Château

We have a large selection of properties in South West France from land and renovation projects starting at 20,000 euro to Chateau's in excess of 20million euro contact us today Beautiful Château together with separate Luxury 4-bedroom House and 2-bedroom Granny Annex in the Natural Park of La Brenne Indre A beautiful chateau and outbuildings constructed in 1890. Set in 2 hectares (approx. 5 acres) of delightful mature parkland, facing south with views over the Creuse valley. Major renovations to the highest specification have been undertaken to this property. These include a completely new slate roof throughout (completed in 2006), and fully renovated luxury house and adjoining granny annex (completed in 2007). Receipts are available for all work. Planning permission has been granted, and architect’s plans and specifications are available, to convert the chateau into a hotel / restaurant. Grants may also be available towards a conversion into such a commercial enterprise. Location:Uniquely, this chateau has the advantage that it benefits from both the tranquility and privacy of being situated in the country, and yet its entrance is on the edge of a market square (with a vibrant weekly market). Amidst a picturesque village on the river Creuse, with its pretty streets and ancient roman church. The village is peaceful, with approximately 2000 inhabitants, yet benefits from full amenities . Well situated in the Natural Park of La Brenne (renowned for its lakes, flora and fauna), at only 15 minutes from the A20 motorway (which is a main route from Toulouse towards Paris). The airports of Limoges and Poitiers with regular flights to the UK are both at only approximately a 1 hour drive. The nearby city of Châteauroux has an excellent direct train service to Paris (taking only 2 hours). Chateau to renovate Overall • Approx. 820 sq. m. in total • New slate roof (completed 2006) • Impressive features throughout, including numerous beautiful fireplaces in wood, stone and marble; original murals; vaulted ceilings; round towers including stone and wooden staircases. • Oil central heating • Mains sewage Ground Floor • Approx. 280 sq. m. • Large Reception Hall with fresques of the Brenne wildlife • A further 12 main rooms (including kitchen, study, library, vaulted armory, boiler room etc.); mixture of wooden parquet floors and tiled floors • Scope to create a ground floor apartment as required 1st Floor • Approx. 260 sq. m. • Large dining room with beautiful fireplace and paintings on wood • 2nd dining room opening onto veranda overlooking garden and valley • 3 large bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms 2nd Floor • Approx. 140 sq. m. • 4 large bedrooms with adjoining rooms that would naturally convert into en-suite bathrooms • Stairs leading to loft • Doorway onto roof terrace which overlooks pond and grounds Terrace • Approx. 50 sq. m. • External access to stone staircase leading up to summer reading room in main round tower Loft • Approx. 140 sq. m. Cellar • Approx. 60 sq. m. • Situated in front of chateau, leading out onto grounds • Staircase up to front door of chateau (currently blocked off) Cavern in grounds • Old cavern, cut into stone (probably used as an ice room / for storage of produce) • Accessed from the grounds via a vaulted stone tunnel. House Overall • Approx. 160 sq. m. in total • New slate roof • Renovated to a very high standard with luxury bathrooms (e.g. Villeroy and Boch) and kitchen • All new oak double-glazed windows and doors • New oak wooden floors upstairs • High quality tiling throughout downstairs • New electrical wiring and plumbing throughout • Alarm • Gas central heating (with town gas) • Mains sewage Ground Floor • Approx. 70 sq. m. • Entrance Hall, leading to kitchen, lounge and cellar • Large family kitchen (approx. 18 sq. m.) with high quality fitted Shaker style kitchen sourced from England; including attractive wooden work top. Leading to Utility room • Utility and boiler room with adjoining WC and large arched French doors to courtyard • Lounge with feature wood burning stove • Cloakroom • Large downstairs bedroom (or playroom etc) 1st Floor • Approx. 50 sq. m. • Master bedroom with en-suite shower room • 2 further bedrooms • Family bathroom Cellar • Approx. 40 sq. m. • Gravel floors Granny Annex • Approx. 50 sq. m. • Downstairs lounge and shower-room • Upstairs 2 bedrooms • Renovated to same standard as house, including new oak double-glazing and new hardwood staircase etc. Further Outbuildings • A further 3 garages, 2 of which have 2 floors • Planning permission has been granted to convert these into 2 separate apartments. Again, architect’s drawings and specification are available. Grounds • 2 hectares of park and woodland, with mature trees, including a magnificent cedar tree and various fruit / nut trees • Owners have made a significant investment to restore this park (e.g. clearing over-grown woodland and felling dead trees) • Large walled kitchen garden with gravel paths • Stone water tower and well (not currently in working order) • Pond