Pretty Stone House in Wooded Setting with a Pond & Terraces in Country Hamlet

Property Description

Summary
In a buccolic area of the departement Charente, this spacious home is great for a family home or a holiday home.
A large Linden tree in front of the house gives shade in summer & a beautiful perfume which attracts bees.
At the side of the house there is a large pond covered in lilies in the summer with frogs & fish.
2 main outhouses (workshop & stable/wood storage)and a large roofed carport for 2 cars & shelter for logs.
The barbecue area is situated on the terrace in front of the kitchen, beside the pond & the old bread oven. The large property is composed of 3 main areas, 1 in front of the pond next to the lane; another enclosed for dogs or smaller animals, and a large section with a meadow & woods. This is a perfect setting for horses or other animals. The property borders a 2 properties with quiet welcoming neighbours.

Location
40 minutes by car to Bordeaux centre.
7 km to Barbezieux St Hilaire. Barbezieux has all amenities, including a large supermarket, market, cinema, schools & swimming pool. Sports facilities including tennis, junior school in the local village of Condeon (1.5 km).

Many events during the summer.
25 minutes from Angoulême, the nearest large town where there is the annual comic strip festival every January.
This area is a historic part of France with many medieval churches & monuments, not forgeting the famous town of Cognac (30mins).

30 minutes from Aubeterre sur Dronne wherer there is a famous troglodyte church set in the rock face and a beautiful river: the Dronne and the Dordogne is 1 hour away,
Beside the house there is a 15 mins walk through the countryside to the renovated old grain mill overlooking the Condeon valley & village.

Access
5 minutes from the 4 lane dual carriage way, (free) to N10, Bordeaux (south) and Paris.

5 mins from Angoulême train station where the TGV's leave for Paris & Bordeaux many times a day (Angoulême to Paris in 2 hours).

Bordeaux airport is only 50 minutes drive away.
Other nearby airports include: Bergerac (1h40), La Rochelle (1h40), Poitiers (1h45) & Limoges.

Interior
Entrance hallway (10,6m²)
Bedroom downstairs (13.6m²) with a hardwood floor & chimney
A shower room (4.5m²)
A separate W.C.
Large lounge with a log fire (enclosed), double doors onto the garden, & A/C (29m²)
Kitchen and dining area are combined in 29m² with a log fire (enclosed), fitted kitchen.
Double doors lead onto the terrasse overlooking the lily pond.
Stairs in the lounge lead up to the landing where there is an office. (20m²) with beams.
2nd bedroom (master) (18m²) with it’ s own shower & wash area.
3rd bedroom (15m²).
Separate W.C. on the landing with wash basin.
The loft is easily accessible from the landing.
Double glazing throughout,
The roof was completely redone in 2020/21.

Exterior
Beautiful mature garden with large trees providing shade in the summer.
At the side of the house there is a large pond covered in lilies in the summer with frogs & fish.
A terrace beside an old bread oven provides a very pretty & attractive outdoor summer dining area.
There are 2 main outhouses, one is used as a workshop, the other much larger is useful for everything else you need to do, including parking a car.
A large roofed lean to is currently used for the car & as a shelter for logs.

Additional Details
The property is of 9450M2, excellent grazing area for horses or other animals. A smaller enclosed section for dogs. There are many trees on the property which enhances the beauty of the property.