6 Bed Country House; 1 Sc. Flat; Pool;Tennis Court; Stables; 2 Lakes; 58 Acres

Property Description

6 Bed Stone Mid Century Country House; Huge Living Room; Pool; 2 Lakes; Stream; Tennis Court; 1 Bed Flat; Clay Pigeon Range; Barn/Stable; Park; Grazing; approx.58.7 Acres; walk to town.
In Brief: 6 Beds; 3-4 Ensuites; Entrance Hall; Kitchen; Large Dining Room; Huge Living Room; Office; 1 Bed Apartment (ground floor); 3 WCs; Basement: Garage; Laundry; Store room; Pool/Tack room; WC; 2 Balconies; Spacious Terrace; In-Ground Pool + Terrace; Tennis Hardcourt; Large Barn; Parkland; Well; 2 Lakes; 2 Streams; Pasture; Woodland; Tracks; Horse CC training; Clay Pigeon Range.
Situation: East Charente. A hill top property with lovely views to all sides; on the outskirts of a popular market town, within walking distance of all amenities and a fishing river (cat 2); close to the Lakes of the Haute Charente; 30 mins from Limoges Airport; 45mins from the rampart city of Angoulême (TGV).
Description: This Country House was built from stone in 1954 and has had various modernisations since; there are large picture windows and french doors throughout that fill the property with light and make the most of the lovely views; it offers exceptional opportunities for indoor/outdoor family living & entertaining and would also make a fabulous Boutique Hotel/ high-end B&B. It benefits from 295m2 habitable space (+basement utilities) laid out as follows:
Ground Floor: Entrance Hall (4.3m2~), carpet, lovely bespoke staircase to 1st floor; Corridor (5.9m2~); partially fitted Kitchen (15.5m2~), possible to knock through to the adjacent spacious Dining Room (29.7m2~), which has quadruple glazed doors onto the dining terrace and a large picture window taking in the views over the tennis court; glazed doors lead through to the enormous L shaped Sitting Room (46.8m2~) with parquet floor, fireplace, patio doors to terrace and picture window; Office (13.1m2~); Internal staircase to basement; Dining Terrace approx.60m2 , over hung with a grape vine, overlooking the pool park and the largest lake.
1st Floor: Landing (6.5m2), stairs to 2nd floor; Master Bedroom (17.5m2) with large fitted wardrobe and huge Ensuite Bathroom (24.5m2~) tiled with bath, walk-in shower, separate WC and Balcony overlooking the park;
Bed 2 (19m2~) with Balcony & Ensuite Shower Room/WC (4.4m2~ large shower, basin, wc); Bed 3 (13.5m2~) dual aspect with wash basin closet; Bed 4 (11.6m2~) with built-in wardrobe and Ensuite Bathroom (4.5m2~bath, basin,WC).
2nd Floor: Small Landing; Bed 5 (16m2~), with mansard ceiling, access to attic storage, large walk-in Shower; Bed 6 (10.6m2~), mansard ceiling; WC (3.2m2~) access to attic storage space (4m2~).
Lower Ground Floor (the property is set into a bank): Self-contained Apartment; Hall (5m2~) with fitted cupboard; Bedroom (12.2m2~) with sliding patio doors and Ensuite Shower Room (2.7m2~ shower, basin, WC); Tiled Kitchen-Living Room (25m2~) with kitchenette and sliding patio doors to the lawn at the side of the house. The rest of the spacious basement contains: Large Garage (43.7m2~); Pool House/Tack Room (34.6m2~); Laundry area (3m2~); Store Room (14.3m2~); WC (2m2~).
Mains Drains; New Aluminium Double Glazing; Mains Gas CH (Boiler 2008), lovely cast iron rads; Roof reviewed 2018; some updating to electrical installation required; Lakes require c15k€ expenditure if required for commercial use; Solar Panels (gaining c1200€/annum); c500€/month gas/elec; Taxe Foncière: 4200€/Annum; Energy: D; GHGE:E
Outbuildings: Huge stone Barn approx.350m2 with space for hay and horses.
Land: Plots totalling approx.234699m2 (approx.23.5 Hectares/58.7 Acres); c14 Hectares is attached to the property with a further 2 blocks of pasture and woodland across the road. The house is hidden from view behind hedges and mature trees and shrubs and a gated entrance leads to the sweeping circular driveway in front of the house, to the side a tree-lined track