Poitou-Charentes, Vienne, Queaux, France

At about a kilometre off the main road, and with only two discreet neighbours and no passing traffic, this property offers a true haven of peace.

The front door brings you immediately into the gorgeous kitchen (approx: 37m²) with beautiful fitted units and a gas hob and electric oven at the cooking end, space for a huge kitchen table in the middle of the room, and a woodburner at the other end which heats the radiators throughout the house. Despite its size this is a really cosy room and perfect for the way we live today. Off the kitchen and down some steps is another room (approx: 17m²) which could be a dining room if you feel the need for a separate dining room, but the current owners use it as a study. It has its own wood burner, beautiful exposed stone walls and french windows leading out to the summer kitchen and back garden. At the other end of the kitchen is the utility room (approx: 9m²) which currently houses the dishwasher, washing machine, drier and freezers and has another sink, so that if you are enetertaining in the kitchen you can clear away the washing up to here so you won't be surrounded by mess! There is a separate cloakroom here (approx: 2m²) which has a loo, a small basin and space for hanging coats.

Behind this is the passageway (approx 7m²) which leads to the sitting room (approx: 19m²) and the bedrooms. The sitting room is a bright and cosy room for watching television, which has a lovely wooden floor, an exposed brick wall and two large windows to the front of the house. Opposite the kitchen is the family bathroom (approx: 12m²) which is a wonderful quirky room on two levels, with the large shower on the upper level and the bath tub, basin and loo on the lower level.

Next door to the bathroom is the master bedroom suite, consisting of a lovely bedroom (approx: 19m²) with french windows out to the garden, and an ensuite dressing room (approx: 3.5m²) leading to the en-suite shower room (approx: 3.5m²) with a shower, basin and loo.

The second bedroom (approx: 21m²) is on the other side of the corridor and has a beautiful exposed stone and brick fireplace, windows to two sides of the house, wooden floorboards and a built-in wardrobe (approx: 2m²).

The third bedroom (approx: 17m²) has windows to the back and side of the house and is also a lovely bright room with plenty of space.

If you need more bedrooms, or just want a project, there is room to expand into four attic spaces which have been boarded and could provide further habitable space.

In addition there is a ruined building in the garden (currently just the walls remain) which could be renovated to provide further habitable space or, for example, a washblock if you wanted to create a small campsite to share your beautiful space with others. There is a good sized barn on the side of the house, and a further lean-to on the side of it which is used as a log-shed. There is a poly-tunnel in the garden which is great for over-wintering your delicate plants or starting your vegetables earlier than outdoors. There is a pond in the garden, although due to the recent drought, this is currently dry.