8 bedroom Farmhouse with gite for sale with countryside views with Income Potential in Richelieu, Centre Val de Loire
The generous 8 bedroom property is located in a private and rural setting whilst retaining excellent access to a buoyant local village and a choice of market towns a short drive away.
This sector "sud-touraine" (south of Tours) benefits from a milder climate than the northern sector and is a natural tourist stopping point on the voyage south.
Autoroute access and the A10 and A85 relatively close offer the advantages of exploring the rest of France from this central base.
The main house covering circa 245m2 has been ...
The generous 8 bedroom property is located in a private and rural setting whilst retaining excellent access to a buoyant local village and a choice of market towns a short drive away.
This sector "sud-touraine" (south of Tours) benefits from a milder climate than the northern sector and is a natural tourist stopping point on the voyage south.
Autoroute access and the A10 and A85 relatively close offer the advantages of exploring the rest of France from this central base.
The main house covering circa 245m2 has been improved and enjoyed by the current owners for around 15.
The breakfast room, a double aspect 20m2 with views over the courtyard via a "window wall" and terrace area behind provides access to the laundry room and separate boiler room on one side and into the kitchen on the other.
Recently modernised a double aspect room with exposed beamed ceiling and tiled floor, 20m2 with central island, plenty of working space and lots of natural light.
The former entrance hall is now an internal hallway with wc and stairs to the 1st floor.
Next along is the dining room, 31m2 also double aspect with quarry tiled floor which leads on to the impressive 73m2 living room with 5.7m high vaulted ceiling and large stone working fireplace.
The end section of the main house as internal and external access and provides a hallway, downstairs bedroom (17m2) and large bathroom with bath, shower and wc and another vaulted bedroom (18m2) with bathroom and separate wc above.
The 1st floor houses two double vaulted bedrooms (14m2 and 17m2 ) and a bathroom with shower and separate wc.
Outbuildings :
Lodgement/Gite opposite the main house from the courtyard covers approximately 208m2 and includes an independent games room of 26m2.
The first part of the guest lodging offers on the ground floor: a 28m2 kitchen with access to the guest barbecue area and stairs to the 1st floor. A living room of 31m2 with quarry-tiled floor, beams and fitted wood burner in the fireplace.
A first bedroom of 25m2 with bathroom with bath and shower.
Via a separate entrance, the guest lodge continues with a kitchenette of 21m2 with stairs to a mezzanine of 11m2 above.
The 1st floor of this building offers a joint or independent bedrooms thanks to the twin staircases.
With a total of 3 bedrooms (20m2, 30m2 and 22m2) and a shower room with wc and a second bathroom also with wc. The third bedroom has stairs returning to the first kitchen.
A single garage (also home to the oil tank) next to the boiler room. Greenhouse
Garage with 3 parking bays for tractors and cars
Covered dining areas by the pool and guest barbecue.
The tree lined entrance avenue leads naturally to the gated courtyard with the former farm and outbuildings around its perimeter.
Just under 1h (2.5acres) of flat grounds including a large grassed playing field (with rugby posts), a fenced area currently home to the owner's miniature-horse, Etoile next to a large vegetable patch.
The heated pool measures 10m x 4.5m and depth up to 1.75m with a surrounding terrace and dining area both enjoying fantastic rural views.
The guests' barbecue area and covered dining is alongside a light wooded area offering shade in the summer months.
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