Beautiful and Spacious Stone House with Pool and Tennis Cour

Property Description

Property Features
Bedrooms : 5
Bathrooms : 4
Reception Rooms : 4
Plot (m2) : 3648
Habitable area (m2) : 250
Swimming Pool : Yes
Outbuildings : Yes
State of Repair : Good
Drainage : Septic tank
Heating system : Heat-exchange system + wood-burning stoves
Taxe foncière (EUR) : 1224 (in 2019)
Nearest shop : 5km
Nearest bar : 5km
Nearest town : Rouillac 8km



Property Summary
This renovated stone house offers 250m2 of habitable space, large outbuildings with great scope for development, a beautiful swimming pool and a tennis court set in prettily landscaped gardens.


Full Details
HouseA handsome stone arch opens to a gravelled courtyard to the front of the house from where the front door opens to the main living area.Ground floorThe main living room is split into distinct sections and is air-conditioned throughout. The front door opens into an entrance area with feature sweeping spiral staircase. The sitting area itself (55m2) is split into two distinct spaces with a formal sitting area and a sunken TV/multimedia 'snug' area with limestone fireplace.The dining room (20m2) has a stone fireplace and original feature 'potager' (a traditional stone cooker). To the far side of the dining room is the summer room (17m2) with a stunning, stone vaulted ceiling, and sliding patio doors giving a lovely view over the landscaped gardens and pool beyond.A door from the summer sitting room opens to an office (16m2), above which is a mezzanine bedroom. Form the office there is access to an extensive cellar.A small inner hallway, off which there is a cloakroom with WC and washbasin, leads from the dining area to the kitchen (18.5m2). The kitchen is bright and modern and has a 'wall' of fitted units and appliances, an island unit with hob and sink and a pair of doors to the courtyard garden to the front of the house.The kitchen leads through to a second dining room / kitchen (18.5m2 - designed for use by guests), with a sitting area, wood-burning stove and door to the courtyard garden to the front of the house.First floorThe main staircase rises from the entrance hall to a galleried landing, off which are two bedroom suites.The master bedroom (17.5m2) has attractive teak flooring, fitted wardrobes and a large en-suite bathroom (14.5m2) with sunken spa bath, separate shower, WC and twin wash-basins.The second bedroom (10m2), also a double, has been decorated in a calm, light colour palette, and has an ensuite shower room (shower and wash-basin). There is a separate WC located off the landing.From the guest dining room, a flight of stairs rises to a landing area off which are two guest bedrooms - currently used as B&B rooms. The first bedroom (14m2) has an exposed stone wall, exposed beam ceiling and an ensuite shower room (shower, wash-basin and WC).The next bedroom (15m2) has exposed beams and wood panelled walls. The bedroom has an en-suite with sunken bath, WC and wash-basin
OutbuildingsThe property comes with a number of substantial outbuildings. Attached to the house is a large adjoining barn (132m2) which has character stone walls and an attractive arched window out to the garden.A former distillery now serves a winter-garden (50m2) and a large open-sided stone barn of (75m2) offers shaded parking for several cars, a games area and a summer kitchen with pizza oven.In addition to this there is a covered dining-terrace close to house, with a 'room' ideal for conversion to a full summer kitchen.In the courtyard garden to the front of the house there is also an area of covered parking.
ExteriorThe property sits on a plot of 3648m2. To the front there is an enclosed courtyard garden, laid to gravel with a lawn.Mainly laid to gravel, for ease of maintenance, the beautifully landscaped gardens to the back of the house offer plenty of colourful plants as well as mature trees and shrubs.The beautiful pool is surrounded with terracing and has two covered seating areas. Next to the pool is the fully fenced tennis court. Floral borders and gravelled pa