5 Bedroom House in Somme

The house is a traditional "fermette" or little farm, in a quiet rural village, surrounded by farms, river, ponds, woods. It stands in its own grounds, with a grassy courtyard, outhouses and open barn to the front, and extensive grassy gardens to the rear. with views over open countryside.
The village is in the beautiful Valley of the Authie, one of the 7 Valleys region, and is close to several excellent restaurants which take pride in local cooking, an ancient Abbey and Mill. It is just 12 klms from Montreuil, a beautiful fully walled town with many wonderful restaurants and cultural facilities, 10 klms from Hesdin, another old town with beautiful Spanish style town hall, and 8 klms from little Crecy (famous for the battle).
The house has 5 bedrooms, 3 of which are doubles and 2 are twins, and there is a double bed settee for larger parties in one of the 2 large lounges. There is one bathroom upstairs and one down and a fully fitted kitchen installed in 2010. Throughout the character has been maintained in the timbered beams in every room, and the tiled floors. It is made cosy in the winter by electric radiators and two Godin multifuel stoves, and cool in the summer by French windows and stable doors.
The original wing was extended in 2005 by the conversion of the former dairy into a lovely new wing, doubling the size of the house. Outside the gardens and patios front and rear allow for games, barbecues, sunbathing and watching the animals in the neighbouring fields in complete tranquillity.

Multifuel stove in each large lounge, Bbarbecue,loungers and games for the garden, High chair and travel cot for infants IPOD dock 2 TVs and DVD players, with many DVDS Books and indoor games Patio furniture Parking for three cars on the driveway

Battlefields visits for 1st World War Somme sites at 1 hr distance, for 2nd World War at 2 hrs distance in Normandy, for middle ages at Crecy (8klms) and Agincourt (18 klms).
Paris reached by car or train within 2 hrs; Amiens 1 hr, Lille 1.5 hrs; Rouen 1 hr.
Spectacular beaches all along the coast, with sand yachting, kite flying as well as water sports, and walking or riding in the sand dunes.
Somme estuary has two wonderful bird sanctuaries, the lovely port of St Valery with its 30 varieties of mussels, and Le Crotoy reached by a little train that chugs around the bay. You can walk the estuary at low tide.
There are underground towns at Namour, a reconstructed medieval village at Samara, museums and galleries everywhere.
Montreuil is a complete walled town and has dozens of wonderful restaurants. The whole region is a gourmet paradise, documented in the house in a dedicated file.
Fishing permits from the Mairie opposite house.

• Nearest Airport : Paris (Beauvais) at 150 kilometers distance;
• Nearest Train Station : Montreuil/Hesdin at 18 kilometers distance
• Nearest Town : Crecy at 12 kilometers distance
• Travel Info: From the UK, the best way to reach the property is via the Channel Tunnel or Ports from Folkestone/Dover to Calais or Boulogne. The property is situated about 1 hr south of Calais and 45 mins south of Boulogne. If flying, the nearest budget airport would be Paris (Beauvais, which is about 2 hrs from us by car). The motorway to use is the A16 which runs parallel to the coast from Calais to PAris via Amiens.