Stunning townhouse with large garden

Stunning townhouse with large garden

This very spacious townhouse has a large and private garden, potential for a second house and is located in the heart of the pretty town of Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire

This beautiful townhouse, in the centre of town, has been tastefully renovated and retains many original features - the view from the street gives no indication of the wonderful house that lies behind the shutters.

House

Ground floor

The front door opens to an entrance hall (12.9m x 1.4m) which runs the depth of the house and which has a marble-tiled floor and wainscoting to the walls. Halfway down the hall, to the right, a staircase rises to the first floor and just beyond this, to the right, a door opens to a flight of stairs that leads down to the extensive cellars, perfect for storing a large wine collection.

To the far end of the hall, to the right, a door opens to the former kitchen (4.8m x 4.4m = 21 sq m) with terracotta tiled floor and large open fireplace. To one side a door opens to the boiler room which houses the mains gas-fired central heating boiler (which also produces the hot water). A glazed door from the former kitchen opens to a conservatory which in turn leads out to the terrace and the garden beyond.

A pair of doors to the left of the entrance hall opens to an ante-room (or boudoir) which, given its size (8 sq m) could make a great office or study. From this room, a second set of doors opens to a vast reception room (8.6m x 6m = 52 sq m) with wooden floor, wainscoting and a pretty stone fireplace.

From the reception room a pair of doors opens to the dining room (4.8m x 4.9m = 23 sq m) with wooden floor, wainscoting, exposed beam ceiling, marble fireplace and a pair of glazed doors opening onto the garden terrace. To the right of the dining room a pair of doors opens to a beautiful library (5.3m x 4.3m = 23 sq m) with wooden floor, floor-to-ceiling sycamore paneling and a very attractive marble fireplace. From the library another door opens back into the entrance hall.

To the left of the dining room a door opens to the kitchen / breakfast room (12m x 4m = 48 sq m) with tiled floor. This room is partially divided into two sections by an attracive wooden staircase. The breakfast area has an attractive limestone fireplace and a door to the street. The kitchen area has a modern fitted kitchen with plenty of work surface and storage. From the kitchen sliding patio doors open to the terrace.

Also off the main entrance hall is a WC.

First floor

The first floor can be accessed from either staircase at each end of the house. Two adjoining corridors provide access to a total of 6 bedrooms:

Bedroom 1 (5.2m x 4.9m = 25 sq m). This room is the main bedroom suite and has a dressing room and a large, modern bathroom (11 sq m) with bath, shower, twin wash-basins and WC.

Bedroom 2 (5.3m x 4.8m = 25 sq m) with marble fireplace

Bedroom 3 (4.7m x 4.1m = 19 sq m with ensuite shower

Bedroom 4 (4m x 4m = 16 sq m)

Bedroom 5 (5.1m x 3.1m = 16 sq m)

Bedroom 6 (5.1m x 3.6m = 18 sq m) with shower and wash-basin

Also off the landing are a shower room, a separate WC and a useful laundry /ironing room.

Exterior

To the rear of the house is a very large paved terrace with barbeque area which provides an excellent outside entertaining space. To one side is a logia with a balcony overlooking the terrace, the house and the garden. From the balcony a door leads to the upper garden level.

To the right of the terrace is a summer dining room which in turn leads to a second building. On the ground floor there are a large workshop and a double garage. A wooden staircase rises to the first floor. To one side is a large room (about 34 sq m) which is currently used as an office. To the other side are two more rooms (about 15 sq m each) above which is an attic space. It could be possible to upgrade this building to create a second house.

From the terrace a few steps rise up to a delightful garden with lawn and flower borders. To the rear of this garden a flight of stairs leads up to the second level of garden - mainly laid to lawn with a number of mature fruit trees. To one side a door opens to the balcony level of the logia.

This is a great property in a good location - whilst in the heart of town the house and garden feel very private and "away-from-it-all".