Magnificent 18th Century Stone Country House with Guest House

Property Description

Magnificent 18th century stone country house with guest cottage and substantial outbuildings all set in a delightful private parkland plot of some 2.46 hectares. The main house and guest cottage offer approx 375 m² of habitable space and have been renovated with great skill and taste by the current owners progressively over the years. Peaceful, rural setting with good open views over rolling countryside and glimpses of the Pyrenees when visible. Nearest neighbour at approx 500 metres distance.
Located in the Armagnac region on the borders of the Landes and the Gers. Labastide D’Armagnac 10 kms, Mont de Marsan 38 kms, Pau 102 kms, Bordeaux 142 kms.

The main house with approx 250 m² habitable, includes : 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 shower rooms, exquisite entrance hall, salon, dining room, fitted kitchen.


The guest cottage with approx 125 m² habitable, offers 4 bedrooms, 2 shower rooms and an open plan ground floor living area.


The ensemble has been developed in ‘U‘ form around a cobble stone courtyard of approx 170 m². The main house occupîes the central area and south wing with the gite / guest cottage forming the north wing. An additional exterior gravel courtyard offers ample parking space.


Main house
From the courtyard, three stone steps up to a pillared west facing main entrance with double doors to vestibule. From vestibule, double doors to:


Entrance Hall: 34 m², original floor tiles, hand painted wall and ceiling frescos. Exposed stone, french doors to east garden. The current owners utilize the entrance hall in the form of an enlarged dining / function room for special occasions.
From entrance hall, doors to bedrooms 1, 2, 3 and salon, all of which form the central habitable area of the house.
Bedroom 1: 36 m², French doors west to courtyard, fitted carpet, range of fitted wardrobes,
En suite shower room (shower, basin, wc)
Bedroom 2: 26 m², window east, tiled floor, arch to en suite bathroom / dressing area (bath, basin, wc).
Bedroom 3: 33 m², French doors south to garden, window east. Fitted carpet, built in wardrobe. En suite bathroom (bath, basin, wc) This room is particularly suitable as family bedroom offering space for two single beds and an alcove area with space for a double bed.
Salon: 30 m², an elegant luminous room with French doors south to the garden and west to the courtyard. Tiled floor, built in book shelves and wall cupboards, fireplace with wood burning stove and hand painted ceiling and wall frescos, from salon door to south wing.


South Wing
Dining room: 25 m², door north to courtyard, window east. Tiled floor, large open fireplace with wood burning stove.
Kitchen: 50 m² with windows east and south, tiled floor, range of fitted units, door to covered south terrace.
Bedroom 4: 18 m², window north to courtyard, wood floor, fitted wardrobes.


Additional information
Utility room with plumbing for appliances and gas central heating boiler.
Covered south terrace: 44 m², with fitted summer kitchen and barbeque.
Broad band – septic tank – mains water and electricity.


Guest Cottage – Gite
Forming the north wing of the property, the guest cottage offers 125 m² habitable and has been developed on ground and first floor levels.
Ground floor with three sets of French doors leading on to a shady north terrace and three sets of stables doors south opening on to the courtyard. Terra cotta floor tiles, exposed beams and stone.
An open plan living area has been created with fitted kitchen / dining room and step up to salon with bar and large open stone fireplace.
A rear corridor leads to bedroom 1 with north window, tiled floor, fitted wardrobes and en suite shower room (shower, basin, wc). There is also an additional adjacent shower room accessed from the rear corridor which serves bedrooms 2 – 3 – 4 on the first floor.


First floor
Staircase from kitchen – dining provides access to landing with cloakroom (wc and basin) and bedrooms 3 and 4.
Staircase from rear corridor provides access to bedroom 2.


Additional information
Private north facing terrace – separate septic tank serves guest cottage


Outbuildings
There are two substantial outbuildings located in the grounds to the west aspect of the property.


Very attractive colombage and stone extended barn, approx 360 m² ground floor area, with origins dating from the 18 th century. The current owners have undertaken some refurbishment works on the exterior walls and currently use the building as a wood store and garaging.


A more recent stables building, approx 140 m² ground floor area with hay loft above is currently used for storage of garden equipment etc.


A derelict fermette with adjoining outbuildings is located to the extreme west aspect of the property.


Land
A total land plot of 2.46 hectares (a little over 6 acres) comprising: 100 metre private tree lined driveway from country lane to gravel parking area to the west aspect of the property.
The grounds immediately surrounding the main house and guest cottage are mainly down to lawn with a wide selection of mature trees, shrubs and flowering borders interspersed. Herb, vegetable and fruit gardens have also been created together with an attractive lotus and water lily pond.
There are two wells located on the property and several areas currently down to pasture could support one or two horses if required.