Charente region France: Charming small farm with barns and stables

£299,000
Location:
Exeter
Posted: 29/10/2009 20:08

Handsome stone built farmhouse, nestling in a small hamlet in the South of the Charente region, France. The Dordogne and the Limousin are close by. There are four bedrooms and two bathrooms with a further loft area which could be easily converted into a large en-suite bedroom. The house boasts a very large family lounge and a separate kitchen/diner. The central heating can be run on oil or wood.
There is a large stone barn on each side of the house, one of which contains four large indoor stables. The other is used for general storage but is ideal for conversion into a self-contained dwelling. The main farmyard is opposite the house and accommodates a large steel framed agricultural barn (300 sq.m) and an extension (200 sq.m) under construction. Grass pasture amounts to about 14 hectares (35 acres) providing good grazing and hay. Woodland occupies 5 hectares (12 acres). The farm and buildings lend themselves very well to establishing an equestrian enterprise. An area has been prepared already for a horse riding menage which just requires the fencing to be completed before the surface can be put down.
The region is very picturesque; open rolling fields, woodland and lakes with beaches. It is a developing tourist area and the farmhouse could accommodate a bed & breakfast business easlily. Access here is easy by air to Limoges (40 mins), Angouleme (40 mins) or Poitiers (90 mins) from the UK. Ryanair is the main carrier principally from London Stansted but many other UK airports operate to Limoges with Ryanair or FlyBe. Access by road and train is good also. There are excellent schools locally and the nearest village (1.5 miles) has an infant/jumior school and also a doctor, chemist, bakers, butcher, general store and bar/hotel. This is a charming property in a particularly beautiful area of rural France.