DOM1277 –3 bed farmhouse with attached barn fully renovated. Separate barn with new roof, power and

• 18C stone farmhouse fully renovated
• Seperate barn ready to convert
• Pretty setting
• Plunge pool
• Good views

• Bedrooms: 3
• Rural
• Outbuildings
• Swimming pool

• Condition - Restored / Habitable

Ref number - DOM1277

Location - Normandy – Orne- near Domfront (61700)


Property - Summary

DOM1277 –3 bed farmhouse with attached barn fully renovated. Separate barn with new roof, power and water, plus large single garage and wood-store. Plunge pool. Set in 1500 square metres (0.37acres).


DOM1277 – A south facing 3 bedroomed farmhouse with attached barn fully renovated within the last five years. There is also a separate barn (9.5 x 5 metres) with new roof, power and water, suitable for conversion plus large single garage and double covered wood-store. Plunge pool. Land totalling approximately 1500 square metres (0.37acres).

Condition - Very good – completely renovated -

Accommodation – habitable space 197m2 - 3 bedrooms –
2 bathrooms - 7 rooms

Ground floor:

Main room (7.8 x 5.1m)
Utility room (2.9 x 2.4m
Dining room (5.35 x 2.9m)
Sitting room (5.7 x 5.5m)

First floor:

Landing (3.4 x 2.3m)
Master bedroom (4.8 x 3.0m)
En-suite bathroom/dressing room (3.1 x 2.15/2.0 x 1.5m)
2nd landing (5.6 x 3.1m)
Family bathroom (2.4 x 2.05m)
Bedroom 2 (3.4 x 3.4m)
Bedroom 3 (5.5 x 3.2m)

Outside:

Barn (9.5 x 5m)
Large single garage and double covered wood-store

Plunge pool
Garden

Land area - 1500m2 (0.37 acres)


Vendor’s description -

18th Century Stone Farmhouse

A south facing 3 bedroomed farmhouse with attached barn fully renovated within the last five years. There is also a separate barn (9.5 x 5 metres) with new roof, power and water, suitable for conversion to gite but currently used as a workshop. Large single garage and double covered wood-store. Plunge pool. Land totalling approximately 1500 square metres (0.37acres). The house and barn sit in the centre of the plot, to the front there is a grassed area within laurel hedges giving complete privacy. To the rear there are lawns, a flagged patio & BBQ area and a comprehensive orchard with fruit and nut trees. The gated driveway will hold several vehicles. The property is not overlooked and the nearest neighbours are a ¼ mile in either direction, secluded but not isolated. The local village is just over 1 mile(1.6km) away.

The House - Ground Floor

Main Room (7.8 x 5.1 metres)
The front entrance goes into a large live-in room, with kitchen/dining/seating area in typical French style. The kitchen has a selection of base and wall units, with inset stainless steel sink with mixer tap, electric built under fan oven and halogen hob. A 14.5 kw wood-burning stove heats the room and the landing. There are two electric heaters for when the wood burner is not in use. Ceramic tiled floor. Antenna socket for satellite system giving access to UK television channels. Telephone point. A feature staircase with hardwood balustrading leads to the 1st floor and there is an under stair storage cupboard and a built in wine rack. Original oak entrance door and two hardwood double-glazed windows.

Utility Room (2.9 x 2.4 metres)

Accessed up two steps from the main room it has base units matching those of the kitchen with co-ordinating worktops. There is also a 200 litre hot water tank, plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher and at present a fridge/freezer. The walls are shelved for extra storage. Access to the rear garden is via a timber T&G door. Hardwood double glazed window. Ceramic tiled floor matching the main room.

Dining Room (5.35 x 2.9 metres)

A separate dining room with beamed ceiling and enough space to seat 10 guests follows through via two steps from the living area. Electric heater. Hardwood double glazed window and rush carpeting on the floor.

Sitting Room (5.7 x 5.5 metres)

A formal lounge accessed via internal double French doors from the dining room. It has a free standing 9 kW wood burning stove, set on a local stone hearth. Hardwood double glazed French doors lead outside to the pool. There are two small “archers” windows, both double glazed. The floor is finished in quality oak veneered boards. Beamed ceilings and a feature wall with timbered “columbage”. Exposed stone surrounds to the windows and French doors.

The House: - First Floor.

1st Landing (3.4 x 2.3 metres)

The staircase leads to a landing area which has a balustraded gallery rail. Currently this is used as an office. To the front there is a Velux double glazed window and to the rear off the half landing is a double glazed picture window looking over the rear garden. Telephone and broad-band connection points. The floor is finished in quality oak veneered boards. The ceiling displays the original roof timbers and the walls have some of the original oak as feature strips.

