Pretty Renovated Stone Longere with Stunning Views, Two Small Gites, 2.2 Hectares Land, and Established Equestrian Infra…

Property Description

Pretty Renovated Stone Longere with Stunning Views, Two Small Gites, 2.2 Hectares Land, and Established Equestrian Infrastructre, North Mayenne

Summary
This beautiful property is ready for you and your animals to move into and, if you wish, begin letting the gites straight away. The current owner has improved the land and buildings extensively whilst nurturing biodiversity and ensuring a healthy environment for the wide range of birds and insects you will find here.

The two-bed gite, an apartment on the first floor of one of the barns, has a handmade balcony overlooking the garden, meadows and valley, or you might choose to keep it as an office, or accommodation for family. The one-bed gite, with private entrance and set a small distance from the farmhouse, was created from the former bread-oven of the hamlet, has its own garden and stunning views of the water meadow.

The property has been adapted for equestrian use. There are two barns available for shelter or, if you wish, transformation into stabling, and the surfacing to corral and gateways minimise mud in winter. Pasture grows well, even in the driest of summers, and a paddock paradise system has also been set up for laminitic horses/good doers.

If you don't have animals, the meadows can simply be enjoyed for the wildlife which they attract.
The property has a spring, well and small stream running along the boundary (the house is much higher so there is no risk of flooding) and creates a truly wonderful environment for nature and bird-lovers to enjoy.

Location
2 km from the nearest village, Courcite, where you will find a good boulangerie and 5-6 km from two larger villages, Villaines la Juhel and Bais, where all essential amenities can be found.

Access
Two hours from the nearest port at Caen, 4.5 hours from Calais, nearest airports Rennes, Nantes, Tours, all around 2 hours away. One hour from Le Mans by road for TGV and TER trains.

Interior
On stepping into the spacious farmhouse kitchen you'll be initially struck by how light the property is. A recently installed Nordica Therma Rosa wood fired Cuisiniere with back boiler provides a centre piece for the kitchen, as well as running the central heating ensuring a warm and cosy home all year round (radiators in all rooms). The kitchen leads straight into the generously sized double aspect lounge, refurbished elegantly in 2023, with handmade oak staircase, laminate flooring, woodburner and hearth. Access upstairs is from the lounge. Beyond the lounge there is a small corridor, leading off it a bedroom, currently used as an office, and a bathroom and separate WC. This section of the house has its own entrance so could be used as part of the house or as separate chambre d'hote accommodation.

Upstairs a refurbished and well-insulated landing, three large double bedrooms, one with adjacent dressing room, and a new bathroom with Italian-style shower, bath and WC (installed 2023).

Adjacent to the farmhouse is a converted barn, the upper floor housing the larger of the two gites. This boasts two bedrooms, one double and one single, and a large and spacious kitchen/living area with panoramic views of the garden and valley from the balcony. The gite does not have windows on the farmhouse side of the property, so does not overlook the house, increasing privacy for residents and visitors.

The one-bedroom gite, a cottage created from the hamlet's former bread-oven, has a bedroom upstairs with lovely views across the garden and farmland beyond, and a living/kitchen, refurbished professionally in 2022. It has its own parking, terrace and garden.

The surface area of the farmhouse is 134m2, Gite 1 52m2, Gite 2 28m2.

The property has been well maintained by the current owner and is ready to move into.

Exterior
This property is truly a delight for nature lovers and has been kept following permaculture principles to nurture the wildlife for the past 7 years.

A large south-facing garden with mature fruit trees wraps round the property, and offers stunning views of the land and the surrounding valley. The meadows also wrap around the property and slope downwards to the foot of the valley where a small stream runs.

Extensive barns and outbuildings have all been well maintained: large hay-barn, former dairy currently used to shelter horses and for storage, tractor barn, small garage, workshop, log stores, a small stone barn also used as shelter for horses and several other small stone outbuildings.

A flat paddock provides a grass arena for schooling and riding the horses.

Additional Details
Taxe foncière 527 Euros. Notaire's fees not included. Private sale - no agency fees.

Revenue Generation
The gites have been successfully used to run residential workshops held at the property and also for short lets via well-known holiday sites.