La Ruette de la Pompe, St Martin's GY4 6TL
An immaculately presented detached bungalow located on the outskirts of St Martin’s village.
Sitting centrally on its plot Sunningdale offers 3 bedrooms (2 en-suite) and the master enjoying the added benefit of a dressing area. The sizeable kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with an array of smart Maple units, the conservatory and sitting rooms both enjoys views of the private front garden while the dining room with its vaulted ceiling has sliding doors to a sun terrace. Externally the property benefits from attractive gardens and courtyard seating areas, to one corner a summer house with power supply, there is ample parking and a useful garage.
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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