Sympathetically restored farmhouse on 27 hectares for sale near Monpazier in the Dordogne

Property Details

• Property Reference: MC7312
• Property Price: €795000 (Currency Converter)

Property Features

• Location: Countryside
• Bedrooms: 5
• Bathrooms: 5
• Garden: yes
• Swimming Pool: yes
• Outbuilding: yes
• Land: 10 hectares + (over 20 acres)
• Condition: Ready to move into
• Potential: With income potential

Summary:

A beautifully restored house incorporating barn conversion near Monpazier, a bastide town in the Dordogne featured in the book entitled "The 400 most beautiful villages in France". Monpazier is 30 minutes south east of Bergerac and its airport.

Description:

A beautifully restored house incorporating barn conversion near Monpazier, a bastide town featured in the book entitled "The 400 most beautiful villages in France". Monpazier is 30 minutes south east of Bergerac and its airport. The property itself is approached via a long tree lined drive of several hundred metres. It sits in 27 hectares of land, 3 of which is wooded, with stunning views from all aspects. The land provides good quality year round grazing, is ideally suited for equestrian activities and there is ample space to create a challenging cross-country course. In addition to the stylish main house of 300m2 there are a number of out buildings. They include a 150m2 barn that has water, electricity and new roof. There is outline planning permission on the barn for a change of use to a habitable property. A former bakery of about 35m2 currently used as a tack room and feed store. A 100m2 stone cottage with outline planning permission has water, electricity and telephone already onsite. The cottage has four rooms comprising a lounge of 36m2, two rooms of 18m2 and one of 25m2. The main house is bright, clean and spacious. The delicate balance between comtemporary and character is perfectly struck. The entrance hall of 10m2, off of which is a toilet and laundry room, leads to the study, kitchen and downstairs salon. Huge windows replace what were once the doors of the barn flooding this beautifully crafted galleried space with light. The downstairs lounge of 20m2 with wood burning stove is off the open plan study area. Floor to celing height is more than six metres. A flight of steps with wrought iron bannisters lead to the kitchen and dining area of about 40m2. From the kitchen area there are a set of french windows that lead to a small terrace with lovely views over the countryside to the north. A further flight of steps lead to a mezzanine with two bedrooms of 16m2 with ensuite bathroom and 14m2 respectively. There is a second lounge of 40m2 which was part of the original house. It has two fireplaces, one found by chance a short time ago, and a second with wood burner. Outside the lounge is a spacious terrace. The master bedroom is off the lounge. A stairs leads to a further 2 bedrooms with ensuite facitlties. Around the house there are several terraces and seating areas from which to enjoy the tranquility of the surrounding countryside. A swimming pool of 10mx5m. Other outbuildings include an open sided shelter, a stone outbuilding adjoining the house also used for storage, a small stone barn and a ruin with outline planning permission. There are any amount of private paths and walkways on the property. Heating is electric and oil fired.