Located in a riverside hamlet this property has been tastefully restored retaining many original features, and has a light a spacious interior.

A sunny walled garden to the front of the property creates a warm welcome with is mature flowers, trees and shrubs – the highlight of which is the 150 year old wisteria climbing the south facade of the house.

House

Ground floor

Opening to an entrance hall (23.5 sq metres) with original staircase and tiled floors, there is also a ground floor WC with wash hand basin and laundry room. To the left of the hallway is the sitting room (36 sq metres) with exposed stoalls, beamed ceilings, and stone fire surround, it boasts large windows with front and rear garden views. To the right of the hall, an equally large and light second reception room (36 sq metres) with original terracotta floor tiles, authentic Charentaise wall cupboard as well as marble fire surround and exposed beamed ceilings.

From here a door leads to a second hallway, continuing the terracotta floor there is also a traditional stone sink with hand painted tiles and doors to the front and side gardens as well as to the breakfast kitchen. The kitchen / breakfast room (38.5 sq metres) whilst open plan has two distinct areas, the breakfast room (17.5 sq metres) has a stone fireplace with wood burning stove and tiled floors, and leads to the kitchen (21 sq metres) which has a range of fitted units, open fireplace and doors to the rear garden and utility room. The utility / storeroom (12.5 sq metres) is a practical space linking the main house to the attached barn, and has plenty of room for storage.

The stairs rising from the entrance hall lead to the first floor landing, from which three double bedrooms and a bathroom are accessed. The master bedroom is exceptionally spacious (36 sq metres) with far reaching views to the south and to the north of the property. The family bathroom (6 sq metres)with bath, shower and washbasin is located next master bedroom, making the additional of an en-suite relatively simply. There are also: two further bedrooms (16.5 and 16 sq metres) both with polished wood floors and south facing views, a corridor with laundry cupboard and a separate WC.

Second floor

The stairs continue up to a landing from which three further bedrooms are accessed (21.5, 16.5 and 16.5 sq metres) all of which have attractive polished wood flooring, and share the shower room with WC (10 sq metres). There is also a store room which houses a ducted air heating installation which has not been used for some years, it needs some repair work and possible modernisation

Barns

Attached to the house is a large barn (125 sq m) as well as the former distillery (which now houses the pump and filter for the swimming pool).

Garden

The house sits on a plot of 2215 sq m. To the front is a spacious parking area which leads to a formal front garden with flower borders and paths. To the rear of the house is a garden laid to lawn with a number of mature specimen and fruit trees. To one side of this garden is the swimming pool (10m x 5m).



Fast Facts

Heating system: Electric and fireplace (poosibility of ducted air heat-exchange system)
Sanitation system: Septic tank
Nearest shop: Gondeville 100m
Nearest bar: Jarnac 2km
Distance to town: Jarnac 2km