Excellent is the only word to describe this 1840s country house built to very high standards on the banks of the Charente River for Hennessy Cognac.
This large Mansion property has three superb wings providing nearly 1,600 sq.m of habitable space set around a very generous 1,500 sq.m landscaped courtyard.
This is all positively enhanced by detailed planning permission for two new houses with a combined floor area of 500 sq.m plus architects plans to turn existing outbuildings into 15 cottage/apartments providing a further 500 sq.m of accommodation, reception rooms and an indoor swimming pool.
Situated in 4.2 ha of land along 200 m of outstanding river frontage with three moorings, this property offers unprecedented investment potential for residential or, as it has been suggested, a luxury 50 bedroom hotel with conference accommodation in one of France’s most sought after areas. Especially as the picturesque towns of Cognac and Jarnac are virtually on its doorstep with all the special facilities and amenities which they have to offer.
Indeed, this property with all its exceptional scope for a very profitable investment has to be seen to be believed!
Getting to this country house couldn’t be easier because the fast A10 autoroute passes close by at Saintes. There are also four international airports available for travellers at La Rochelle, Bordeaux, Limoges and Poitiers. Also Angoulême, the region’s capital city is only 30 minutes drive away where there is a high-speed rail connection and soon there will be another international airport.
THE SOUTH WING:
- Two-storey former master’s house providing 72 sq.m of accommodation with elegant shuttered windows
On the ground floor:
- Living room with open fire
- Archway through to newly fitted kitchen/dining room
- Door to inner hallway and storage area
- Turned timber staircase with walnut balustrade to upstairs
- Doors lead to east and west extensions
- East single-storey extension of 52 sq.m containing two double bedrooms with new en suite shower rooms
- West extension of 52 sq.m currently contains two rooms, separate wc and shower room this area is readily convertible to 1 bedroom cottage. Outside covered area for oil tank and electric meters
On the first floor:
- Two double bedrooms one with walk-in wardrobe
- Newly fitted shower room
THE NORTH WING:
- Single storey of approximately 630 sq.m with exceptionally well renovated reception rooms overlooking the Charente
- Reception room1 of 81 sq.m with exposed beam ceilings, high insulation level, night storage heating, telephone, internet and satellite tv connections and wheelchair access
- Reception room 2 of 80 sq.m with large tiered shelving
- Reception room 3 of 150 sq.m needing modernisation
- Reception room 4 of 170 sq.m with fully insulated walls and ceiling, exposed timber beams, larger bar, Victorian snooker table, double aspect windows and double doors leading to proposed indoor swimming pool area of 150 sq.m
THE EAST WING:
- Single storey of 1015 sq.m including 360 sq.m converted to a luxury apartment comprising:
- Triple aspect open plan living plus remote control lighting
- High quality fitted kitchen, ovens/grills/rotisseries, 5 plate hob granite worktops and island unit
- Master bedroom of 50 sq.m with all sound and tv services, luxury bathroom and separate dressing room
- Guest room of 40 sq.m with all sound and tv services walk-in wardrobe and en suite bathroom
- Separate utility and storage rooms
- Archways lead to small office and rear reception hall with cloakroom
- Parquet flooring with under floor heating
- Outside is a private walled garden with raised dining terrace
- Separate parking for 5/6 vehicles
- Some further modernisation is required
The Gardens:
- Courtyard garden of 1,500 sq.m has many attractive features
- Lavender-lined gravelled walkway/drive leads to small garden with roses and buxus
- Mature plants, shrubs and trees including yew, hazelnut and fruit trees
- 4 archways provide access to dining and newly created barbecue areas and patios
- East garden is walled and provides private garden for apartment
- Mostly laid to lawn with new raised terrace
- Gravelled parking for 5/6 cars
- West garden of 990 sq.m is mostly grassed and could provide parking for 60 cars
- South garden has planning permission for two houses with swimming pools
Additional features and information
- Major tourist area because of highly agreeable micro-climate
- Multiple income possibilities
- Buildings in excellent structural order
- Entire roofscape was replaced in the 1990’s
- Total buildings of 2500 sq.m
- 4.2 ha of land including landscaped gardens
- Rare courtyard development
- 200 m of navigable river frontage
- 3kms from beautiful golf course
- Excellent fishing on the Charente which is navigable for 30 kms upstream and downstream to the Atlantic coast
- New outside lighting and electrical sockets
- Back-up water supply via a well with a newly-installed electric pump
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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