In the centre of the village, this renovated Charentaise house, built on the site of an old castle, retains many original features and yet has been thoughtfully updated by its current owners.

The house is fronted by a large walled garden and the gates open onto a long drive that curves past the house to the courtyards and garages.

A path from the drive leads to a south-facing terrace - doors from this open to the kitchen and to the entrance hall.

The front door opens into the entrance hall (10m2) - this has a wooden floor. To the right is a door to the sitting room (30m2) - again this has a wooden floor. There are windows to the front (south) and side (east) overlooking the garden and there is a log-burning stove.

To the left of the hall a door opens to the kitchen dining room (30m2). The kitchen area has a tiled floor while the dining area has a wooden floor (although there is an area of original tiles by the door to the garden).

The dining area has a Godin log-burning stove set in a lovely Charentaise fireplace.

The kitchen is fully equipped with a range of stylish units together with oven, hob and washing machine.

A door from the kitchen opens in a large conservatory (20m2) - this has a tiled floor, fitted cupboard and is heated. A door from here opens into the rear porch - this has a door to the courtyard and a door to the inner hall.

The inner hall has a door back in to the entrance hall, door to the cellar and a door to the wc / utility room.

Stone stairs lead down from the inner hall to the large cellars - these reveal the ancient origins of the house as the cellar was one part of a larger Chateau - indeed there is a large, vaulted cellar!

From the entrance hall a wooden staircase rises to the first floor landing (with lovely original floorboards) At one end of the landing is the master bedroom / dressing room suite (26m2), off the centre of the landing is a door to large bathroom with bath, shower, vanity unit and tiled floor. There is also a separate wc. At the other end of the landing are two further bedroom (both 11.5m2, one with a separate dressing room).

Another door from the landing opens onto the staircase up to the attic - this bright, airy room runs the length of the house with south-facing windows and lovely timbers and could be converted to provide additional accommodation.

Off the stairs to the first floor is a door to the first floor of the large outbuilding the runs out from the back of the house - this could readily be converted into additional en-suite bedrooms.

At the back of the house is the large courtyard - here there are two double and a single garage, a well, a stable block and the outbuilding that is attached to the rear of the house.

The ground floor of the outbuilding could be converted into separate accommodation with windows added to overlook the garden.

In addition to the garden to the front of the house there is a lovely wooded dell (formerly a dry moat of the castle) to the side and beyond this a large vegetable garden. In all the land extends to 5 000m2 (one and a quarter acres) and there is the option to buy a further 2 000 m2 if desired (or less if the additional land is not wanted).

The house is in a very pretty village on a hillside - there is a small shop and there are more shops in Nere, about 5 minutes' drive.



Fast Facts

Heating system : Oil fired central heating

Sanitation system : Septic tank

Nearest shop: 500m

Nearest Bar: Nere 6.5km

Distance to town: 15km Matha town centre