Melleran (79) - For sale : Detached..

This detached stone property, a former farm, has been recently updated to provide spacious accommodation with plenty of scope for further expansion if desired or lovely outbuildings that could be turned into gites. The house is very comfortable with double glazing and oil fired central heating.

The house sits side on to a quiet village lane and when you enter the gates you find yourself in a large courtyard garden with beautiful stone walls on all side. The outbuildings are attached to the house and on the other side of the gardens there is a lovely bread oven and open stone hangar.

The house is entered via a central hall which has a tiled floor, window to the rear, exposed stone walls, original bull's eye window and there is a useful wc under the stairs. To the right is the large, double aspect living room - to the front is a fitted kitchen with two windows overlooking the courtyard, Charentaise fireplace with wood burning stove in the dining area, in the rear sitting area there is a french door to the rear gardens. To the left of the hall is the master bedroom, two windows to the front, chestnut floor, the en-suite bathroom has a window to the side, tiled floor and has a bath with shower over, sink and wc. To the rear of the hall is the second en-suite bedroom - tiled floor, window to the rear garden, built in storage and the en-suite shower room has a window to the rear too.

Upstairs there is a galleried landing area with wooden floor and window to the rear. Bedroom 3 has a window to the front, pine floor and ceiling beams. On either side of the bedroom there are large attic areas , accessed from the landing which could provide extra accommodation if required.

Attached to the house is a boiler room and utility area where you will find the oil fired central heating boiler, large barn with vehicle access doors and attic areas over the rooms either side, next to this is the workshop with concrete floor, 2 windows front, 1 window to the rear and 2 to the side. On the other side of the courtyard is the very attractive stone bread oven and the open hangar, plus a smaller hangar used as a garage.

The gardens extend to over an acre in total and surround the house on three sides, they are mainly laid to lawn. There is a separate vehicle entrance to the rear gardens.

The village is just a short drive to the market town of Chef Boutonne. Niort is 45 minutes away with a lovely pavement cafe culture overlooking the park. The airport and TGV station at Poitiers are 45 minutes. Just over an hour from the Atlantique coast at La Rochelle.

Kim Cowles, (Agent Commercial) - RSAC N° 50195547000015. (dont 7% TTC honoraires a la charge de l'acquereur) included in the advertised price
Tel : 06 73 89 73 09 E-mail : kim@allez-francais.com