A large, detached, south facing, renovated 6 bedroomed, 100 year old house with 5,000 m2 mature garden, three sided outbuilding and swimming pool. The house is situated at the edge of a small hamlet and reportedly used to belong to the mayor many years ago; thus is of grand proportions, offering approximately 273m2 of living space (excluding the cellar, side two-storey extension and internal wood store).
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With two large sitting-rooms and 6 bedrooms, this property is equally perfect for a large family or a Bed & Breakfast or Chambre d'Hotes, and although renovated, (just needs finishing touches to two rooms) this south facing property still has huge potential, not least being the two-storey extension at the side of the house; perfect for conversion to a fully independent 2-3 bedroomed gite; totalling a living space, in the gite,of approximately 71m2! There is also plenty of parking to the front of the house; enough for several cars.
Fully double glazed and insulated with central heating, this house affords a modern life-style with all the benefits of being surrounded by original features, including original flooring, feature walls, fireplaces and plaster mouldings; plus having the benefits of a large cellar and large room dimensions.
The hall is very wide and has a large front door, which is double opening if required. The hall runs from the front to the back of the house and has a stunningly beautiful original tiled floor which flows to a further hall with original stone flagged flooring, then out to the garden via a door at the rear of the hall. From the hall is also a wide staircase leading upstairs. The access to the 39m2 cellar is also from the hall, under the staircase.
The cellar has a vaulted ceiling which has good standing height, electricity, a cold water tap and plenty of space for further freezers (for all that fruit and veg), plus enough room for brewing and storing beer and wine and for cold storage. The cellar is dry with no damp or water problems so is perfect for storing food /drink or garden furniture (even fabric furniture cushions) during the winter. As well as having direct access from inside the house, the cellar also has doors leading up into the rear garden.
The south facing downstairs lounge is the first of two lounges in the property. It has been newly decorated and benefits from a grand original fireplace and original stone flag flooring with beautiful original feature walls. These features really add to the 'wow factor' of this room. There is English satellite television and plenty of room for all your furniture...no more trying to squeeze in your Christmas tree!
The primary lounge leads to a newly renovated study with its own access to the front of the house and access to the back garden via the boiler room (which also has plenty of storage space). There is WIFI ADSL (broadband) and phone line via a France Telecom Livebox.
The downstairs bathroom is a magnificent size (20.46m2) with claw-foot bath, large original fireplace, shower, toilet and original stone flag flooring, really atmospheric!
The house is heated by wood central heating (radiators) and benefits from a large indoor wood store (9.43m2) accessed via the boiler room...so no need to venture outside on cold days!
The dining-room is also a very large room, (28.91m2) which more than comfortably seats 12 people at one grand table; and is even large enough to use several smaller tables, perfect for a Bed & Breakfast or a Chambre d'Hotes. A fireplace and original wood flooring creates the perfect setting for traditional dining.
The large kitchen (20.9m2) leading from the dining-room also has space to comfortably seat at least 8 people. It is very cosy despite its size, and has fully fitted traditional looking units and work surfaces. There is a lovely wood-burning cooker plus more than enough space for, (and indeed currently houses) a double gas cooker for cooking on in the summer. Overlooking the garden, it really is an inviting space.
There is the possibility to take down the wall between the kitchen and dining-room to make an absolutely huge open-plan cooking/dining/entertaining area.
The kitchen leads to a utility room. Also large in size it currently hosts a double sink unit with cupboards underneath, a double base unit with work surface, a chest freezer, an upright freezer and a tumble-dryer etc. There is the opportunity to fit wall cupboards for even more storage if required. The utility room leads to the back garden, and also to an integral garage which has its own access to the front driveway; it has full fronted windows which could easily be changed to a garage door if desired.
Upstairs there is a second lounge with French satellite TV and is perfect for guests or for the youngsters to get away from the adults (or indeed visaversa)! This lounge is large, bright and airy and benefits from south facing double doors. There is ample opportunity to create a balcony area from these double doors, thus also creating a porch for the front door which resides directly undermeath.
From this lounge there are 4 large double bedrooms, 2 south facing with their own fireplaces and 2 overlooking the large back garden with the benefit of en-suites.
There is a further landing leading from the upstairs lounge with large floor to ceiling built-in storage, perfect for storing bedding and towels etc, it also benefits from having two wardrobe areas and a large cupboard, perfect for storing
Garden: Mature
Parking: Driveway
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