Located on the southern Charente/Dordogne borders, in an area of outstanding natural beauty, the property offers complete peace & quiet, whilst being within easy reach (5 – 10 mins drive) of a host of activities - golf, tennis, riding, canoeing, fishing, sightseeing etc.  Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, a beautiful listed medieval hillside village, is about 10kms away with a river beach, several restaurants, galleries, craft shops, school & an 11th c. monolithic church.  St. Séverin (5kms) has small shops, supermarket, bank, post office, school, hotel, doctor, hairdresser, & a few bars & restaurants, & tennis courts.  Ribérac (16km) has larger shops, supermarkets & schools, plus a renowned Friday morning market.

The property was professionally restored to a high standard in 2001 & is presented in perfect order throughout.  Stone built with plenty of exposed beams, it is sold furnished & fully equipped, providing "the perfect place to unwind".

THE COTTAGE

The private entrance is via glazed doors with kitchen area to the right and living/dining to the left.  There are terracotta tiled floor and exposed beams throughout ground floor.

Ground floor

 - spacious open plan beamed living/dining room, with telephone & TV point, & glazed doors to private terrace, lovely countryside views from every window

- kitchen area, fully modernised with a range of white fronted units & wood effect worktop, dishwasher, washing machine, tall fridge & gas cooker

- shower room, tiled, with basin, shower & WC

- wooden staircase to ........

First floor

- light & airy landing

- spacious master bedroom (king size double bed) with lovely countryside views

- bedroom 2 has 2 single beds and countryside views

- bedroom 3 has 2 single beds & an amazing original beam structure

- family bathroom & bath/shower, basin & WC, plus Velux window for lots of light

- polished pine floors and exposed beams throughout first floor.

Heating – for low season, wall mounted electric radiators in each room, including bathroom.

OUTSIDE

- private, paved terrace bordered by mature lavender & rosemary bushes, with own barbecue, garden table, chairs & sun loungers - a wonderful place to while away a few hours...............

SWIMMING POOL

 – new in 2001, shared swimming pool 12m x 6m, depth 1m - 2m, with paved surround & new fencing (2004) to comply with new safety regulations.

Garden

- shared 0.75 acre garden with lawned areas, car parking area and fabulous countryside views over fields (superb if it's a year for sunflowers) and towards woodland. Sit on the terrace and watch the deer come out to play from the woodland in the distance!

ACTIVITIES Ideally located between the Dordogne, Bordeaux wine country and the Atlantic coast, there is plenty to see & do in the immediate area as well as further afield.   - Bakery 5kms (see pic to the right). - Golf/tennis/country club with bar/clubhouse 5kms. - St. Séverin 5kms - small supermarket, shops, bank, post office, bars, doctor, school etc. - Aubeterre-sur-Dronne 10kms - very pretty listed medieval hillside village with tourist office, 11th c. monolithic church, craft shops, cashpoint, restaurants, pizzeria, pavement cafés, butterfly/fossil museum, puppet theatre, river beach, boating, tennis, bike hire, horse riding.

- Market towns of Riberac 16kms and Chalais 16kms.

- Cathedral city of Angouleme 40kms (TGV to Paris 2hrs30mins, to London 6hrs)

- Dordogne 6kms. St. Emilion 45kms. Bergerac (airport) 50kms. Cognac 40kms.

- Bordeaux 80kms (international airport)

- Atlantic beaches about 90kms. Royan 90 mins. Arcachon (beyond Bordeaux) 2hrs. La Rochelle about 2hrs. Poitiers 2hrs.

- Channel ports – St. Malo 5hrs. Caen/Le Havre 6-7hrs. Calais 8hrs.

Aubeterre Market and Sunflowers at St Severin

RENTAL INCOME

The property has been successfully rented out in summer for the last 4 years, at a weekly high season rate of about £700 per week.

Maintenance charge

Current annual charge for maintenance of pool & gardens is 900 Euros (about £600) per house.

THE SALE CONTRACT

The property (house & private terrace area) is for sale freehold, whilst the gardens & pool are jointly owned as a "co-propriété" with the other 5 houses on the development. The "private" and "communal" areas are clearly defined as part of the sale contract.

TO BE SOLD FURNISHED & EQUIPPED – MOVE STRAIGHT IN!

"Utterly relaxing" is how most people describe their holidays in this area.

An ideal way to own & enjoy your holiday home in France without having to worry about maintaining the pool & garden.

PRICE: 179,000 Euros (including agency fees)

NOTE - THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL - RENT FOR A WEEK & SEE IF IT SUITS YOU !

CONTACT US FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

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For further information or to arrange a viewing ....

.... call Margarete Isherwood at Jacwood Estates French Properties

UK tel: +44 (0)1926 883714      Website: www.jacwoodestates.co.uk