Poitou-Charentes, Charente, Nanteuil-en-Vallée, France

This outstanding detached character home is absolutely stunning, with extensive gardens, a second detached house to renovate, a huge detached stone barn and there is immense charm/character throughout including exposed stone walls, beautiful beams, beautiful wood and tiled floors, etc. The location of the property is superb as it has magnificent views and is only approx. 1km from one of the prettiest villages in France, called Nanteuil en Vallée.

This property is comprised of an entrance hall with a flag stone floor, a very spacious sitting room with a beautiful open fireplace, a bar in one corner with handmade wooden cupboards and large patio doors leading out to the terrace. There is also a dining room (with an open fireplace) which also has patio doors out to the terrace, a wc and a large family kitchen/diner with its own chimney with a rotisserie and again a door out to the terrace which offers great views over the stunning garden for alfresco dining.

There are two independent staircases to the first floor which connect to one side two double bedrooms, which one has an ensuite shower rooms/wc and the other has an ensuite bathroom with a separate shower and wc, and there is also an office with large cupboards. One the other side of the property on the first floor there is a further two double bedrooms and a family shower room/wc. All of the bedrooms have great views over the garden and plenty of storage space.

The main house benefits from central heating, aluminium double glazing, two large water storage inground tanks and all of the works that have been done to the property has been carried out by local artisans

Connected to the side of the property is a barn/large room which is great for storage or potentially could be converted into further habitable space (with the necessary permissions). In addition, there is a boiler room housing the oil central heating system and a wine cellar. There is also a functioning beautiful bread oven.

The property is set down a gravelled driveway, with gated access, leading onto a gravelled area with offering plenty of off-road parking. At the rear of the grounds there is another detached character house which has been recently re-roofed and has UPVC double glazing on the ground floor. This property is completely independent with its own access and attached land so it would make a great home or potentially you could create a business running a guest house/gite. On the ground floor there are two large rooms with immense character and fireplaces and to the rear another room with a staircase leading up to the attic. This property has an attached garden and there is also a very spacious barn with large doors so numerous vehicles could be parked inside if required.

This amazing home, whilst it has immense privacy, is only a few minutes from a local village called Nanteuil en Vallée with local shops, cafes, restaurants, a school, pharmacy and a doctor's surgery. The large market town of Ruffec is approx a 12-minute drive which has a train station and under 45 minutes is the city of Limoges with an airport which has direct flights back to the UK.