Belle Vue is a beautifully renovated stone house with a touch of luxury filled with both original charm and contemporary style. The house boasts a large private heated pool, extensive gardens in an idyllic location surrounded by fields whilst only 10 minutes from the local amenities in the pretty village of Chef Boutonne.

With 4 bedrooms to sleep 8 people. The house is a fabulous setting for extended families and friends to holiday together.

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Available for 7 or 14 night stays (Saturday changeover)
Other dates please ask

The space

At Belle Vue children and adults have plenty of space to enjoy outdoors in the large garden with its fruit trees, (which guests are welcome to pick when in season) wild flowers and views over open fields. Adults will unwind into relaxation mode as soon as they arrive, with children captivated by exploring the safe grounds and garden games.

At the side of the house is the secure private pool area, only accessible through lockable gates. The large 6 x 11m heated swimming pool is large enough for adults to swim in and children to play. The pool is heated to 27C creating a fantastic environment for all the family to enjoy. Surrounding the pool are plenty of sun loungers to relax on and an indoor pool shower and toilet for added convenience.

Off the main courtyard, we have converted the Sun Room into a games room containing an air hockey table, table football and a darts board.

Downstairs

KITCHEN & DINING
On the ground floor the property has a fully equipped kitchen containing a dishwasher, washing machine, fridge, microwave, kettle and toaster. There is a wide range of cooking equipment and plenty of crockery and cutlery including plastic crockery for and cutlery for children. The kitchen opens into the spacious dining room containing a table to seat 8. (2 x IKEA high chairs provided) French doors open out into the courtyard and to further outdoor seating.

LOUNGE
Comfy sofas and chairs surround an open fire place (logs provided in winter). The lounge has a TV and DVD player, numerous board games and DVDs.

BEDROOMs
There are four bedrooms which have been thoughtfully decorated and furnished to delight every guest.

One bedroom is downstairs containing a king size bed, beautiful exposed stone work, wooden floors and windows looking out to the courtyard.

The remainder of the bedrooms are upstairs. One bedroom has its own private staircase, it contains a double bed and has double aspect views overlooking the courtyard and and a Juliet balcony overlooking the pool.

The final two bedrooms share a staircase and both contain single beds. The first is our children’s room and is open to the landing, with a large selection of toys and books filling one of the wardrobes as well as under the bed storage boxes full of toys. The second room is accessed past the bathroom and contains two single beds as well as a beautiful fire place. In addition there are two wooden cots available for guests to use.

BATHROOMS
The property has two shower rooms one downstairs and one upstairs and an additional pool shower and toilet in a separate building.

SUN ROOM
A games room complete with an air hockey table, table football and a darts boards.

Other things to note

7 and 14 night stays with Saturday changeover (please contact us for alternative dates and durations)

Bed Linen, Towels and Pool Towels Provided

LOCATION
The pretty hamlet of Aubigné with its church, small park and impressive town hall is a quiet and tranquil setting to unwind.

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NEARBY TOWNS
Both the nearby towns of Chef Boutonne and Brioux Sur Boutonne, both approximately 10 minutes drive, offer supermarkets, shops, banks, bakeries and a small selection of restaurants. Our children particularly like the pizza restaurant in Chef.

There are lots of activities and attractions to keep both parents and children entertained such as:

LAKES AND RIVERS:
Plan d'eau Saint-Macoux (35mins)
An inland lake suitable to swim/paddle in. Lots of picnic benches and shade available under the trees. Part of the lake is cordoned off for swimming and paddling in. There is a water slide that is in often in operation in an afternoon during July - September. There is also a children's play park, toilets and an onsite restaurant that serves lunch (July - Sept).

Rejallent - Ruffec (40 mins)
A picturesque riverside location with a thriving onsite restaurant. Plenty of shade and picnic benches. There are lots of places to enter the river depending on whether you would like to paddle or swim.

There is a supervised area that is roped off, ideal for little ones to paddle. For older children, lots of people tend bring inflatables or you can hire kayaks and pedelos.

Marais Poitevin (60 mins)
The region is extensively crossed by canals and rivers and in many parts is best explored by boat. The area is known as Venise Verte (Green Venice) due to the green water and interconnecting canals.

ANIMALS:
Zoodysee (25 mins)
An animal park showcasing European wildlife.

Valley des Singes (55mins)
A lovely place to get up close to a variety of monkeys. A great hit with children and adults alike.

Donkey Sanctuary (20 mins)
One of the main breeding centres for the hairy Poitou donkey. The donkeys can be seen closely and
there is a Visitor Centre with tours on offer in English and French.

CULTURAL
Château de Jarzay (10 mins)
Located in Chef Boutonne and is currently under restoration but the grounds surrounding the château are very pleasant to walk around or to picnic in.

Saint-Hilaire church – Melle (25 mins)
The beautiful church of Saint-Hilaire was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church has an
‘ecclesiastical juke-box’ which plays hymns and chants.

Silver Mines – Melle (25 mins)
Melle is home to the oldest silver mine in Europe that is still open to the public. The mine itself is some
20km long and visitors can explore 350m of it with guided tours each day.

WALKS
Arboretum, Chemin de la Découverte – Melle (25 mins)
The Arboretum is spread out over Melle covering 6km. This walk passes more than ,1000 species of trees and shrubs and a collection of over 100 roses.

THEMEPARKS
Futuroscope (75 mins)
Parc du Futuroscope is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic and audio-visual
techniques. It has several 3D cinemas and a few 4D cinemas along with other attractions and shows.

COAST
There are numerous beautiful sandy beaches along the west coast circa 75 to 90 mins away.

Getting around

By Ferry: St Malo (3hr 50), Caen (4hr 20) and Le Harve (4hr 50) are the closest ports to the UK. By Air: La Rochelle (1hr 15), Poitiers (1hr 5), Bordeaux (1hr 50), Nantes (2hrs) and Limoges (1hr 50).