Attractive property composed of main house + 2 appartements surface 520 sqm

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Location: Talmont St Hilaire is a medium sized ancient town that lies approx. 15km from Les Sables d’Olonne. The nearest beaches are approx. 8km away. The town has a variety of local independent shops, post office, pharmacy, supermarket as well as doctors’ surgeries, school, church, restaurants and bars. The focal point of the town has to be Talmont Castle with its deep and interesting history which attracts tourists to the area. The property itself stands alone overlooking the lake in a superb quiet semi-secluded area about an 8min walk from the centre of the town.

• Driving Distances:

Airports:    

                   Nantes                                          70mins

                   La Rochelle                                  70mins

                   Poitiers                                         80mins

                   Vendée Airpark (private)            15mins

Ferry Ports:  

                      St Malo                                       3hrs

                      Caen                                           4hrs

                      Cherbourg                                  4.25hrs        

                      Le Havre                                     4.5hrs

Railway Station(incl TGV): 

                      Les Sables d’Olonne                20mins

Marinas:                                

                      Bourgenay                                  10mins

                      La Rochelle                                75mins

Property: The property was totally and skilfully converted/reconstructed 4 years ago from an old building probably dating back 30 years. The main walls are of new insulated block construction. The exterior has been attractively covered in a white fully finished timber giving a lovely colonial look with its attractive central double height portion of the house. The roof is covered in a traditional red clay tile. The property benefits from external lights both to the front and rear terraces and along the boundary wall. There is an abundance of external water taps. The property mostly benefits from electrically operated roller shutters. Internally the property is tiled throughout.

Accommodation Details:

Main House 321 sqm :

Entrance Hall:            

This is a delightful spacious double height hall that extends up to the roof which incorporates 2 velux windows. There is a Beech wood open tread staircase and balustrade to the upper floor.

From hall door leading to:

Office / Bedroom 5   window onto the rear terrace.

From hall door leading to:

W/C and washbasin

From hall door leading to:

Corridor

From corridor, doors leading to the rest of the ground floor accommodation:

Bedroom 3:                 currently used as a playroom, with sliding patio doors to front terrace.

Bedroom 4:                 sliding patio doors to rear terrace.

Bathroom :                  fully tiled bathroom with large corner bath/shower, with connecting door to Bedroom 4.

Kitchen 23 sqm:                       fully fitted kitchen with large central workstation with real stone/granite worktops. 2 sets of sliding patio doors lead to the front terrace. Sliding doors lead to Living area.

Living area 80 sqm :                 this is a superb and very large lounge/sitting room incorporating a dining area from the kitchen and allows for multiple seating areas. This room benefits from feature dimmable lighting. There are panoramic views through large full height sliding windows opening onto teak decking giving an excellent view of the garden, pond and beyond to the lake, castle and church in Talmont. 2 sets of sliding patio doors lead onto the rear terrace, also large sliding patio doors to front terrace.

Utility room:                 this houses the gas fired central heating system with space for washing machine, tumble drier and useful storage space. Door to rear terrace.

Upstairs:

Landing :                     large landing which looks down to the hall and up to the open full height roof area with 2 large velux windows. Sliding full height windows overlooking the front terrace.

Bedroom 2  16 sqm :                with w/c and washbasin, window overlooking rear terrace.

Master Bedroom 55 sqm :      this bedroom has been created within part of the roof area of the property and has original features such as the old exposed main timbers which gives a very pleasing effect. At the far end of the bedroom is a delightful feature sunken bath. There are plenty of built-in storage areas and also a w/c and twin washbasin area. The whole of the floor has been finished in timber flooring. The velux windows have electrically operated blinds.

Front terrace: 67 sqm.

Rear terrace : 71 sqm.

Apartments:

The apartments are ideal and have a variety of uses, such as, as an extension to the main house, used by family/friends or could be used for holiday letting. The apartments are both tiled throughout. Apartment 1 is gas centrally heated. Apartment 2 is heated by electric panels.

Apartment 1: (66 sqm)

Separate entrance

Entrance hall:             corridor leading to 2 doors to:

Bedroom :                 with ensuite shower/wc/washbasin and with sliding patio doors to private rear terrace.

Living/Dining room:    with 2 sets of sliding patio doors to front terrace and door to:

Kitchen:                       fitted kitchen.

Front terrace : 23 sqm.

Rear terrace : 17 sqm.

Apartment 2: (110 sqm)

Separate entrance

Entrance lobby:          2.5 sqm leading to large open plan living space

Living space:              48.2 sqm comprising kitchen/dining area and large sitting area. Sliding patio doors to large private rear terrace, 2 sets of  sliding patio doors to front terrace.  

Utility room :                 6.7sqm housing pressurised hot water storage tank, electrical fuses and space for washing machine, tumble drier and storage space.

Corridor with doors leading to:

Bedroom 1 :                14.6sqm with sliding patio door to front terrace.

Bedroom 2 :               12.5sqm with sliding patio door to front terrace.

Bedroom 3 :                 10sqm window to rear terrace.

Bathroom :                  8sqm washbasin and shower cubicle.

Separate w/c             2sqm.

Front terrace              45.7sqm.

Rear terrace              38sqm.

Garage:

There is a very large detached garage/workshop/storage area with electronically operated garage door.

Stable:

There is a stable building for 2 horses which leads out onto a flat grassed paddock area. Alternatively the stable could be used for additional storage.

Grounds:

The house and grounds extend to approximately 20 000 sqm approx. The property is partly surrounded by a boundary wall and benefits from electronically operated gates - main gate (for vehicles) and small side gate. There is also a gravel parking area which could accommodate up to 6 cars, and newly laid lawn areas to the front of the property plus raised borders with established shrubs along the boundary walls. The front and rear terraces are tiled and both run the full length of the property.

From the parking area the grounds extend to the rear of the garage to a substantial additional gravelled area (large enough to accommodate 6 cars). Also to the rear of the garage is an enclosed area which is ideally suited for locating a large swimming pool.

To the end of the main house, accessible from both the front terrace and off the decked area, is an area of lawn for relaxing or children to play on presently enclosed by a small fence. This garden area then leads to the extensive grounds leading to the pond/river and outwardly to the lake at Talmont. It cannot be overstated that this area and the views from it are superb, arguably one of the best sites/views at Talmont. You can see the lake, castle (with its extensive history dating back to Richard the Lion heart) and other ancient buildings including the main church next to the castle and the delightful church to the east. These buildings are floodlit at night and are very attractive.