The property is nestled on the western edge of the village. A white double-leaf gate leads into it. On the right, a gravelled space runs alongside the watermill’s facade. The watermill is a huge rectangular building that faces south. Its large size and uniformity make the edifice stand out. It is made of small white stones that are typical of rural dwellings in the local region. A hipped slate roof crowns the building. To the left, there is a clear view of the arches of a bridge that crosses the River Serein, which flows beneath the watermill in the middle of it.

From 1837 onwards, the building had several lives before it was converted into a guesthouse. The elongated edifice runs from east to west. It has four floors and a basement. Its tall, broad facade is punctuated with rectangular windows evenly spaced out and set in surrounds of dressed stone. Two stringcourses, embellished with decorative metal features, demarcate the levels. Many gabled dormers stand along the roof, which is crowned with finials.

On the north side of the watermill, there is an outbuilding designed as a workshop and an area of lush land that extends along the millrace. On this rear side there is also a parking area for guests and visitors.

The watermill

The ground floor
There are many entrances into the ground floor via simple wooden doors. The main entrance door is above the millrace. It leads into a reception filled with natural light from two large windows with small panes that cover the room’s front wall. This is where the mill’s mechanisms were operated. Some of this old machinery can still be seen here today. On the west side, a door leads into a vast dual-aspect lounge that features a monumental stone fireplace with a straight hood and a ceiling of exposed beams and joists. The lounge’s generous size and layout naturally make it a place of relaxation and encounters. A quarter-turn timber staircase leads up to the private section on the first floor. In line with the large lounge, there is a kitchen, which is also used as a dining room. It takes up the west end of the ground floor. The old floors have been well preserved, both here and throughout much of the watermill. A few steps lead to the garden by the river.

On the east side, beyond the reception, there is a large dining room. A second kitchen adjoins it. Here there is also a little glazed room – preserved in its original state – that doubtless once served as a foreman’s office. A door leads to one of the cellars. And another door leads to a hallway where a second staircase rises up. This second staircase takes you to the upper floors too. You can also reach a vast dual-aspect room from this space. This bright room takes up the east end of the building and forms the only guest room on the ground floor. It has an en-suite bathroom and lavatory.

The first floor
The private section on the first floor can be reached via the west staircase. It includes a vast dual-aspect lounge where natural light brings out the warm tones of the wood strip flooring, the pillars and the ceiling. A large guest room with a walk-in wardrobe and an en-suite bathroom completes this section.

On the east side, there are four guest rooms. You can also reach them via the other staircase. Each guest room has its own bathroom or shower room, as well as its own lavatory. Some of the guest rooms also feature a marble fireplace. Wood strip flooring extends across almost all this level. Exposed beams and joists run across the ceilings. The rooms in the middle of the building serve practical purposes: there is a linen room and two extra bedrooms.

The second floor
This floor is where the guesthouse’s largest bedroom lies. It is nestled on its own up here where it enjoys calm and looks out over the garden. There is also an extensive room with a floor area of 260m² on this level. This vast space could serve a range of purposes. The style of this second floor is the same is that of the floor immediately below it.

The attic
Partitions have been installed in some of this vast loft space to make it liveable: the basics of different rooms, lavatories and bathrooms have been fitted. Yet this top floor still needs to be fully converted.

The cellar
The cellars lie on either side of the millrace with layouts that are similar to each other: a large room and a smaller one with floors of Burgundy stone slabs.