Master Bedroom (4.8 x 3.0 metres)

A good sized double bedroom displaying the original roof timbers. Velux double glazed window to the front elevation. Electric heater. Carpeted Floor. Antenna point for UK satellite TV.

En-suite Bathroom/Dressing Room (3.1 x 2.15 / 2.0 x 1.5)

Bathroom accessed directly from the master bedroom comprising bath with thermostatic shower mixer taps, washbasin and pedestal and low level toilet suite. Ceramic tiled floor. Electric heater. The bathroom has an oak dressing table with mirror and off the en-suite is a walk-in wardrobe fitted out with hanging rails and lots of shelving. A Velux double glazed window to the rear elevation with a small “archers” double glazed window overlooking the fields.

2nd Landing (5.6 x 3.1) to widest point

The office area has a doorway leading on to another landing used as a sitting area and gives access to a further two double bedrooms and a second bathroom. Electric heater. Low exposed stone feature wall along one side with exposed original beams. The floor is finished again in quality oak veneered boards. Dormer with hardwood double glazed opening window overlooking the pool and surrounding countryside.

Family Bathroom (2.4 x 2.05 metres)

Comprising quarter round shower cubicle with thermostatic controls, washbasin and pedestal with low level toilet suite. Electric heater. High gloss yew laminate flooring. Velux double glazed window to the rear elevation. Half tiled with exposed beams to add interest.

Bedroom 2 (3.4 x 3.4 metres)
A good sized double bedroom with low exposed stone feature wall along one side. Velux double glazed window to the rear elevation. Built-in wardrobe with shelf storage and above the main roof beam more storage space. Carpeted floor. Electric heater and exposed oak beams.

Bedroom 3 (5.5 x 3.2 metres)

The largest of the three bedrooms has T & G wooden flooring and low exposed stone feature walls along two sides. There is a walk in wardrobe with hanging space and shelving. The room also has a fitted dressing table. Electric heater. Exposed roof timbers. Velux double glazed window to the rear elevation.

Outside Features

Plunge Pool

A timber framed octagonal pool 3.6 metres across its widest dimension and 1.2 metres deep. The pool has a full filtration system. Electrics for the pump and filter are housed in an adjoining timber casing and the pool is accessed by steps off the raised decked seating area. There is a useful well on the property.

The Garden

The total area is 1500 square metres and has an interesting feel. There are three separate parts to the garden. Immediately outside is the parking area and that leads on to the pool and decking, opening up then on to the very private sheltered lawn. To the side of the house is the wood store and to the rear is the abundant orchard. Again this has lawns but it also has several shaded seating areas. It features a flagged patio and BBQ spot.

Utilities

Mains electricity and water. The property has been professionally wired and plumbed to French regulations within the last 8 years. The electricity circuit is pilot wired for central heating. Sewerage is via a septic tank located under the rear garden. The property has mains telephone and broadband availability. All down stairs windows have removable wooden security shutters

The Area

The pretty local village is just 1 mile (1.67km) away and is fully self-contained. It boasts a Bakery, Butcher, Hairdresser, Village Shop, Bar & Restaurant, Builders Merchant and Garage selling fuel and offering car servicing and repairs. There is a small lake and a park. The village is well known as the capital of the Pear Region of Normandy, and has a distillery on the far side of the centre, where calvados, cider and pear aperitif (poire) can be purchased. During the year there are several festival days celebrating the village’s importance in the production of pears. The main activity is dairy farming; if a field doesn’t have cows it will be growing crops to feed them!

Further Afield

The region of lower Normandy is awash with places to visit. Mont St. Michel is just one hours drive and the D-day landing beaches about 75 minutes away. The closest beaches which are uncrowded, clean and unspoilt are within a 45 minute drive. The nearest ferry ports from the UK are Caen (Ouistreham) and St. Malo, both about a 90 minute drive and the crossings leaving from Portsmouth have 3 sailings a day into Caen. The region is served by two airports:- Dinard (73 miles) by Ryanair from Stansted and East Midlands, and Rennes (55 miles) by Flybe from several UK airports.

The nearest principle towns are Domfront and Saint Hillaire de Harcouet both about 12 miles distance. St. Hillaire is a modern bustling town with plenty of shopping opportunities and restaurants, while Domfront is split into two very different halves with a modern shopping centre and an old medieval quarter, with ancient timbered houses and the ruins of Henry II’s castle on the highest point.

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