Beautiful large detached village house, 5 bedrooms, double-glazed and centrally-heated, gardens,

An imposing property of 234m2, offering flexible accommodation for the purchaser as it is designed as two separate areas offering main owners’ accommodation plus private guest areas. The house is a high quality large family home that has until recently been run as a successful Chambres d'hôtes with 5* reviews and returning clientele from across Europe. A detached cottage on the land for renovation offers a project for the enthusiast, thus enhancing the existing accommodation, or it could be sold on as a separate entity as it has its own address. The overall size of the plot is 1543m2 including gardens. An ancient priory used to be situated in the village and it seems that some of the stonework and carved window mullions from the Priory have been used to build the home. The house is lovely and cosy in the winter, light and airy in the summer.

This stone house is located in the heart of this pretty village overlooking the quiet, delightful church, with the church bells ringing only twice a day. The nearest town is historic Civray with its range of shops, bars, restaurants, ancient church and new leisure centre/swimming pools. For bright lights, the university city of Poitiers, with its excellent transport links direct to Paris and beyond.

The property briefly comprises; on the ground floor
Entrance hallway (11m2) with first cellar
Office (5m2)
Dining room (16m2)
Living room (21m2)
Fully re-fitted kitchen (19m2) leading to a further dry ‘cave’
Library or further dining hall (27m2)
Utility room,
Separate Wc,
A further room (23m2) to complete.
The two independent staircases to the first floor run from the library and from the main hallway respectively.

First floor; Three bedrooms (17m2, 18m2 and 27m2), all are en-suite and are presently the separate guest area.
Bedroom four (24m2) and a family bathroom are accessed by a private staircase.

Second floor; a staircase from the owners quarters lead you to bedroom five (14m2). This has great potential and space to install a shower room (pipework in situ). In addition there is as separate useful attic storage area.

Outside there is a pretty front garden with private sitting areas. To the rear of the property you will find a beautiful courtyard with old hangar and charming sitting/relaxing area for the rare times the weather may be inclement, or to sit in the shade on hot, sunny days. There is also a barn (32m2) and further workshop (30m2).Double gates to the road open to allow for off-road parking. Behind this courtyard you will find a large garden. The garage to the property measures 30m2.

A second house (128 m2) to renovate comprises two rooms (24m2 and 33m2) on the ground floor and two rooms upstairs (33m2, 23m2) and a landing. This interesting project, which would offer a house of 113m2, plus attic area of 65m2, the roof seems to be in good condition. This property also leads onto the garden area.

Attention should be brought to the large double-glazed windows in the property that allow a lot of light into all rooms.

In detail;
Ground Floor
Entrance hallway with Wc off and door leading to a large, dry cellar (6.1 x 2.5m) that houses the central heating boiler. Off the hallway there is an office (2.9 x 1.7m). A charming dining room (4.7 x 3.5m) with parquet floor. This room is used for B & B guests, has an open fireplace as well as radiator. The hallway leads into a large room (8.7 x 3.1 m) that is presently a library, but could equally be a further dining room. French doors from this room lead into the large courtyard area. A useful utility room (3.1 x 2.4m) has plumbing for washing machines as well as space for dryers and incorporates a double sink. A further room (5.9 x 4m) just needs finishing; it has double-glazed windows and a concrete floor. Stairs from the library lead up to the guest bedrooms.

Also from the hallway one enters the superb recently fitted kitchen (5.3 x 3.5m) with integrated appliances and ‘soft-close’ draws and cupboards. A separate pantry has a door that leads to a dry ‘cave’, useful for storing wine and bottled preserves and fruit. The kitchen also has an external door to the Mediterranean-style gardens
From the kitchen, a glazed door leads into the charming living room (5.1 x 4.1m), a room with exposed beams. French doors to an external private seating/dining area. As well as radiators, this room has a new log burner for additional ambiance.

First and Second Floors
Back to the entrance hallway, the first set of stairs lead up to the private owners’ bedroom (5.4 x 4.4 max).This luminous room has views over the church/village, has a wooden floor and incorporates built-in wardrobes. A separate shower-room with tiled floor includes a large shower, vanity wash hand basin, Wc. The staircase extends to the second floor where a fifth bedroom (3.8 x 3.7m) has a door into a useful attic storage area.

First Floor Guest Rooms
From the library stairs lead up to bedroom three (5.1 x 4.3m max) that has a wooden floor and is beamed, with a large en-suite shower room with tiled floor. Bedroom Four (5 x 4.2m max) with a wooden floor, is a further luminous room with a similar en-suite shower room. A half stairway leads up to beamed twin bedroom five (6.8 x 4.6 max). This family room is spacious and also incorporates an en-suite shower room. As with the rest of the house, these rooms are decorated with light, clean walls and soft-furnishings to match colour schemes. The owners have beautiful, traditional French furniture in the guest areas in keeping with the property.

Externally;
Courtyard
This area is a real suntrap and looks superb housing many pot plants. The hangar is a delight with room for a large garden table and chairs, outdoor settees and even a hammock! There is a useful workshop (6.7 x 4.2m) with power and water and a concrete floor. An adjoining former barn with large attic area above. A garage (7.7 x 4m)

House to renovate
This charming house requires a full renovation, which would lead to a 128m home. Presently there are two rooms down stairs of 24m2 and 33m2 as well as an entranc hall and under-stairs cupboard. In one room there is a blocked up tunnel or cave.
The half landing leads into the garden/ It would be easy to remove part of a wall to allow access from the main house’s courtyard into this garden to split the garden between the two properties, f desired.
Upstairs there is a landing area and two further rooms with fireplaces 33m2 and 23m2 and wooden floors throughout. The owners advise that the roof is in good condition and allows for development of the large attic area. This property would make an ideal home for an extended family or a house to rent out either for full-term let or holiday lets.

This village nestles in a pretty valley and is within easy driving distance to the attractive towns of Civray and Ruffec. Poitiers and its café culture is but 65 km distant. From there you can take a fast Tgv train direct to Paris centre and Charles de Gaulle airports within 1 hour 20 minutes, the train station also serves Bordeaux and Strasbourg. Nearby international airports can be found at Poitiers, Limoges, La Rochelle and Bordeaux, with the nearby N10 main road connecting you the north and south of France and into Spain and Portugal.
Room sizes are approximate.