The old Bellersen mill - a special building in a special place

The old watermill is located on the edge of the village with a direct view of the countryside and access to various hiking trails right outside the door. There is a small camper van harbor nearby and the village pond and a Kneipp treading pool are right next door.
The mill building also houses a small fruit distillery with a few adjoining rooms, where the local history and tourist association produces the Bellerser Edelobstbrand, which is well-known in the region, as well as brandies made to order.
The old mill was used as a country hotel and restaurant until 2010, the former "Mühlenkrug", and then as a music seminar house until 2015.
The ensemble consists of the old mill building dating back to the 16th century, which has been repeatedly converted into a guesthouse/hotel since the 1960s/70s, a residential/room extension from the 1970s, the old barn from the 19th century, a former bowling alley building and the distillery room, which was added around 20 years ago.
The residential extension (approx. 1970) consists of storage rooms and boiler room on the ground floor, 4 rooms on the 1st floor and a small attic apartment on the 2nd floor.
The former bowling alley annex is mostly empty and is currently used as a workshop and storage room. Part of this room is also partitioned off for a storage room for the distillery.
The sheet metal roof was replaced in 2022 and insulation was laid on the concrete ceiling below.
This roof would be suitable for a large 30 kWp PV system. Independently of this, another large system of a similar size would be conceivable on the roof of the barn in combination with the residential extension after appropriate upgrading, as there are two house connections (mill building AND distillery).
The distillery room adjoins the barn on one side and the former bowling alley building on the other.
The barn is empty. A concrete floor was installed there about 20 years ago.
There is also a garage building attached to the barn. There is a spacious single garage and a double garage, which is used by the distillery for storage.

The building is largely heated by a gas heating system from 2010, when the conversion from oil to gas took place. Two stainless steel fireplaces from 2021 are available for use in the area of the old mill building and are currently used by a pellet stove and a log fireplace.

The 11,000 sqm idyllic property is divided into three parts by the mill race and the small river "Brucht". On the part of the property facing the street "Zum Mühlengrund" is the building ensemble with a total of approx. 1100 sqm of living and usable space.

Between the Mühlengraben and the Brucht is an elongated, park-like plot, which extends from the "Kaminzimmer" extension of the old mill building with direct access to this part of the plot to the confluence of the Mühlengraben and Brucht at the end of the plot.
The design as a small park or even flower beds and kitchen gardens can be easily realized here. Animal husbandry is also possible.
On the rear plot, separated by the Brucht, there is another meadow/pasture, which is largely separated by pasture fences on the sides facing away from the Brucht. There is also a small wood on a slope on this part of the property.
The mill is an absolute collector's item in a very special location, far away from hectic life and with great recreational value.

The "Alte Mühle Bellersen" is picturesquely situated in the small village of Bellersen (approx. 670 inhabitants), which belongs to the town of Brakel (approx. 15,000 inhabitants) in the district of Höxter.
The Alte Mühle is very quiet on the edge of the village, away from through traffic. This offers great recreational value, but also the opportunity to make music here undisturbed, for example.