This is a big house with plenty of space for different activities as well as accommodation for family & friends.
It's built from the local stone which is a unique mix of rock formed in the explosion of a meteorite landing 250 million years ago. The older part on the left, with the rock exposed, dates from the late 18th. Century. The newer part on the right was added over the 19th. and early 20th. Centuries and is faced with concrete.
The main entrance area has been used as the Bar & Reception for Chambres d’Hôtes and Holiday Lettings. To the left is the cloakroom area with a disabled WC cubicle with handbasin. From here one step leads down to the Games Room (space for table tennis and table football) and outside to an enclosed terrasse and a second set of steps leads up to the Grande Salle which has been used for dining and receptions with seating for up to 50 people.
To the right of the entrance, steps go up to a smaller dining room, seating 8 then a hallway with WC/cloakroom and laundry area, leading to a salon/lounge which can seat 10-15 people. The main kitchen leads to a pantry, kitchen annexe and side entrance to the building, which opens onto a private terrasse/small garden; outside storage facilities and, beyond this the main garden.
The total area of the ground floor is 260m2
At the top of the main staircase is a central landing with doors to 3 double bedrooms.
AVIGNON suite incorporates an extension to the central landing an enclosed WC with handbasin and a double bedroom with a shower and handbasin inside the room. A separate area has space for a single bed.
Beyond this suite is a large room currently used for laundry and storage.
BORDEAUX room has a double and a single bed, with windows on two sides and an en-suite shower room with WC and handbasin.
COGNAC room has a double and a single bed with an en-suite bathroom, with shower and WC
From the landing steps lead down to a second corridor.
DIJON room has space for a double bed and has an en-suite shower room with WC
EVIAN room) has space for a double bed and two bunk beds and has an en-suite shower room with WC
The self-contained PARIS apartment incorporates a kitchen, bed sitting room, walk-through dressing area and shower room with WC and handbasin.
Also on the right is a second large storage area and a door leading to a second staircase which goes back down to the Games Room on the ground floor.
The total area of the first floor is 250m2 of which approximately 60m2 is currently used as storage facilities.
The house is on mains drainage
Over the past 13 years the following work has been completed by professional artisans :
complete rewiring of the property
installation of hot-water tanks, new WCs and cisterns, renewal of the complete plumbing system
electric heaters wall-mounted in all bedrooms ; 8-unit heat-exchange system (heating and air-conditioning) on the ground floor with an external unit
complete renewal of one pitched roof (the property has two, the other roof is c.30 years old
blown insulation throughout the loft area
installation of a pellet-burning stove in the lounge
all windows and doors in the older part of the house replaced with UPVC double-glazing with solar-powered electrical roller shutters
external 5-bar fencing and gates
windows and terrace doors in the newer half of the house fitted with external, heavy-duty wooden shutters, and the windows fitted with flyscreens
all bedrooms recently decorated, most with new flooring and curtains.
Located in a small hamlet with about 40 other properties nearby, just under 2 miles from the town centre. A registered footpath/cycle way allows pedestrian or bike access without using the main road, but shops, banks, post office, town hall, hairdressers, supermarkets, ironmongers and a health centre are all only 6 minutes away by car.
The nearest large town with railway station, hypermarkets, hospital a large Saturday market and a wide range of shops is 8 miles away. The nearest airport is 25 miles away.
