SITUATED in peaceful countryside in the north Lot-et-Garonne, this property with beautiful views from all aspects, is one of four in a tiny hamlet about five minutes from the old market town of Miramont de Guyenne.
Very private but not at all isolated
Bergerac airport is forty minutes drive from the property.
IT'S RARE to find 200 sq. mtrs (approx. 2,100 square feet) of habitable space such as this old farmhouse in the North Lot-et-Garonne.
The loft space is a further 240 sq. mtrs and with ample head room could be easily converted to extend the accomododation if required.
The house is extremely bright and spacious with a least one large window in every room of the house with stunning views from each.
It well set back from the road and is accessed by a long, shared driveway. It is the first of three other properties in a small hamlet.
There are two outside terraces, side by side, at the entrance of the house. The terrace to the right of the entrance is one of two off the guest suite.
An outside wooden staircase leads to the enormous loft.
The main entrance leads into a split-level, galleried lounge. To the right and along the gallery a door leads to the guest suite with bedroom and ensuite bathroom with bath, shower, toilet and wash hand basin. The bathroom is white with tonge and groove wood panelling on the walls.
From the main entrance there are three steps down in to the lounge with a large fireplace and chimney as the focal point. The height of the room from floor to ceiling is at least five metres, around 16 feet.
An archway on the left side of the lounge leads to the formal dining room with two large windows on each side of a set of french windows that leads to the garden on the east side of the house.
This room, the owners believe, was the original farmhouse kitchen. The original stone sink is still in place.
A door off the dining room leads to a big, square kitchen with large working open fireplace large french windows that lead out to a glass covered veranda and seating area and door out to the garden.
It's the kind of kitchen that would lend itself perfectly to a large island in the middle of the room and still have tons of space in which to move around.
The kitchen is also used by the present owners as a family dining room. All the white kitchen units are new. The kitchen has a beamed, painted white ceiling.
From the south side of the lounge a door leads onto a corridor and the accomodation.
To the left is a large master bedroom with fireplace and windows looking to the south and east.
Next to the master bedroom is a large guest bedroom with south facing window.
Further along the corridor is a hallway with a shower room, third bedroom and separate toilet with wash hand basin off it.
Outside the garden is approximately 6,000 sq. metres (1.5 acres) and is planted with mature fruit trees (cherry, apple, fig, pear, pommegranate, plum and grape vines). There are also walnuts and hazelnits in abundance.
Across the driveway is a further 1.4 hectares (3.5 acres) with a tobacco drying barn (wooden) used to store garden equipment and as a workshop.
Attached are a series of small stone outhouses where previous owners kept their stock of chickens and rabbit for the pot. These could be easily converted to stabling for horses.
The electrics throughout the property has been newly rewired.