Centre, Indre-et-Loire, Charnizay, France

A21162AKB37 - Up a country lane, you find this wonderful home. Entering the first courtyard, there is an open barn (50m2), large enough to park three cars, which has two storerooms (6m2 each) to the side with an attic above. From a lawn, steps take you to a terrace from where you can access the bread oven (12m2). Continuing along the terrace, which overlooks the formal courtyard garden, you enter into the fitted and equipped kitchen (23m2). To the right is a snug (22m2) with wood burner and cupboard under the stairs and a door to the outside terrace. Off this room is a bathroom (5m2) with bath, basin and WC and bedroom (21m2) with cupboard and door to the outside terrace. To the left of the kitchen is a double height living room (42m2) with wood burner. A mezzanine sits above part of this room. Continuing through, there is an office (11m2) with cupboard under the stairs, a hall and utility room (12m2) with door to the courtyard and a shower room (4m2) with shower, basin and WC. From the hall, there is another room (32m2) currently used as a gym with doors to the rear garden and access to a storage room (15m2) with door connecting to the barn attached. The staircase from the snug leads to a landing (4m2) from which there are two bedrooms (25m2 and 23m2), the smaller bedroom has a cupboard and ensuite shower room (4m2) with shower, basin and WC. The staircase from the office leads to a landing (3m2) from which you can access the mezzanine (15m2) over the living room and tthe master bedroom (26m2) with dressing room (16m2) and ensuite bathroom (7m2) with bath, basin and adjoining WC. There are three small cellars under the house. Around the formal courtyard garden are several outbuildings including a double height barn (80m2), a henhouse (6m2), a workshop with mezzanine (19m2) and a barn in two parts (31m2 and 35m2) with attic above with access to both the courtyard and rear garden. A path between the workshop and barn leads to a pretty patio from where you can access the rear garden which is mostly laid to lawn and has fruit trees and a vegetable garden. It also leads to the above ground swimming pool, manicured lawned garden and decked terrace from where you can really appreciate the beautiful countryside views. The property benefits from a borehole to water the extensive gardens.

Charnizay is a small village with a bar that sells bread and which has a weekly visit from a van selling local produce. 6km away, Le Petit Pressigny, has a Michelin-starred restaurant and less than 10 minutes away, the larger villages of Le Grand Pressigny and Preuilly sur Claise have all the local amenities you need including supermarkets, bars, restaurants, banks etc. Whether you are fascinated by history, architecture, gastronomy, animals, nature or sports, the property is situated in an area that offers something for everyone; on the border of the Touraine with the famous Loire Valley châteaux and prestigious vineyards, Berry, with the Brenne Regional Natural reserve: and the Poitou with the famous 3D and 4D theme park, Futuroscope and its valleys, Anglin and Gartempe. Conveniently located, the property is 30 minutes from Châtellerault where you can take the TGV to Paris or Bordeaux in less than an hour and a half. It is approximately 75 minutes from both Poitiers and Tours airports, serviced by Ryanair. It is around 4 hours to the ferry port at Caen Ouistreham and 5 and a half hours to the ferries and Eurotunnel at Calais.