An Intriguing and Immaculately Presented Farmhouse and Gîte; 4/5 Beds; 2 Bed...

• Bedrooms: 5

An intriguing Farmhouse situated on the edge of a peaceful village, in the Madiranwine producing region The Farmhouse has been beautifully restored and is immaculately maintained It forms an attractive L shape with its barns, one of which has been renovated into a two bedroom fully operational Gîte There are also two additional barns, which offer the potential to be converted into further Gîtes Situated 45 minutes from both the historic city of Pau and Tarbes; close to the traditional market towns of Maubourguet, and Plaisance and within easy access to the auto-route leading to the Atlantic coast Marciac, well known for its annual Jazz festival is just 15 minutes away and attracts many tourists during the month of August Pau airport 45 minutes; Tarbes / Lourdes airport 40 minutes; Bordeaux and Toulouse airports 2 hours

During the renovations, the property has been entirely RE-ROOFED, RE-PLUMBED, RE-WIRED, and FULLY INSULATED It further benefits from WOOD FIRED CENTRAL HEATING, NEW DOUBLE-GLAZED HARDWOOD WINDOWS and mains drainage

The property has two entrances both leading in from the country lane The main entrance gates lead into the gravelled front courtyard with an ornamental fish pond The two bedroom gite and an ‘empty’ barn is situated to the left; the farmhouse is opposite and connects to a further ‘empty’ barn with two storeys In addition, there is a small out-building which is currently serving as a workshop / wood store; this could potentially make another gîte The gardens (4,300m2) are mainly laid to lawn and located to the rear of the farmhouse, bordering the neighbouring farming fields There is also a small ‘Potager’ to the side of the property The second entrance leads into this side where there is ample parking for guest cars

The local area attracts many tourists throughout the year and especially during August due to the Jazz festival held in the town of Marciac Other local activities include golf, horse-riding and bull fighting In addition, within a 90 minutes drive away, there is skiing, rafting and canoeing in the Pyrénées and surfing along the Atlantic coast

Ground Floor

Entrance Hallway (144m2) : Oak double glazed doors lead into the spacious entrance hall featuring its original wide staircase

Sitting Room (278m2) : with south and north facing Windows ; large fireplace with wood burning stove and bread oven insert ; colombage wall and original stone ‘evier’ Door leading into the adjoining barn

Dining Room (25m2) : with south and north facing windows ; built-in bookcase Access to the terrace and leading into the kitchen

Kitchen (205m2) : with north and south facing windows ; beautiful wood burning range (for cooking and central heating) with electric oven and gas hob for the summer, set into the original fireplace ; dining area with built-in seating; white high gloss units with black gloss worktops

Office / Bedroom 5 (86m2) : with south facing window, shelved alcove with access door to adjoining barn

Utility Room (38m2) : with plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer - storage space for coats / shoes etc

Shower Room / WC (7m2) : with north facing window, large shower cubicle, Wash-hand basin, wc, heated towel rail, built-in towel cupboard

First Floor

Landing (19m2) : with original beamed ceiling and windows to the front

Bedroom 1 (25m2) : with south facing window, exposed beams and colombage walls

Bedroom 2 (89m2) : with velux roof window to the rear, colombage walls and exposed beamed ceiling

Bathroom (52m2) : with north facing velux, Wash-hand basin within vanity unit, bath, wc, and heated towel rail

Bedroom 3 (76m2) : with north facing velux, parquet flooring, fitted low level cupboard and colombage wall

Bedroom 4 (86m2) : with south facing window, parquet flooring and colombage wall

TWO BEDROOM GITE / GUEST COTTAGE

Reverse level accomodation with two double bedrooms and well appointed shower room on the ground floor Open plan living room, dining area and fitted kitchen on the first floor Wood floors throughout, exposed beamed ceilings and colombage and exposed stone walls

GARDEN (4,300m2) : Feature pond with seating area - well planted gardens -plenty of parking - paved patios + separate eating area with original bread oven converted to a bar-be-que, vegetable garden and ample room for swimming pool if required

OUT-BUILDINGS – Both Suitable for Conversion Into Additional Gîtes

BARN 1 (697m2) – Situated next to current Gite

BARN 2 (58m2) – on two levels

Wood Store / Workshop (20m2)

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