Characterful Stone House with Mature Gardens, Workshop

Property Description

Our local agent Andy Portsmouth offers you this charming and beautifully presented 'maison bourgeoise' in stone with fabulous original features, mature gardens front and rear and a 45m2 workshop, on the edge of this scenic small town. Iron gates on stone pillars open to a large front garden, a gravelled driveway bordered by lavender with easy parking for three cars leads to the bright workshop and garage for two cars. Original oak doors open to a wide bright hallway running through the house to the back garden. On your left, a large living room (33m2) with logburner and stone fireplace, with windows on two sides, opening to the terrace and back garden. On your right from the hallway, the kitchen with recent high-quality solid-oak fitted units connects to a dining room that opens onto the terrace. Downstairs you'll also find a WC with washbasin and a utility area. A magnificent old oak staircase, probably around 300 years old, is the stunning centrepiece, rising from the hallway to a landing and three double bedrooms (37m2, 15m2, 15m2). The huge master bedroom has a carved marble fireplace, windows on two sides, and a spacious en-suite shower room with WC. Then there is a second shower room with WC from the landing. In addition to the logburner in the living room, the house has central heating, a well-insulated loft, and is connected to mains drains. Single-glazing. Beside the workshop is a stable with stairs to a large attic with windows, so there's ample existing space to create a holiday-rental/guest gîte if required. At the far end of the back garden, a shed for the storage of a caravan/mobile home, plus there are three concrete/brick sheds for garden storage. The central square is only 1km from the house, a pleasant walk. L'Isle Jourdain is a popular small town on the river Vienne, the fourth largest river in France. With schools, supermarket, five café-restaurants and shops, doctors, dentist, pharmacy, opticians, garden centre and garage, plus a swimming pool, tennis courts, waterskiing, kayaking, and horse riding... countryside walks, fishing and good cycling, this is a proper living town, very safe and calm, with a nice community and plenty to do if you so wish.