Confolens / Charente. For sale : A..

A lovely small chateau, dating back to the 18th Century, magnificently restored, retaining numerous original features and set in 10 hectares of beautiful gardens, park and paddocks.

The luxury estate includes 2 large 4 bedroom houses currently successfully rented out as quality holiday lets, a barn with planning permission for conversion to a habitable dwelling, a well-stocked lake for fishing, 2 swimming pools and a hard tennis court.

This delightful C18th Chateau style property has been fully renovated with great taste, comprises of a Manoir, 2 superb large holiday rental properties, several large outbuildings including stables, and the estate has a tennis court, carp lake plus 2 swimming pools. It stands in grounds of just over 10 ha, the lake having an island, and is situated in one of the most beautiful parts of Charente, just 5 minutes from Confolens (a small market town with an Annual Festival) and 45 minutes from Limoges or Poitiers airports.

The Manoir (370 m2)
Ground floor rooms all having a ceiling height of 3.6 m: Reception hall 21 m with Italian mosaic tiled floor and beautiful staircase. Salon 54 m with fitted carpet, superb wooden fireplace, oriel window, period ornamental frieze with oil painting. Dining room 41 m with wooden parquet floor, marble fireplace, 2 beautiful mirrors, frieze and cornice, access to terrace via French doors. Library / study 21 m with parquet floor and marble fireplace, well equipped kitchen 35 m with tiled floor (all appliances and range included). Utility room with cupboards, access to garden and to cellar. Further salon 25 m with fitted carpet, fireplace, access to garden. Bedroom 11 m with fitted carpet and private en-suite bathroom (bath, washbasin, WC) with tiled floor. 2nd bedroom 23 m2 with fitted carpet and a private bathroom 16 m (bath, large shower, washbasin) with tiled floor, direct access to garden.

First floor: half-landing with a small room, WC, storage area and access to vast attic. 5 Bedrooms (13, 20, 22, 18 and 30 m) all with fitted carpet, wardrobes. Please note that 3 of the bedrooms have private bathrooms. There are 2 further family bathrooms.

Letting property adjoining Manoir (138 m2)
Ground floor: Entrance hall 16 m with period mosaic tiled floor, salon 14 m again with period mosaic tiled floor, panelling, & access to garden. Well equipped kitchen 13 m with tiled floor, dining room 13 m with panelling, access to garden. Bathroom (washbasin, bath) with pretty tiled floor and walls.
On the 1st floor: 4 Bedrooms, each being approximately 16 m, with original wooden floors, all having a fireplace and WC. Shower room 9 m with tiled floor, washbasin, shower and WC. 2 further convertible rooms (7 and 10 m) with wooden floors.
2nd letting property - an independent gatehouse (148 m)
Ground floor: Well equipped kitchen 17 m with tiled floor, dining room 30 m with tiled floor, a large fireplace, access to terrace giving a wonderful view over the lake.
1st floor: 4 Bedrooms (2 of 16 m and 2 of 30 m) with parquet floors, one having a large fireplace. A family bathroom 9 m (washbasin, bath with shower, WC) with tiled floor. 2 Shower rooms adjoining 2 of the bedrooms, with washbasin, shower and WC.

Outbuildings
Barn 120 m in very good general condition, stables 50 m, garage 90 m, pigeonnier.

There are 2 swimming pools, the first being located at the rear of the manoir, being a circular pool with terrace (8 m diameter, 2 m deep in the centre, solar panel for heating, filtration system). 2nd pool is a Scandanavian style above-ground pool with a nice teak terrace and views over the lake.

10.16 ha of land comprising: superb parkland with 100-year-old trees (plane, magnolia, cedar, sequoia, etc), an orchard, vegetable plot, meadows and a beautiful lake of 3,750 m stocked with coarse fish. There are views over the surrounding rolling countryside.

There is oil-fired central heating for the Manoir and the adjoining property, with electric heating and a stove for the other property. (P6312)

Kim Cowles, (Agent Commercial) - RSAC N° 50195547000015. (dont 35 000 € TTC honoraires a la charge de l'acquereur)
Tel : 06 73 89 73 09 E-mail : kim@allez-francais.com