Restored farmhouse property near Saumur, Loire Valley

 

Large house with adjoining gite

 

House and gite both renovated to an extremely high standard

-         Large family home

-         Established gite business with website

-         1.3ha of land including stables and separate field access

-         Potential to build two additional gites

-         Spacious gardens and lawns (front and back)

-         7mins Doue-la-Fontaine / 20 mins Saumur

 

 

15 miles / 20km south of Saumur

NOW REDUCED! 

Private Sale (no agency fees payable)

Guide price (negotiable):

€ 415,000 € 449,000 property only

€ 435,000 € 469,000 incl. all gite fixtures/furnishings, website/domain and goodwill of business

 

Debbie Bowes,  Telephone: 0033 241 50 97 61
E-mail:    dennis@bowes-language-services.co.uk

 

 

        

 

        

 

Description: 

MAIN HOUSE (180m2)
Ground Floor:
Porch over the front door leading to the entrance hall. Shower/laundry room, separate toilet.
Large living room (35m2), a very light room with french windows opening on to the south-facing terrace. Tuffeau fireplace, beamed ceiling, tiled floor and a wooden staircase to the first floor.
Large farmhouse kitchen, another very light room with original terracotta floor tiles. Tuffeau stone fireplace with wood burning stove, and beamed ceiling. Adjacent room currently used as study/office with original terracotta floor tiles, beamed ceiling and communicating door through to the downstairs bedroom in the gite. This doorway is closed off with a fitted and well-insulated panel to separate the gite from the main house gite, but is easily removed to create one very large house (no structural modifications necessary).

First Floor:
Large landing/play room. Three bedrooms including large master bedroom. Walk-in-wardrobe/store room. Internal hallway (7m2). Bathroom with 2 washbasins, a bath and toilet.  Loft area with impressive oak structure; potential for conversion.

GITE (105m2)
The gite opened for business in 2007 with 15 and 17 weeks booked in 2008 and 2009 respectively. It has been tastefully renovated throughout to retain period features. The roof and walls are well-insulated and it has been fully re-wired. The sale of this property includes the website www.gite-in-loire.co.uk which has excellent Yahoo and Google ratings.

Ground Floor:
Large fitted and equipped farmhouse kitchen with a beamed ceiling. Kitchen has tiled floor and includes all fitted appliances (oven, fridge, dishwasher). Utility and service cupboard under stairs. Bedroom 2 with window overlooking the garden and door into the main house. This doorway can be closed off with a fitted and well-insulated panel to seperate the gite from the main house (see above). Shower room with toilet and plumbing for a washing machine. Impressive original stone staircase leading to the first floor.

First Floor:
Large living room (30m2), with part exposed stone walls, parquet floors and a wood burning stove. Bedroom 1 with part exposed stone walls, beams and a parquet floor. En-suite shower room with shower, washbasin and toilet.

OUTBUILDINGS AND LAND:
Entering the property though the large restored tuffeau gateway with motorised gates, there is a gravelled courtyard with parking area, lawn, extensive shrubs and trees and beautifully restored garden walls. On the south side/back of the house there is a large sunny terrace which overlooks the extensive lawn and paddock, as well as a children’s play area.

Adjoining the gite is a large stone barn with double barn doors opening out onto the back garden. Atelier, previously used as a music studio (48m2) which could easily be converted to living accommodation (no planning permission required). Stables (80m2) which have been reroofed and which have planning permission for conversion into a second gite. Three tool/woodsheds. Wine cellar with storage room above. Potting shed/conservatory at side of house. Small garage/bike shed.

Adjacent field with post/rail fence and its own gated access from the road. New stables to house up to two horses/donkeys.

SERVICES:
Mains water and electricity. Combined gas central heating and hot water boiler in the main house. Restored cast-iron radiators. Energy-efficient electric oil-filled radiators and hot water boiler for the gite. Septic tank drainage (fosse toutes eaux) and filter bed fully compliant with all current regulations, with capacity for second gite. Well with pump and tank for garden water. PVC double glazed windows and shutters.

 

 

Additional photos: