The ground floor of the house has a large dining room with the original granite fireplace, a sitting room furnished with Louis XIII style furniture with an Louis XIV 18th century stone fireplace, and satellite television and a DVD player set in an Henri II dresser. The kitchen has a large U-shaped worksurface and is fully equipped with everything needed including a large fridge/freezer, oven and hob, dishwasher, microwave, kettle, toaster and mixer. There is underfloor heating downstairs and radiators upstairs. The laundry room, next to the manoir, is equipped with a washing machine, dryer, and ironing facilities. One of the four bedrooms is on the ground floor, a large twin room known as the Vendages. It also has a small, antique, wroughtiron cot and is decorated in the 16th century style with a Louis XIV armoire and writing desk, a coffer, and a tapestry. The en-suite bathroom is in the tower.
First floor: The three other bedrooms and two bathrooms are upstairs. La chambre des Arts has two single beds, a 17th century coffer, a fireplace of the same period, a tapestry, a fine writing bureau and the liturgical basin. This was once the seigneurial master bedroom and it has a wonderful bathroom in the tower. La chambre Yvonne, or the saffron room, is a twin room with a dressing room and chest of drawers and La chambre Maria, known as the paprika room, has twin beds, an armoire, and a pretty window. All the windows have interior shutters or wrought iron designs in 16th century style.
Outside: Outside is a courtyard and a well lit terrace of 25m2, with garden furniture and a barbecue, that has lovely views of the river and the copse. Seasonal fishing in the river is also possible as is boules on-site. For parking there is a detached house that works as a secure garage.
The Cotentin Peninsular is also an ancient Celtic land of hills, woods and marshes, myths and legends, villages and traditions. During the summer of 1944 the property, because of its many sources, was the point of water supply for all of the American forces in Normandy Operation Cobra. The D-Day Landing beaches at Utah Beach and Ste Mère Eglise are 25 kms from here. The infamous Abbaye de Blanchelande is two kms away. Portbail is a pretty little port with a 12th century church and 13th century arched bridge where you can get ferries, either there or at Barneville-Carteret, for a day in one of the Channel Islands.
The 16th century surroundings and beautiful furnishings offer a glorious feeling of stepping back in time to a part of France where time passes by unnoticed and very little ever changes.
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marks the location of the property in Normandy
