A 15th-century completely renovated manor house and outbuildings, close to the beaches on the Coast of Legends in North Finistère, Brittany - ref 3739
A 15th-century completely renovated manor house and outbuildings, close to the beaches on the Coast of Legends in North Finistère, Brittany.
On the Coast of Legends in North Finistère, the manor house is around 30 minutes from Brest, from where you can get to Paris in 3.5 hours by TGV train. Brest-Guipavas airport is the same distance away and has national and international routes. From Roscoff, which is 1 hour and 15 minutes away there are ferries to Ireland and Great Britain. The beach is a 9-minute walk away, via a private access path. The marina with moorings is an 8-minute drive away. The village, which is 2 km away, is a lively place with all essential amenities: doctors, supermarkets and DIY shops.
The property is set in the countryside, 900 m on foot from a white sandy beach. A small road winds its way through the cultivated fields to the property and its entrance framed by two stone pillars. The manor house is accessed via the courtyard, where there is a well that is still in use. The courtyard is enclosed by outbuildings. The garden, made up of a number of flower-filled areas, is walled at the rear and closed off by a gate. Below, there is a former mill, some of whose original features remain. It is currently without a roof. A pond runs alongside the property. Built in the 15th century, the manor house has been fully restored to modern-day standards, without losing any of its authenticity. The architecture embodies the transition between the Gothic and Renaissance styles in Brittany. The complex comprises five buildings in a square. The central dwelling is two storeys high and topped with three large chimneys. The slate roof is gabled and has two sculpted dormer windows. The building is connected to a round tower topped by a dovecote, which houses a spiral staircase. The façades are built out of granite rubble stone and are entirely lime pointed. A single-storey wing has been added to one side of the main building. The outbuildings face each other on either side. They are currently used as a garage and a shed. A large, fully renovated outbuilding, currently used as a guest house, faces the manor house and partly closes off the courtyard. The complex is harmonious, protected from the wind and from prying eyes, and surrounded by grassy areas and flowering bushes.
The manor house
The ground floor
There are two large rooms in the main building: a living room and a vast kitchen, which are accessible from the courtyard via French windows. On one side, the entrance hall also leads to the wing and a room containing a boiler room, a linen room and toilets. The living room has windows on both sides. The walls are rubble stone, the floor is imitation wood and the beams are exposed. There is a wood-burning stove in a granite ashlar fireplace. There are windows that open onto the kitchen garden at the back. From the living room, a door opens onto the passageway leading to the tower and the kitchen. This large, fully-equipped room doubles as a dining room. The gable has a large window that looks over the old mill and the surrounding countryside. It also has imitation wood flooring, exposed beams and whitewashed gable walls.
The first floor
The spiral staircase leads to a landing with two bedrooms off it, each with a view of the garden to one side and the vegetable garden at the back of the house. The sea can be seen from both bedrooms through the back windows. The two rooms in the central house, with their lime-rendered, exposed stone walls, have blonde wood parquet flooring and are illuminated by windows that are opposite each other. Each bedroom has a fireplace with an insert. The rooms adjoin a shower room with a shower, toilet and cupboard. All of the bedrooms and bathrooms have recently been completely renovated.
The second floor
The spiral staircase leads to the fully converted ...
