Property description

Central Village Position

Dinnaken house is a large detached property prominently located in the quiet Somme village of Flers, overlooking the famous 'Tommy' memorial to the 41st Division. The house has been fitted out to an extremely comfortable standard to meet the needs of visitors to the area. It offers excellent accessibility to Delville Wood at the village of Longueval, the Butte de Warlencourt at Le Sars, and is within 30 minutes pleasant walk of the Memorial to the New Zealand Division near High Wood.

The Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Bulls Road is a short five minutes walk, with the AIF cemetery at Gueudecourt a further ten minutes distant. Adjacent to the church is a French poilu memorial commemorating the sacrifice of men of the village in the First World War. At the entrance of the village at the Longueval end, a memorial to the French who fought here in 1914.

Accommodation - First Floor

The home is capable of hosting one to eight people over two levels. The first floor sleeps four in two bedrooms with two single beds in each, complete with linen and electric roller shutters for that continental touch.

The large, bright and airy living/dining room is comfortably furnished, with a 'flame effect' electric fire and fully tiled flooring. The room comes complete with historical information, television and video recorder with a wide selection of videos, many Great War related. There is a small library and a range of games for guests to enjoy.

The top floor is served by a modern three-piece shower room with double basin to vanity unit.

The modern kitchen includes built in units, gas hob and oven, refrigerator, microwave, toaster, kettle, cooking pans and all associated cutlery. A small washing machine is available to guests.

Accommodation - Ground Floor

Access to the ground floor is via either the external stairs or internal stairwell fitted with antique sporting memorabilia. There is a downstairs salon with framed Great War posters to the walls.

The large third bedroom is a double with east facing French doors onto the sunny patio area. The cellar may be accessed with care for drying/airing washing of wet clothes.

The fourth bedroom has views overlooking the 41st Division memorial and is a large twin room situated off the ground floor salon.

In 2006 a brand new three-piece shower room was installed to the 'rez de chausee' complete with tiled floors and heated towel rail.

Guests have full use of the gardens front and rear with patio set and barbecue. A new decked pathway with themed sandbag entrance provides access to the rear of the house.