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PRICE REDUCTION Ref: KPH/445
Sunnier SW France – POITOU-CHARENTES – Charente In a rural location, in the Ruffec area, within walking distance of a local bar and restaurant Two minutes by car to local market village with very good infant/junior school, post office & shops Ten minutes by car to larger town with supermarkets, college, shops etc Nearest airports at Poitiers 45 mins, La Rochelle 80 mins & Bordeaux 2 hours
A SUBSTANTIAL WELL-ESTABLISHED GITE BUSINESS IN CHARACTER RESTORED CHARENTAISE FARMHOUSE & BARNS
A spacious and well planned property, capable of accommodating 30+ guests Excellent value for a property with 6 Gites
The property has a total of 15 bedrooms & 7 bathrooms ...
Owners’ accommodation with 2 bedrooms Gite 1 with 3 bedrooms, Gites 2-6 each with 2 bedrooms (or could offer larger 5 bed. main house and 4 or 5 x 2 bed. gites) Swimming Pool Landscaped gardens of about 1 acre
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THE PROPERTY This property has been well maintained, and is currently run as a Gite complex, with the owners' accommodation and 6 Gites (Owners' accommodation and Gite 2 comprise the original country house, and could be converted back to a spacious 5 bedroom property if required). The property is spacious and well-planned, with a total of 15 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms and a cloakroom, and can accommodate about 30 people in total. All the houses have plumbing for washing machines and dishwashers. There is also satellite TV.
OWNERS' ACCOMMODATION OR GITE 1 The smaller half of a traditional Charentaise farmhouse, believed to date from 1794. The house is picturesque, light and airy and retains much of its original character. Ground floor - Front door leading to ... - Kitchen/Living room 22ft x 19ft 6" with Charentaise fireplace & wood burner, windows front & rear, door to gravelled garden with views to sunflower fields, open plan stairs leading to ... First floor - Bedroom 1, double, 15' 6" x 9' 3", view of sunflower fields - Bedroom 2, double or two single beds, 12ft 2" x 10ft 6", view of courtyard - Bathroom, 10ft 2" x 6ft, with WC, wash basin, bath with shower fitting - Landing with loft hatch access Outside - gravelled garden area with nice views
GITE 2 This is the larger half of the farmhouse. Sleeps eight plus baby. Ground floor - Front door opening into a large hallway with flagstone floor, WC & wash basin - Kitchen/Dining room 13ft 7" x 13ft 3", with stone sink with drainer, original beamed ceiling, flagstone floor, double glazed French doors to rear garden - Living room 20ft x 16ft 2" plus 2 bays, with Charentaise open fireplace, wood burner, beamed ceiling, polished wood floor - Open tread staircase with a quarter turn & banister rail leads to the first floor landing First floor - Bedroom 1, 16' x 10ft 6", double bed, pleasant countryside views - Bedroom 2, 12ft 9" x 10ft 2", two single beds + furniture, room for cot or child's folding bed, views across open countryside - Bedroom 3, 12ft 6" x 9ft 10", three single beds - Bathroom, 10ft 9" x 6ft 4", bath with hand shower fitting, wash basin, WC, mirror and shaver point. 200 litre electric water heater. Outside - The private garden area to the rear is completely divided from the garden of the house next door by a high wooden fence and almost completely divided from the communal garden area on the opposite side by tall wooden fencing. There is a hedge at the end of the south facing garden, allowing a pleasant open view over the surrounding countryside. There is a gravelled seating area.
NB Gites 1 and 2 can be easily converted into the original 5 bedroom farmhouse, with a few minor alterations.
GITE 3 This house is the slightly larger portion of a picturesque old stable block, one of two properties converted in a traditional style from the old stables. Ground floor - Front door leading directly into ... - Open plan Kitchen/Living/Dining room, about 22ft 2" x 16ft 2" + two bays. Beamed ceiling, polished wood floor, two pairs of french windows to garden - Open tread staircase with handrails, rising from the centre of the room to ... First floor - Bedroom 1, 6ft 6" x 12ft 6", with a high panelled ceiling, velux roof window, polished wood floor, double & two single beds - Bedroom 2, 6ft 6" x 12ft 6", with a high panelled ceiling, velux roof window, polished wood floor - Bathroom, 6ft 6" x 9ft, bath with hand shower fitting, wash basin, WC, mirror, 200 litre electric water heater, velux roof window, lino floor covering Outside - Gravelled seating area, bamboo copse, trees, and a private wooded area beyond.
