Maison Boye is a traditional stone built property, set in its own grounds of over an acre, thoughtfully restored and converted to provide modern living within its original style, charm and features.

Exposed oak beams, walls a yard thick, a traditional log fireplace, quarry tile floors, rustic terracotta roof ... combined with bright modern bathrooms and kitchen, and a host of home entertainments ..

A raised patio, featuring a stone barbecue, is set below an attractive bamboo pergola ... ideal for relaxed summer meals al fresco.

From here, the gently sloping sun terrace, equipped with sun loungers, sun beds and a swing seat, leads down to the private swimming pool. 

The swimming pool is a generous 10m x 5m with semi-circular Roman steps into the shallow end, a water slide into the deep end, and with halogen underwater lighting for the evenings.

It features automatic filtering and uses the latest environmentally friendly low chlorine water treatments.

Rather than surround the pool with unsightly fencing, we have elected to install a sophisticated alarm system to comply with the strict safety rules. This will detect a small child falling into the water, and not only sounds a siren at the poolside, but also triggers a remote wireless monitor in the house.

The secluded grounds are reached by a long tree-lined drive, with the nearest neighbours about a quarter of a mile away. However, Maison Boye is far from isolated.

The Medieval market town of Caylus, set in the River Bonnet valley, with all its shops, bars and restaurants is reached within a few minutes by car or, more pleasantly, by a stroll down the quiet country lane ... where you could meet a friendly donkey along the way who loves to be fed some grass, or maybe the cows en-route to milking, or even a baby lizard basking in the sunshine.

Getting to Caylus has also become much easier recently. Low cost flights by Ryanair & EasyJet make flying a very affordable option - and for those who prefer to drive, the completion of the new French motorways to within ten miles of the house has made the journey from Calais a more relaxing and quicker trip.

Dining Room: Linked to the kitchen through an original stone archway, the dining room features exposed oak beams, full sized fireplace with canopy, large farmhouse table with seating for eight, and the stairs up to Bedroom 1. Below the stairs is a writing desk with WiFi router and a laptop for guests to use (preconfigured with links to Facebook, Google, and other popular sites), plus a wireless telephone with itemised billing.

Lounge:   Comfortably appointed with quality furniture, traditional stone benching, wall mounted satellite TV, plenty of books, traditional games, DVD, CD and iPod players, and a large collection of family DVDs. Double French doors to the outside.

 A cosy, quiet room looking out to the woods. Used as either an escape from the children or, by converting the divan, becomes a compact downstairs double bedroom. Bring your paints too! This room features pictures and drawings of Maison Boye kindly donated by previous guests.

Shower room: Large shower area, with toilet and washbasin. Conveniently located on the ground floor to provide easy showering before/after a swim, and also, because its next to the sitting room, is useful as Bedroom 4's "nearly ensuite".