Les Pages, St Martin's GY4 6QU
Offered to the market for the first time since its completion in 1898, this large detached Victorian cottage enjoys a fabulous location close to some of the south coast’s finest lanes, wooded valleys and cliff path walks around Petit Bot.
Renovated and considerably extended, the charming accommodation now offers well-proportioned period and modern reception rooms, all with high ceilings, along with four double bedrooms, ensuite shower room and family bathroom. The lovely, mainly west facing gardens extend to a third of an acre and are laid to lawn and feature a large sun terrace, pergola, wildlife pond, many mature trees and shrubs including two apple trees. At the rear of the garden a new shed provides good storage and houses a well pump which supplies the gardens. At the front and side of the house a gravel drive provides parking for up to six cars.
Jerbourg Point marks St Martin’s and Guernsey’s south-east corner with panoramic views across to neighbouring islands. Fermain Bay was a favourite of Victor Hugo’s, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir captured Moulin Huet in fifteen of his paintings.
Cliff paths and green lanes provide excellent walks and Sausmarez Manor is a resplendent Queen Anne house, with regular events in its grounds. There are good family amenities, excellent hotels, restaurants and pubs, plus a M&S food hall for home dining. This is a sought-after location with a vibrant parish centre and housing market to match.
At the gateway to St Martin’s parish church stands La Gran’mère du Chimquière (the grandmother of the churchyard), where present-day brides often adorn the pagan statue-menhir (c.2500BC) with a floral headdress.
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