Picturesque 19th Century Watermill in Private Grounds with Swimming Pool
    
            
            
                            7
                                    Beds
                                    
        
            
            6
                            Baths
                    
        
            
            Habitable Size:
            283 m²
        
        
            
            Land Size:
            5,771 m²
        
    
 
                
                
    
    
    
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            Region: Aquitaine
            Department: Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
                            Commune: Orthez (64300)
                    
     
    
    
        
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            | British Pounds: | £481,950 | 
        
            | US Dollars: | $606,690 | 
        
            | Canadian Dollars: | C$833,490 | 
        
            | Australian Dollars: | A$935,550 | 
    
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    Key Info
    Advert Reference: FCH1161
    
                    - Type: Residential (Watermill / Windmill, Country House, Mansion / Belle Demeure, House), Business (Bed & Breakfast), Maison Ancienne                    , Detached
                
        - Bedrooms: 7
- Bath/ Shower Rooms: 6
- Habitable Size: 283 m²
- Land Size: 5,771 m²
 
        Highlights
        
            
                - Year Built: 19th Century
- Swimming Pool: 10 x 5M Chlorine Pool
- View: Gardens and River
- Orientation: South / West facing
- Property Condition: Good
- Roof: Traditional Picon Roof Tiles
- Terrace: Several Terraces
- Garage: Yes 21m2
 
    
        Features
                    
                
                    
                    
                        
                                                    - Bed & Breakfast Potential
- Character / Period Features
- Driveway
- En-Suite Bathroom(s) / Shower room(s)
- Fireplace / Stove
- Garage(s)
- Garden(s)
- Hot Tub(s) / Jacuzzi(s)
- Land
 
                
                    
                                                    - Off-Street Parking
- Renovated / Restored
- Rental / Gîte Potential
- Revenue Generating
- Stone
- Swimming Pool
- Terrace(s) / Patio(s)
- Woodburner Stove(s)
 
             
        
     
        
    Property Description
        
        This beautiful, picturesque mill house has been professionally restored in recent years and offers 7 bedrooms - 4 with en-suite bathrooms. The setting is idyllic, with a private gated entrance leading down to the mill house entrance, gardens and in-ground pool.
The property is divided into two distinct areas on each side of the entrance hall. To the south west elevation you will find the Chambre d'Hôte activity, comprising a spacious, open-plan dining kitchen and three private guest rooms, each with their own bathrooms. The fourth guest suite is accessed from the gardens, with a little outdoor terrace. A guest relaxation room offers a sauna and a sitting room with comfy sofas and a wood burning stove for the winter months. Guest can also enjoy an outdoor jacuzzi overlooking the gardens to the rear of the property.
The owners private quarters are found in the north east elevation from the entrance hall. This comprises of a sitting room open to the ceiling beams, with a pellet burner stove, a ground floor bedroom and bathroom / laundry room and two further bedrooms, an office and shower room off the first floor gallery. 
The property has an established B&B business with excellent guest ratings. It would suit anyone wishing to run a guest house in this beautiful region, or alternatively, it could easily adapt to offer an independent gite, with the addition of a second kitchen in the 20m2 garage.
The market town of Orthez is just 5 minutes by car and offers a good level of commerces, schooling, medical facilities and transport links; the TGV from Orthez station connects to Paris within 4 hours and the Autoroute gives access to the atlantic coastline around Biarritz in one hour. There is a very good weekly market offering local produce throughout the year.
 
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