Renovated 8 bedroom House for sale with countryside view in Bellac, Limousin
on the edge of the vibrant touristic town of Bellac.
This stunning character property has retained all its original characteristics, and would be ideal to create a bed and breakfast business or just to have as a large family home.
On entering the property there is a large entrance hall and office, through double glass doors to another hallway. The owners have retained as much character as possible and the original telephone is still mounted on the wall, along with the servant's call panel.
The hallway is bright and airy with double doors leading into the large dining room, which is being sold furnished as much of the furniture is fixed and original. This room offers a true feeling of grandeur and a lovely room for socialising with French doors leading out onto a South facing terrace. From this room another set of large glass doors lead into the living room with its centrepiece fireplace, and the kitchen with a mix of modern and old, where all the original storage cupboards have been retained.
On the 1st floor are 4 good size bedrooms all with en-suite bathrooms and original wooden floors, one of the bedrooms also has a balcony overlooking the garden and the amazing views over the Monts de Blonds.
The 2nd floor offers another 4 bedrooms, one with en-suite bathroom and a family bathroom. Access from the hall leads into the large cellar offering a room/bar, laundry room, workshop, wine store and boiler house.
From the front of the property there is a driveway to the right and access to the garage for parking cars. To the left is another entrance offering further parking and access to the front terrace and the large garden to the rear with its summer terraces, outside dining area, grass and shrubs with a small fish pond, vegetable garden and small outbuilding. All of this with views over the countryside surrounding Bellac and onwards to the Monts de Blond.
The town of Bellec is a thriving town with several supermarkets, a lost of small shops and restaurants in the centre, banks, doctors and vets, the perfect Limousin town to create a bed and breakfast business, and situated just 35 minutes to Limoges and its airport. Bellac also has a local train station with easy access to Limoges for connecting trains to Paris and Bordeaux.
The property is being sold with a lot of the furniture, this will be listed when an offer has been made.
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