A 16th-century watermill with an outhouse, a river and a walled garden, 35 minutes north of Paris and 20 minutes from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport
A 16th-century watermill with an outhouse, a river and a walled garden, 35 minutes north of Paris and 20 minutes from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.
The town of Senlis lies around 40 kilometres north of Paris. It is one of the most remarkable towns in France's Oise department. Senlis was a royal place of residence in the Early Middle Ages. It has kept a wealth of built heritage, including Gallo-Roman ramparts, narrow medieval streets, a Gothic cathedral and townhouses from the 17th and 18th centuries. Not only does Senlis bear this unique identity, but it is also culturally vibrant. The town is set in the beautiful Oise Pays de France regional nature park. It is surrounded by three large forests: Halatte forest, Chantilly forest and Ermenonville forest. Here you can enjoy horse-riding, golf, walking trails and cycling. The historical towns of Chantilly and Compiègne, both tied to France's royal and imperial past, are also close. Chantilly is renowned for its international racecourse, horse-riding estate and golf courses. Shops, markets, health services and schools - from nursery level to upper-secondary level - make your environment here practical for everyday needs. The area is easy to reach too. The A1 motorway gets you to Paris in less than an hour. And Paris Charles de Gaulle airport - with its high-speed train station - is only around 20 minutes away. From the local Chantilly-Gouvieux train station and stations in the nearby towns of Orry-la-Ville and Creil, you can also quickly reach the French capital and the region's main towns by rail via regular train journeys. The property lies in a residential area, set back from the busiest roads. From the home, you can reach the historical town centre on foot in around 15 minutes. The neighbourhood is also well connected to public transport.
A large gate leads into the property. The house stands in the middle of a garden. Gravel paths run through this garden, which is edged with a small river that flows beneath a weeping willow. On one side, there is the main house: a former stone watermill built in the 16th century. It offers a floor area of around 350m². It has a ground floor, a first floor and a second floor in the roof space. In line with it, there are several looseboxes, which have been turned into garages. They are linked to the house via an old-style conservatory. The building originally belonged to King Charles XIV. It was then turned into an oil mill in the middle of the 19th century and later a horse-riding centre, before becoming a private home. Its waterwheel mechanism no longer exists today. Opposite the house, there is a huge converted barn with a total floor area of around 400m². It houses offices, a reception room and a two-floor apartment. This outbuilding could be turned into an entirely residential edifice. An extra building with a 220m² floor area could be used to create new spaces, depending on your plans, whether personal or work-related.
The ground floorTravertine tiles cover all the floors on this lower level. There are two separate entrance halls. One of them leads in from the road and can be reached from the conservatory between the house and the garages. This garden-facing conservatory forms a direct link between the outside, the kitchen and the utility room, which adjoins the former looseboxes. The other entrance hall leads in from the garden and has a cloakroom and storage spaces. It connects to the different rooms on the ground floor. The kitchen, a separate room, is fully fitted. This spacious kitchen is bathed in natural light from a glazed wall that separates it from the dining room. This dining room is a vast reception room with large windows. Its exposed beams and exposed stonework underline its old character. Beyond it, there is a spacious lounge with a large-hearth stone fireplace. Its exposed ceiling beams and ...
