private terrace with barbecue, garden table, chairs, sun umbrella & sun loungers.

- Shared swimming pool 12m x 6m, and three-quarter acre gardens. Car parking area.

- Fabulous countryside views (with deer!)

LONG TERM RENTAL PRICE: £350.00 sterling p.c.m.  (long term let available Sept/Oct to April/May by arrangement). Plus bills (electricity, telephone etc).

Included in the above prices - full use of house and facilities as described, garden & pool maintenance.

Excluded from above prices - all bills, bed linen, travel, insurance, breakage deposit (£150) from which any damage or breakages are deducted (where applicable) before refund to you.

Also available for short term holiday lets in summer season - click here

To book this property, or for further details......

call Margarete Isherwood Rental Management Services

UK tel: +44 (0)1926 883714      Email      Website: www.jacwoodestates.co.uk