The owners, David and Jane Barnes are now embarking on the final chapter of the development, which concerns Parc Résidentiel des Granges, to the east of the estate.  A separate 8 acre meadow, with permission for the owners'  new home, together with 50 attractive, eco-friendly holiday houses.  This sector will continue to be developed and operated by the current owners.  

The new project is an ambitious and challenging undertaking in its own right, so David and Jane have decided that the time is right to divest themselves of the other two residential complexes, which comprise:

Les Granges, to the north of the estate.  Nine cottages in their own courtyard, formed by two XVIIth century stone long barns with original oak beams, which have been sympathetically renovated and converted over the years to form comfortable holiday accommodation, sleeping a maximum of 60 guests at any one time, together with the owners’ current home; a large, tastefully renovated Charentais 3-5 bedroom farmhouse and garden.  This latter would provide the ideal family home for live-in owner-managers, or alternatively could be converted to provide further gites.  Email for full details

Les Ecuries, to the south of the estate.  An ancient, extremely pretty pigeonnier, plus six houses, created in 2000 beneath an original XVIIth open stone hangar, combining the charm of old beams and stone walls with the advantages of modern building and design techniques.    The seven properties, which sleep a maximum of 40 guests, form an independent mews, with a communal garden and a fenced and gated open-air swimming pool with paddling pool.  The end house could easily be adapted to make an ideal home for the new owner.  Offers will also be considered for individual properties.  Email for full details

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All three sections of the estate will continue to benefit automatically from the superb leisure, fitness and squash facilities at Domaine des Granges, which  will continue to be manned and operated by the Barnes family and their enthusiastic team, for the exclusive benefit of all owners and their guests residing at any of the properties on the estate.

Both gîte businesses come with the proposition of David and Jane’s ongoing support in the day-to-day management of the business, if required, allowing investors the choice between hands-on maximum profit operation and hands-off minimum effort operation.