Jacwood Estates French Properties
Ref: ASC/424
LIMOUSIN – Creuse
Situated in picturesque and tranquil countryside
Just 2kms from a charming village with a school (up to age 11yrs), small shops and a bar/café
together with a popular lake offering beaches, perimeter walks and water sports
10kms to the popular market town of Bourganeuf, with excellent amenities
including a full range of shops, banks, schools/colleges and restaurants
60 minutes’ drive to Limoges, with airport
Channel ports all within 7 hours drive
A SUCCESSFUL GITE COMPLEX WITH OWNERS’ ACCOMMODATION & 4 GITES
PLUS SWIMMING POOL & GAMES ROOM
All business fixtures and fittings, goodwill, furniture and equipment included in sale
An excellent investment for holiday accommodation or year-round rentals
Owners’ accommodation 4 Gites sleeping a total of 16 guests Games room Swimming Pool Grounds of about 0.25 acre |
This is a successful gite complex with owners’ accommodation, four gites, a swimming pool and a games room. Full renovation was completed in 2004. The property is in excellent order throughout, with all business fixtures and fittings, furniture and equipment included in the sale. An excellent investment for holiday accommodation or year-round rentals. The property is located in the beautiful Creuse department of the scenic Limousin region in the tranquil, peaceful and idyllic heart of France. The surrounding landscape remains an exceptionally picturesque environment in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Nearby is a lake which is a major tourist attraction covering four square miles and has six beaches providing activities for children, supervised bathing and boat trips. It also has numerous facilities offering a full range of water sports. The property was originally a working livestock farm, constructed of stone, comprising the farmhouse with attached storage barn which has been converted into the owners’ accommodation plus one gite. Directly opposite is the second larger, stone built, animal barn which has been totally renovated to provide three further gites and incorporates a games room. Each gite has its own private terrace and has been sympathetically refurbished, retaining original features whilst incorporating modern conveniences to provide an attractive, comfortable and enchanting holiday retreat.
OWNERS’ ACCOMMODATION - Two entrance doors, facing onto the swimming pool, leading to:- - Kitchen with tiled floor and full range of low level units and drawers. Separate dining area. (17m²). - Spacious living room with exposed beams, parquet floor and wood burning stove (30m²). - Rear entrance door to private back garden. - Wooden staircase leading to a large bedroom with parquet floor and exposed beams (27m²). - Door leading to en suite bathroom (14m²) and storage cupboard (4m²).
LAUNDRY ROOM - At the end of the owners’ accommodation building is the original bread oven which has been converted into a communal laundry room with sink, commercial washing machine and tumble dryer.
GITE 1 (Sleeps 4/5) - Attached to the main house is the former storage barn which has been beautifully restored to provide modern comforts whilst retaining its original charm and beauty. Tiled floors downstairs and parquet flooring upstairs. The spacious lounge with its high ceiling reveals all the original beams and trusses, whilst the exposed stone behind the wood burning stove is very imposing. There is a good sized fully fitted kitchen which also incorporates a large traditional French dining table that comfortably seats six. The building also contained a bread oven and the façade has been retained as a feature within the downstairs bedroom. The second bedroom is on the first floor. Both double bedrooms have their own en suite shower rooms complete with WC and wash hand basin. Ground Floor - Living Room (33m²); Kitchen/Dining room (17m2); Bedroom 1 (14m2) Shower room/WC (5m2) First floor - Bedroom 2 (11m2); Shower room/WC (6m2)
GITE 2 (sleeps 4 - Situated in the former animal barn and converted from the old existing cow stalls. Ground floor gite with tiled floors, exposed beams and incorporating many of the original features. The open plan kitchen is fully equipped and leads to a lounge/diner that has access to the swimming pool via French doors. A spacious bathroom with bath and overhead shower, toilet and wash hand basin is located between the twin and double bedrooms which are accessed from the lounge/diner. As this gite is all on one level it provides the ideal accommodation for couples and those who are less mobile. Dimensions - Lounge/Diner (23m²); Kitchen (8m²); Bedroom 1 (12m²); Bedroom 2 (12m²); Bathroom (8m²)
GITE 3 (sleeps 4) - First floor gite, above gite 2, which was originally the old hayloft and is accessed by wooden stairs through the games room. The lounge/diner overlooks the swimming pool at the front whilst the fully equipped kitchen has extensive rear views over the surrounding fields. This light and airy first floor gite with parquet flooring has double and twin bedrooms which are accessed from the lounge/diner and are separated by a large bathroom containing bath and overhead shower, toilet and wash hand basin. Dimensions - Lounge/Diner (25m²); Kitchen (8m²); Bedroom 1 (12m²); Bedroom 2 (12m²); Bathroom (8m²)
GITE 4 (sleeps 4) - Two storey gite at the right-hand end of the former animal barn which was previously used as cow stalls. Entering the double doors to the tiled ground floor you will find a very spacious open plan lounge, featuring the original cow byres that have been sympathetically restored, leading to a fully fitted kitchen. It has one double bedroom and a second twin room both on the first floor accessed by an open wooden staircase. The bathroom is situated between the bedrooms and incorporates a bath with overhead shower, wash hand basin and toilet. The first floor has parquet flooring throughout. Ground Floor - Lounge/Diner (26m²); Kitchen (10m²) First Floor - Bedroom 1 (12m²); Bedroom 2 (13m²); Bathroom (5m²)
GAMES ROOM - Located between gites 2 and 4 with tiled floor and high ceiling revealing the original beams and one of the ‘A’ frames. Contains a pool table, table football and table tennis.
SWIMMING POOL (7m x 3.5m) - Situated between the two buildings is a south facing in-ground pool with roman steps to a shallow end of 0.9 metre sloping to a deep end of 1.5 metres and surrounded by a tiled terrace for sunbathing. Fitted with a security alarm to comply with French Safety Regulations.
THE GROUNDS - Approximately 1000m² (about ¼ acre) of grounds with a well. Each gite has its own private terrace and there are also some lawned areas. The surrounding countryside of woodland and fields is ideal for walking and cycling.
PRICE: 530,000 Euros (including agency fees)
REF: ASC/424
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