Magnificent Riverside Maison de Maitre set on 7,000 sq.m of private mature grounds with a swimming pool and located in a popular Bastide town just 20 minutes from the large town of Bergerac.
This formal, double fronted house in excellent condition and offering 370 sq.m of living space has accommodation on 3 floors (6 bedrooms – 3 bathrooms). The formal entrance leads through cast iron gates onto a raised terrace, and through the main front door into the first floor accommodation, which consists of the principal living rooms. The ground floor, or garden entrance, leads into the kitchen and has separate access from the avenue down a tree lined driveway.
The house has an immense amount of light which floods in due to the fact it has high ceilings, large window openings and large internal doorways. It is also painted a neutral white or off white in most rooms. The property is heated by a mixture of wood (via a contemporary Scandinavian log stove) and new generation electric radiators.
Situated in a quiet area of a popular bastide town, 20 minutes from the large town of Bergerac. The property is set back from the river bank and just a short stroll from the beautiful market square.
FULL DETAILS:
The ground floor accommodation:
- Kitchen (7m x 5.5m) – Entrance through double doors into an open plan kitchen area. This great garden room has windows looking out to the pool area and is full of original features, from the terracotta floor tiles to the original brass water pump over the stone sink. The fitted kitchen has solid wood doors painted a fashionable shade of red and comes equipped with a dishwasher, oven and hob. A central hallway (mirrored on each of the floors) leads into further rooms:
- Snug/TV room (4.55 × 3.5m) – This cosy family room leads straight off the kitchen. This room has a fireplace and original fitted cupboards as well as original terracotta floor tiles.
- Laundry room (4.55 × 3.5m) – with a tiled floor
- Office/downstairs bedroom (4.5 × 2.95m) – with tiled floor
- Shower room (5 × 4.5m) with a tiled floor, wet room style shower, toilet and basin
- Wood-store/cellar (11.5 × 2.2m). This room is situated under the upper front terrace
- From the lower hallway a wide, carved stone staircase leads up to the first floor.
The first floor accommodation:
- Central hallway (6.3 × 4m) – with original waxed floorboards and double doors to front terrace
- Sitting room (6.3 × 4m) – with original floorboards, ornate marble fireplace and full length windows overlooking garden
- Library (6.3 × 4.06m) – with original floor boards and ornate marble fireplace
- Bedroom 1 (4.4 × 4.07m) – with original floorboards and marble fireplace
- Bedroom 2 (4.55 × 4.4m) with original floorboards
- Shower room (4.06 × 2.2m) with shower toilet and basin
- Leading up from the central hallway a wood and cast iron staircase opens onto the Second floor.
The second floor accommodation:
- Hallway (7.3 × 2.1m) with original waxed floorboards and double doors leading onto “Juliette balcony”.
- Bedroom 3 (6.3 × 4.05m) – with original waxed wooden floor boards
- Bedroom 4 (4.75 × 4.5m) – with original waxed wooden floor boards
- Bedroom 5 (6.3 × 3.3m) – with original waxed wooden floor boards
- Bedroom 6 (4.2 × 3.2m) – with original waxed wooden floor boards
- Bathroom (4.75 × 4.55m) – with bath, basin and toilet
The large attic space:
From the hallway, the staircase continues up to the attic (11 × 11m). This huge room covers the entire span of the house and shows the superb carpentry and beam structure used in a construction of this quality. The attic room is entirely insulated and has natural light through the small round ‘oeil de boeuf’ windows. It could easily be converted into further accommodation or just used as a huge playroom for kids or adults.
Additional information and features:
- Externally the building is constructed in a mixture of brick, on the more formal avenue side, and stone, on the less formal river side.
- The swimming pool (7m x 4m) is set close to one side of the house and is surrounded by terrace.
- The land (7,300 sq.m) mainly stretches to the front of the house and down to the river. Centrally placed in front of the house is the original fountain.
- A cast iron gazebo covered in wisteria and trumpet flowers offers a naturally shady place to sit and dine on hot days.
- The house is in excellent general condition and early viewing is strongly recommended.
For further details on this property or to arrange a viewing,
call us on 0845 123 5885 (local rates in the UK).
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