Poitou-Charentes, Vienne, La Roche-Rigault, France

A32199AKB86 - Entering through gates into the walled garden, which is mostly laid to lawn with mature trees, the house is ahead of you. You arrive in the entrance hall (10m2). Doors at the rear of the hall take you to the WC (3m2) and store room (3.5m2). To the right, is the fitted kitchen (21m2) with raised fireplace and window to the rear. From the kitchen is the modern extension, which has travertine floors and oak beams. This space benefits from underfloor heating. Here you find the dining room (37.5m2) with sliding glass doors which disappear into the wall, allowing you to let the outside in. Continuing through, is a living room (28.5m2) which could also be used as an office. This room also has sliding glass doors and a door to the side. Back in the hall, to the left, is a sitting room (36m2) with fireplace. The staircase to the first floor leads off this room to a landing (11m2) and the three bedrooms (15m2, 15m2 and 12m2), bathroom (8m2) with bath, shower, sink and WC. There is also a separate walk-in cupboard (2m2).

Outside, a terrace fronts the property with views on to the walled garden. At the end of the modern extension is a laundry room (12m2) from where you can access the cellar (13m2) below.) There is also a storage room.

There are numerous outbuildings – a hangar (75m2) with two barns (58m2 & 49m2) attached; a hangar where the previous owners commenced construction of some stables which need finishing; an ancient house (36m2) with fireplace to restore with watch tower dating back to the 12th century and a well. An archway links to additional land behind these outbuildings. There is also another parcelle of land which could connect to the land behind the barns.

La Roche Rigault is a small village but has a good restaurant. The nearby town of Loudun (8km) has supermarkets, shops and services, schools, a hospital, sports facilities including a superb new swimming pool, and a twice-weekly market. The historic town and park of Richelieu are 15 minutes' drive away. The equally historic medieval town of Chinon, is 20 mins away. The grand châteaux of the Loire are all within an easy driving distance. The area is easily accessible with flights from the UK to Tours and Poitiers airports and a TGV line direct to Paris from Tours (52 minutes), Poitiers and Chatellerault. The ferry port at Caen is a three-hour drive, and Calais is six hours by autoroute.

Technical : heat pump; underfloor heating in modern extension;