Enchanting village house with..

Enchanting village house with landscaped garden and an indoor swimming pool

This 3-bedroom stone-built detached village house is packed with character and original features and comes with an indoor pool, landscaped garden and outbuildings.

House

Ground floor

The front door opens to the entrance hall with tiled floor and exposed beam ceiling. To the right a stone archway opens to the siting room (32m2) with a very attractive tiled floor, exposed beam ceiling, exposed stone walls and a traditional Charentaise limestone fireplace.

Open-plan with the sitting room is the dining room (11m2) with the same tiling to the floor, exposed stone walls, exposed beam ceiling, an original stone sink and a glazed door to a shaded terrace. To the rear of the dining room is the fitted kitchen (6m2) next to which is the utility room.

Sliding patio doors from the sitting room open to a large summer room / conservatory (about 74m2) with paved floor and glazed patio doors to the gardens. To the far side of the room is the swimming pool surrounded by exotic planting - giving a really tropical feel to the room. The rest of the room has space for a large dining table as well as a sitting area.

To the left of the entrance hall a corridor leads to a ground floor bedroom (12m2) with tiled floor, exposed stone walls, fireplace and a wash-basin concealed in an old "potager". Also off the corridor is the ground floor WC.

First floor

To the end of the corridor a stone staircase rises to the first floor landing. To the left a door opens to a bedroom (16m2) with tiled floor, exposed beam ceiling and a wash-basin. Next there is a large bathroom (11m2) with Jacuzzi bath, shower and wash-basin.

The landing then opens to a mezzanine bedroom (about 16m2) overlooking the sitting room with the exposed stone wall and exposed beam ceiling. It would be very easy to put up a partition wall to make this a more private space if desired.

Exterior

The property sits on a level plot of 2569m2. To the front of the house is a carefully landscaped south-facing Mediterranean garden with stone paving, gravel, olive trees, palm trees, lavender bushes and so on.

To the side and rear of the house are more gardens, laid to lawn with mature planting of trees and shrubs create a very private space despite the house being located in the heart of the village. The planting has been carefully chosen to minimise maintenance - making this an impressive yet manageable garden.

There are also a couple of useful stone outbuildings providing garage and storage space (with potential for additional accommodation subject to relevant planning permissions).

The house is in the heart of the village, within a few minutes' walk of the boulangerie, bar, restaurant, mini-market, chemist and post-office. The popular and attractive riverside market town of Jarnac is just 5km - an easy cycle ride. This could make a wonderful permanent home or a fantastic holiday home.