Maison Carol,House and Barn

Property summary

Beautiful house, fully renovated, south east facing mid Victorian character granite village house of 185sq.m. Only used as a summer holiday home. Set in a lovely lively friendly village on the edge of the Dordogne, in the Limousin Périgord Parc Natural. Forty minutes to Limoges Airport to the east and forty minutes to Angouleme to the west. Thirty minutes to Brantome, " Venice" of the Périgord. Ten minutes to Piegut and its famous weekly market. Two supermarkets within a ten minute drive. The village has a shop,busy bar/restaurant, post office, library, internet room. Two village halls with yoga, language classes, book lending, Zumba, art classes, craft classes, choir, hairdressers etc. There is a Sunday market in the village. The area is wooded with lots of lakes and rivers, sublime fishing, trout, black bass and carp abound. Great flora a fauna. Good cycling and walking region
The house was renovated between 2007/10. with all new ground floors, electricals, plumbing and automatic oil fired heating. Comprises: stunning entrance hall with wine cupboard, traditional granite fireplace and large wood stove. A doorway and stairs off leading to the cellar with a natural well. A good sized Utility room, with ample hot water storage of 300l, and a washer and dryer. Wash hand basin and toilet, with an outside door leading to the courtyard
There is a large dining room with fitted bookshelves., through to the kitchen with fitted cupboards, a Belfast sink, recent electric cooker, fridge and dishwasher. There is a woodcooker/boiler for back up heating, beams and the original cast iron bread oven. A door leading to the courtyard.
The hall with its original traditional oak staircase leads to the upstairs landing, and to the large and airy lounge with a large window overlooking the courtyard and village square. It has a feature limestone fireplace and substantial woodstove. There is a mezzanine floor, which was used as a' music room', with a window overlooking the front and village green. Stairs off the lounge gives direct access to the second floor of the adjoining barn.
There is a lovely family bathroom with a feature Victorian styled bath with shower over, sink and separate toilet. The spacious master bedroom has built in cupboards and an en suite bathroom with multifunction shower enclosure ,a feature wash basin and toilet. A doorway and stairs off this bathroom takes one to a large 71sq.m convertible attic. There are two further double bedrooms overlooking the courtyard, one with built in wardrobes.
There are radiators in all rooms and lots of power points. All ceilings are fully insulated. Satellite Tv (new satellite dish) and WiFi.
The barn is three storeys of189 sq.m and is in sound condition, but is not renovated. There is a separate ground floor entrance onto the village square. The barn could easily be converted to provide extra accomadation and could be used independently for either domestic or some business use, ineffect two houses.
There is a large integral garage of 59 sq.m with front access to the street suitable for 2 plus cars , a rear access leads into the first floor barn. The garage contains the Worcester automatic boiler, and a 2,000 L oil tank .
The house occupies a premier central position in the village and is close to the chateau and the front opens onto the village green. There is a beautiful private suntrap courtyard of 104sq.m ,this is the back entrance and leading onto the village square with double gates. The courtyard has a large wooden sun deck area with a canopy, dining table and chairs. There are various shrubs, a fig tree, olive tree and grape vine,and tap with hose.
The property has the potential for many uses, family use, or business use such as tea rooms or bed and breakfast. The house is very secure,' lock up and leave', virtually no crime, and good neighbours.
Included in the sale price are a substantial amount of appliances ,furniture, fixtures and fittings, at an estimated low value of £3,000, with other furniture and things for sale as seperate items. Two houses for the price of One.