Poitou-Charentes, Vienne, Châtellerault, France

Wonderful opportunity to acquire an exquisite 12 bedroom Chateau with separate 2 bedroom guest house and 5 bedroom villa, all nestling in over 11 acres of glorious land with lake, gardens and pool, ideally located near all amenities in Chatellerault.

This superb 19th century property is a short 5 minute drive from the nearby market town, 10 minutes from a popular tourist destination, 30 minutes from TGV and Autoroute connections, 10 minutes from a Natural park and 1 hour from Tours and Poitiers.

It's no wonder that this nicely presented property has seen many paying guests, weddings and birthday parties. Time has now come to hand over the running of this charming property to someone new, maybe as a family residence and/or continuing the well established reputation as guest lodgings or maybe something different.

Built at the end of the 18th or beginning of the 19th century on the site of an older residence destroyed during the Revolution; it is set in the middle of a large park. Built in local tuffeau stone, the castle consists of a main building including a raised ground floor with terrace, a second floor and a recessed attic with a four-sided slate roof. Two towers flank the corners of the south facade.

A former "holiday centre for children" completely renovated and modernised by the current owners in their 20+ years of ownership. The chateau itself covers circa 650m2 over its 3 living levels. Providing formal reception rooms and 2 floors of guest rooms. There is also a sizeable "basement/garden level" as well.

On the ground floor the front stairs lead to the front terrace inviting one to step into the entrance hall with a 3.75m high ceiling, full depth front to back harlequin tiled with ornate cornices providing central distribution to the reception rooms.

The dining hall (42m2) has straight cut parquet flooring, ornate plasterwork and views over the front lawns with side access to the service corridor. Across the hall from the dining room are the two living rooms, interconnecting and covering a total of 86m2 with beautiful original herring bone parquet floors, wood panelling, ornate fireplace and cornices and double aspect views to the front and rear.

A service corridor separates the dining hall from the kitchen, a 29m2 well equipped room with feature fireplace, exposed beams and views over the lake and direct access to a 50m2 conservatory overlooking the pool terrace.

The former chapel with its original stained glass window is today an office of 13.5m2. The two towers accommodate the formal stairs with a beautiful ornate wooden floor and a second "service" stairs.

The first floor houses 5 bedrooms, each one with parquet flooring, views over the lake to the rear or front lawns and private en suite bathrooms, and one with a separate walk in wardrobe.

The second floor offers 7 further bedrooms all with en suite (2 shower rooms and 5 bathrooms). One is a twin bedroom suite. There is attic space above this floor used for storage.

Basement/garden level: the raised "reception floor" permits extra useable space underneath in the basement or garden level. Here the owner has created a separate kitchen and diner for guest use, games room with pool table, bar and table football. There is a laundry and boiler room and another 42m2 ready to be used and converted if needed.

Along with the main chateau there is a sizeable outbuilding divided into two separate parts. -The first is currently the guardian's residence with open kitchen/diner/living room on the ground floor and 2 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs.

The second part is a large "villa" (290m2 habitable space) providing entrance hall, open kitchen, a 90m2 banquet/reception hall with adjoining storage room.

Above are 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms (2 with showers and 1 bathroom).

Nearly 4.5 hectares (over 11 acres) of private, gated park with shaded parking, woodland (several weeping willows and 100+ year old Redwoods), lawns and a lake of roughly stocked with fish and home to several swans and ducks with a pontoon and path around its edges, surround this superb property.

The pool measures 15m x 6m with a depth 1.4m and is heated with a secured terrace area surrounding. There is an alfresco dining area with barbecue next to the lake and to the rear of the chateau. A private relaxing environment to enjoy and unwind.

REFERENCE: 256568