Pays de la Loire, Sarthe, Tassé, France

On the ground floor of the property, a generous hallway gives way to a modern kitchen/dining room and a bathroom with WC, shower and electric water tank. An open plan seating/dining area extends to a light and spacious living room with a glass fronted fireplace and tiled floor. The entire ground floor exterior walls have been dry-lined throughout with insulation. A solid oak staircase leads up to the first floor where a there is a well-proportioned landing, presently used as a workspace. A wide corridor leads to 3 good sized double bedrooms. An integrated, bespoke electric fan in the third bedroom draws heat up from the ground floor log-burning insert and trunks background heat throughout the entire first floor rooms. There is also a family bathroom and separate WC on the first floor. There is a phone line connected (currently not in use) and fibre optic internet for remote working. The house is also fitted with smoke alarms.

Outside, there are traditional orchards to the front and rear of the property with mature fruit trees (apple, pear, cherry, plum and fig) and a beautiful weeping willow tree that provides shade for a seating area outside the kitchen. In the garden there is a 15m deep well and a large free-standing log shed. To the side of the house is a cave and 2 utility rooms, presently used for storage, garden tools and a gas central heating boiler which feeds radiators through the entire house, using gas from an underground tank. An impressive sized, attached double garage completes the outside features and is perfect for housing a motorhome, caravan, boat or classic cars. There is plenty to explore in the area, including the nearby medieval villages of character - Asnières, Solemnes and Parcé-sur-Sartre. The nearest village is Chantenay Villedieu (10 min drive; 4 km) where there is a health centre (now under construction), primary school, established boulangerie, award winning traiteur, large Viveco supermarket, tabac and many local professional artisans. The nearest pharmacy/banks, shops are at Noyen-sur-Sarthe (10 min drive) from where there are direct rail links to Le Mans and Paris. The nearest Super U and Carrefour supermarkets are within 15 minutes drive.