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We welcome you to our Gite at La Roche d'Enchaille

• La Roche d'Enchaille is an elegant six-bedroom gite with outdoor heated pool and hot tub/jacuzzi in the Loire valley.
• Set into a hillside with a wood behind, it enjoys uninterrupted views of the surrounding farmland and woods.
• The house is a careful restoration and conversion of the farm that supplied the Château of Cussay.
• The history of La Roche d'Enchaille dates back to 1268, when the first record of the Château can be traced as being sold to Guy the Doyen of St Martin.
• The main west-facing wall on the site is formed from the original Château’s ramparts: vestiges of these are present throughout the grounds, along with entrances to caves and tunnels. The locals swear there is a tunnel linking La Roche d’Enchaille with the church in the centre of Cussay some 5km away!
• The Château had several roles during its long history, including operating as a mint striking coinage back in the 16th century, and more recently as a “relais de poste”.
• There is a large cave carved in to the hillside above the farm, which was used during the Second World War as a refuge for the Resistance. It now looks after the owner’s wine!

Our Accommodation

Our Location

We converted the house ourselves in 2007 – Garth did the building work and Lizzy designed the interiors. We wanted to create a house that reflected classical French country style, and that was a pleasure to stay in.

Living area

• Downstairs, the property has a large open-plan living area. There is a fully equipped American-style kitchen, with dishwasher, six-burner gas cooker, electric fan oven, microwave, fridge, kettle and coffee machine. In addition, adjacent to the rear entrance lobby there is a Laundry room which houses the washing machine, iron/ironing board, central heating boiler and a Fridge freezer
• The dining area has a large oval oak table, which can seat 12 people for dinner. In addition there is a separate dining table to accommodate 4 people.
• The sitting area is fitted with three comfortable sofas and an armchair, one of which folds out to make a double bed. ​

​Bedrooms 6

• The main house has four bedrooms, three on the first floor, leading off a large central landing which has a single bed/sofa.
• The master bedroom has a double bed and en-suite shower room.
• The second bedroom has a double bed and a single bed. Finally, the third bedroom has two single beds. There are also available 2 Ikea wooden baby beds and 2 Ikea plastic highchairs.
• All these bedrooms are fitted with ceiling fans.
• The ground floor double bedroom is immediately next door to the shower room off of the rear entrance lobby.
• The loft annexe comprises of a master bedroom with a double bed and a children's bedroom with bunkbeds. These both share a shower room. They are all accessed from a spacious hallway and the loft benefits from a separate entrance via a staircase from the games room.

Bathrooms
There are four bathrooms. Off the landing is a large bathroom fitted with a freestanding clawfoot bath complete with shower attachment.
As mentioned above, the master bedroom has an en suite shower room. Downstairs off the living area you will find an open-plan shower room with level access and a WC.
The loft annexe has it's own shower room with WC.

Television, internet and games.
There is free Wi-Fi.
Upstairs on the landing there is Free sat television French and English a PlayStation games console and a sofa to lounge on.
There is a Harman/Kardon Bluetooth music speaker and a selection of  board games.
Terraces & boules court
On both sides of the living area, French doors lead out onto private terraces.
The front terrace catches the morning sunlight and is a good place to eat breakfast.
The back terraces look out over open countryside, the pool/hot tub area and the boules/petanque court. There are some spectacular sunsets to be enjoyed from this vantage point!
Revise the rules of boules.
Games area
In the east end of the barn is a large games area, with table tennis table and a dartboard. This area also provides a covered area for unloading and a utility room which houses a washing machine and a Fridge freezer.