mansion, castle, patrimony in Bordeaux, France

Property description

This very handsome country house offers spacious living accommodation and a rural setting within easy reach of local towns. Ground floor A flight of stone steps rise to the front door which opens to the entrance hall (25 sq m) with tiled floor and original stone "evier" (washbasin). To the left a pair of doors open to the large farmhouse kitchen (42 sq m) with wooden floor, fitted units and a traditional limestone Charentaise fireplace. To the left of the hall a pair of doors open to the sitting room (39 sq m) with wooden floor and, along the back wall a row of wood-fronted built-in cupboards which create a wood-panelled wall. From this room a door opens to a second sitting room (27 sq m) with tiled floor and limestone Charentaise fireplace. To the rear of the second sitting room a door opens to the rear entrance hall / boot room. To the left of this hall a door opens to the formal dining room (32 sq m) with tiled floor and stone Charentaise fireplace. To the right of the dining room a part-glazed door leads to the laundry / utility room. At the far end of the dining room a door opens to a corridor, off which are a store room and a ground floor WC. A door from this passageway opens back into the main entrance hall. First floor The original elm staircase rises from the entrance hall to the first floor landing, which runs the entire width of the rear of the house. Off landing are four bedrooms (31 sq m, 14 sq m, 13 sq m and 13 sq m) as well as a two bathrooms and a shower room. By simply closing a door the largest bedroom and one of the bathrooms can become a master suite with its own access via a staircase that descends to the second reception room. Second floor The staircase from the first floor to the second floor continues in a very elegant curve and leads to a second floor landing. To the left a door opens to a large triple-aspect room (42 sq m) with exposed beam ceiling. This room is currently used as an office / sitting room but could equally provide a very spacious bedroom. To the right of the landing two bedrooms (16 sq m and 15 sq m) share a shower room. Cellar A large cellar runs under the house and provides plenty of storage/ workshop space as a well space for the central heating boiler and a wine cellar. Outbuildings There are a number of attractive outbuildings providing good potential if required as well as a large open-sided barn providing excellent covered parking. Garden and land The house sits on a plot of 21,314 sq m. To the front of the house is a large enclosed garden with a gravel drive from the gates to the barn. To the rear of the house is a garden, mainly left to lawn with a number of trees. Part of this garden has been walled-off to provide a secure swimming pool area with pool house. The remainder of the land (about 13,900 sq m) is paddock, to the side of which is stabling for 2 horses with a tack room.

Last updating date: 12.02.2012
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