Stunning 12th - 14th Century Manor House and Relais De Poste

Property Description

Situated in the heart of the Limousin countryside close to Arnac La Poste in the Haute Vienne alongside the old A20 principle road from Paris to Toulouse, now very calm and quiet following the building of a new motorway network is this 12th century relais de poste and 14th century manor house with 2.8 hectares of land and a small lake of 3800m².



This property is not for the fainthearted, it has been empty for over 3 years and was a private home for many years, before that a restaurant hotel and antique business, the property is being sold as seen as in the photos with the good and the bad. The land is extremely overgrown now, but as you can see by one of the photos its all green meadowland, the small lake needs attention currently running in about 1000m² the old stone dam wall needs repair and lake bed dredging to bring it back to former glory.

The main manor house with its 14th Century tower built in 1360 comprises of entrance hall, large open lounge of approx 80m², kitchen, bathroom toilet, another small lounge, and entrance to the fabulous stone entrance cellar – dungeon. Up the spiral tower staircase is 2 large landings and 4 bedrooms, although 2 of the bedrooms are huge and could be divided into smaller rooms, upstairs again is a huge attic which could also be converted into accommodation. Any internal works require no further authorisation, as its only the tower that's listed as historic. All outside works would require authorisations from Batimant de France and France Patrimoine being a listed site.

The other side of the courtyard is the 12th Century Relais de Poste in bad condition, but structurally sound, would make an amazing gite holiday let, this complete building is listed and requires full plans and authorisations through Batiment de France.

The property has 2 large barns, two pigeon towers next to the lake and has natural water and fountains within the grounds. It is ideally situated to create a bed and breakfast and gites, in this popular touristic area especially as the property is registered and listed on many websites as a historic site to visit, so free marketing is already in place.

The 2.8 hectares of land is ideal for horses, when cleared, flat ground and grass meadows, with a stone building ideal for creating 2 – 3 boxes and access straight out onto fields.

For anyone with a passion for historic buildings and the skill to restore and return to former glory, this is an incredible project, and the finished project would be more than amazing and extremely valuable.