Spacious house surrounded by grape vines and sunflowers in quiet hamlet, with huge potential for easy conversion to a B/B or Gite business complemented by existing spacious comfortable living accommodation. Only 5 km from the attractive market town of Barbezieux, 1 hour drive from the Atlantic coast. Bordeaux airport & TGV 50 minutes. Historic Angouleme & TGV: 30 minutes. La Rochelle & Poitiers airports 1.5 hours. Limoges airport 80 minutes. The area benefits from the micro climate created by the Gulf Stream. With up to 2,200 hours of sunshine per year, the highest in France away from the south. (the south coast of England, averages 1750 hours and the upland areas of the north around 1,000!).


The main house comprises :
Spacious modern kitchen opening into large family dining room with rustic wood burning fire place with French doors leading onto patio area. Lounge with hardwoord flooring and fire place, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathroom/shower rooms. Large boarded attic (200 m2), ideal for conversion to into extra bedrooms. Back kitchen/laundry room. Boiler room with oil central heating feeding 10 radiators. Garaging for 5 cars

Surfaces
Kitchen : 13 m2 (140 sq. ft) * Lounge : 30 m2 (323 sq. ft) * Dining room : 28 m2 (301 sq. ft) * Bedroom 14 m2 (151 sq. ft) * Bedroom : 10 m2 (108 sq. ft) * Bedroom : 11 m2 (118 sq. ft) * * 2 garages*

All buildings in sound and well insulated condition.

Grounds
About 2.5 acre of land: lawned areas, manicured hedges and an orchard consisting of cherry, walnut, peach and quince trees. There are 2 large dry barns. A pidgionere with a water well providing drinking wate if needed ( there is mains water also). Penned area with concrete animal housing block for horses, pigs, chickens. Power and water laid on. Everything necessary to live the French dream of a self sufficient life style.

1 acre of land also available with planning permission for 1 large house.