Historic Country Manoir With Water Features

• Bedrooms: 6
• Outbuildings
• Swimming pool
• Lake

• Condition - Restored / Habitable
• Drainage - Septic tank
• Water - Mains
• Electricity - Mains

An enchanting country residence with 17&18C origins set in luxuriant grounds with pond, stream and ornamental lake. The property has a discrete location with no near neighbours and is protected by its own land. The main house has a wealth of period details, with a galleried staircase, terracotta floors, original fireplaces and oeil-de-boeuf windows. The accommodation is ideal for a large family and entertaining but would also lend itself to a commercial venture. With its guest wing and two independent apartments there is capacity to sleep 20 people in comfort. Summer house, terraces and landscaped garden with swimming pool for outdoor living. 35 kms NE of Auch. Local restaurants at 2kms. Shopping at two market towns at 10kms. Toulouse airport 50 mins. Classe Energie: C.

Ground Floor
Entrance hall, 4.6x3.4m, with coats' cupboard, electricity board. Larder & wine cellar, 1.9x4.5m.
Kitchen, 4.3x4.5m, with painted units under timber work tops, double stainless sink, dishwasher, extractor, 5-burner, Falcon Excel double oven. Open to.
Breakfast room, 4x6.8m, with Gascon fireplace, stone sink feature, window S, French windows W, pantry.                                                                                                                                                                          Dining room, 5x4.9m, with stone fireplace, two windows S.
Front hall, 4.1x8.6m, with original double door with transom window, arched bays with stencil work. Passage to rear hall.
Cloakroom, 3.3x3m, with separate WC.
Drawing room, 5.3x6.6m, ornate fireplace, 2 windows S.
Study, 3x6.8m, with storage & display cupboards, small corner fireplace, two windows E.
Music room, 7x4.3m, with French windows E.and Window N.
The ground floor has terracotta tiles, pattern or diagonally-laid.
North Wing
Sitting room, 4.7x4.4, French windows E. and windows E & W
Poolside kitchen, 4.6x3.8m, with tiled worktops, hob, oven, double ceramic sink, fireplace, window E.
Separate entrance, 4.5x2.7m, with glazed door to driveway.
Bedroom III/office, 4.5x3.1m. Downstairs WC.
Stair to first floor landing. Bedroom II, 4.7x3.2m, with en-suite bathroom. Family bathroom, 3x4m, both in tiled surround double vanity, WC. Bedroom I, 4.9x4.3m, windows E&W.
First Floor
A remarkable period stair in oak has square balusters and an attractive half landing.
Galleried landing, 4.3x9.9m, with stencil decor frieze, window S. Laundry room, 3.6x2m.
Principal bedroom, 5.7x6.8m, with heavily beamed ceiling, timber fireplace, built in cupboard, two windows S.
Main bathroom, 4x7m, centrally placed bath, twin basins set in oak 'pulpit', shower, bidet, separate WC. Windows W&S. Cupboards with hanging.
Bedroom II, 5.9x4.4m, with double aspect E&S. Dressing room, 3.5x2.3m, hanging, fitted drawers
Bathroom II, 3.6mx2.1m, inset bath, bidet, twin basins.
Bedroom III, 10x4.7m, with stencil decor, two windows N, inset bath, twin vanity basins, separate WC.
Bedroom IV, 7.9x4.4m, windows N&E inset bath, twin vanity basins, separate WC.
Bedroom V, 4.5x3.5m, with double aspect.
The first floor has a combination of period terracotta tiles and poplar boarded floors. Ceiling heights approx 3.3metres.
Independent Apartments
An external staircase in the East Wing gives access to two independent apartments at first floor level. Two bed and one bed units with light & spacious living rooms with kitchenettes, timber floors, bathrooms with bath with shower & WC. Ideal as staff accommodation or could be let separately.
Outside
Summer house, 5x8.3m, with beamed ceiling rising to roof, terra-cotta tiled floor, five deep windows.
Covered terrace, 4x8.3m, an ideal space for al fresco dining.
Swimming pool, 12x6m, 1.5metre depth, set in patterned concrete surround and framed by a low stone wall. Heat pump. Two vigorous olive trees provide shade.
Long Barn, 20x6m approx, providing workshop, lock-up garage and longer term storage. Covered parking and wood store, 26x6m approx. Boules court.
Land
3.46 hectares. Circular pillars and folding, wrought iron gates lead to a short turning drive and gravelled hard-standing between a camellia bed and horse-chestnut. A terrace on west with willow tree overlooks a spring-fed pond which in turn supplies a small stream. The south terrace has a series of box and lavender parterres set in pale chippings. An alley of planes, Douglas, cedar, sequoia and limes create an attractive line of sight into the grounds, entirely down to lawns. There are a multitude of mixed plantings, flowering trees and bushes with oaks and mixed hedges forming the boundaries. The ornamental lake is framed by hazelnuts, silver birch, parasol pine and mulberry. At each end of the property are paddocks hay-cropped by a local farmer.

NB The property is offered for sale with much of its basic furniture and equipment.

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