GITE 4 This house is the slightly smaller portion of the converted stable block. Ground floor - Front door leading directly to ... - Open plan Kitchen/Living/Dining room about 19ft 2" x 17ft 3". Beamed ceiling, polished wood floor. French windows to garden - Open tread staircase with handrails, leading to the first floor landing First floor - Bedroom 1, 10ft x 14ft 9", high wood panelled ceiling, double floor level window, polished wood floor, spacious with room for 1 double & 1 single bed - Bedroom 2, 9ft 1" x 11ft 3", twin room with high wood panelled ceiling, velux window, polished wood floor - Bathroom, 5ft 2" x 8ft, bath with hand shower attachment, wash basin, WC, mirror, shaver point, velux window, lino floor covering Outside - Gravelled seating area, bamboo copse, trees, and a private wooded area beyond.
GITE 5 This is part of an ancient building, probably dating from the 16th century, full of character. There is a vaulted wine cellar, which runs two thirds of the way under the building, an original well and a large external bread oven (neither cellar nor bread oven form part of the accommodation). Ground floor - Front door leading directly to the open plan Living/Dining/Kitchen area 15ft 6" x 17ft 6". Kitchen with ceramic sink with drainer and double cupboard under. Living room with tiled floor, beamed ceiling and windows on two sides. - Bedroom 1, 10ft x 16ft, with fitted carpet, beamed ceiling, room for 1 double and 1 single bed - Open tread staircase leading from the living area to the first floor landing First floor - Bedroom 2, 10ft x 13ft 8", with fitted carpet, beamed ceiling, room for three single or one double & 2 single beds - Shower room 6ft x 9ft 10", with tiled shower, wash basin, WC and mirror fronted bathroom cabinet Outside - To the front of the house there is an attractive shady gravelled seating area, next to the old well.
GITE 6 Ground floor - Front door leading directly into an open plan Living/Kitchen/Dining area 26ft 3" x 14ft 10", with a beamed ceiling and wooden floor. An upright support beam and a substantial open tread staircase with a hand rail on both sides partially separate the kitchen/dining area from the living area. To the right of the front door is a fireplace, the dining are and the kitchen with double bowl ceramic sink and drainer with a double cupboard under. To the left is the living area, with views to the courtyard. This room is about 26 ft by 16 ft overall. First floor - Bedroom 1, spacious 11ft 6" x 12ft 9", with high ceiling and polished wood floor. Room for a double and single bed + furniture, views to the swimming pool - Bedroom 2, 6ft 4" x 12ft 8", twin room with high ceiling and polished wood floors, window overlooking the pool - Bathroom 6ft x 6ft 6", with WC, pedestal wash basin, bath with shower over Outside - To the front of the house is a gravelled seating area, overlooking the swimming pool.
GITE 7 Ground floor - Front door leading directly into the living room, 15ft 3" x 17ft 6", with a beamed ceiling and polished wood floor - Archway leading to the Kitchen/Dining room, 12ft x 16ft, which reaches the full height of the building. Door to main car park. Wood panelled ceiling with and first floor gallery. Double bowl ceramic sink with drainer and double cupboard under an open tread staircase leading to the gallery. First floor - From gallery, doors to ... - Bedroom 1, 9ft x 15ft 6", an attractive room with windows on two sides, high wood panelled ceiling, fitted carpet, room for double + single bed - Bedroom 2, 8ft x 9ft (low ceiling), a small room over the old bread oven, with a velux roof window and two glazed "arrow slits". - Bathroom, a spacious room 6ft 4" x 11ft 6", with bath and hand shower fitting, wash basin, wc & mirror. High wood panelled ceiling with velux window, part tiled walls and lino covered floor. 200 litre water heater. Outside - To the front of the house is a gravelled seating area, overlooking the swimming pool.
SWIMMING POOL Professionally installed pool, 12m x 6m, with a pool house. Fenced, and surrounded by a tiled sun terrace.
LAND About 1 acre of land, gated (12ft wide) and with a high perimeter wall (affording privacy to guests), secure parking (2 car parks), gravelled courtyard area, garden and lawn areas, terrace and pool areas, a boules court & space for a table tennis table, and some woodland and mature trees.
RENTAL INCOME The rental business is well established and the gites are successfully let from May to September, providing a good income. Further details on request.
PRICE REDUCTION PRICE WAS: 399,000 Euros (including agency fees) PRICE NOW: 372,750 Euros (including agency fees) furniture & equipment by separate negotiation
Ref: KPH/445
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