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With 202 Acres: A Beautifully Renovated 16th Century Manor House of Great Character: Two Further Stone Buildings with Great Potential, Extensive Barns, Bread Oven, Stream and Well: Quiet Rural Location

Location: Near Guingamp, Département of Côtes D’Armor, Brittany. Price: €1,390,000 Status: For Sale Reference ID: 348 The above price includes Estate Agency Fees. A figure of approximately 6.5% should be added to the purchase price to cover Tax, Notary and Registration Fees. Guingamp 5 Miles Roscoff (Ferry) 50 Miles St. Malo 66 Miles Brest 67 Miles Dinard (Airport) 58 Miles Rennes (Airport) 80 Miles Entirely surrounded by its own grounds, the manor is approached by a private drive of some 300 meters. The main house is a very substantial and impressive stone building dating back to the 16th century with walls approaching a meter thick in places. The house has been sympathetically restored to a truly high standard retaining some very pleasing internal stone features and heavy ceiling timbers throughout the ground floor. Adjacent and attached to the end of the house is a further part of the building, currently a garage/storeroom with a huge attic over, which offers huge potential for significantly extending the livable area of the house if desired. Standing opposite the manor are two further stone buildings in good condition, one of which is partially renovated, and a delightful stone bakery with bread oven in full working order. A stream runs along one border of the land, which is surrounded by wooded slopes and has the benefit of its own well supplying water to twelve points on the property; free water all year round! The nearest village is just 800 meters. There is a doctor, pharmacy, supermarket, bakery, primary schools, veterinary surgeon and bars. The nearest town of Guingamp is 8kms away with all the usual conveniences and facilities. LOCAL ACTIVITIES There are bridleways in the vicinity and a large forest 10 kms away for outriding, an equestrian centre and riding school 8 kms and a larger equestrian centre where shows are held 35 kms, swimming baths 8 kms, the sea and beaches 17 kms, Salmon fishing in a beautiful river 2 kms and many charming towns in the vicinity. Primary schools 800m and secondaries 8 kms. Train TGV 8 kms, with trains to Paris every hour. THE MANOR HOUSE Ground floor - Enter through the main front door into the heart of the house: Dining/Sitting Room : (50.57m2) A generously sized room featuring lovely stone end wall incorporating impressive Breton fireplace with huge timber over. Heavy ceiling beams, tiled floor, windows to front and rear, door to rear. Spiral turret staircase to first floor and stone archways to kitchen and: Living Room : (35.35 m2) Windows to three aspects, two full-length French windows to the rear. Lots of heavy ceiling beams, tiled floor. Passage to: Office : (11.54 m2) Window and door to front. From the other end of the dining/sitting room, stone archway to: Kitchen : (29.45 m2) Gas cooker, windows to front and rear, door to front. Passage to - Shower Room : (5.51 m2) Corner shower cubicle, WC and basin. Boiler/Laundry Room : (15.12 m2) Boiler, window to front, door to garage. First Floor At the top of the spiral staircase is - Landing : (16.95 m2 in total) Window to rear. Providing access to - Bedroom 1 : (37.25 m2) A good sized, square room. Woodstrip floor, windows to front and rear. Bedroom 2 : (16.63 m2) Woodstrip floor, window to front. Bedroom 3 : (14.25 m2) Woodstrip floor, window to front. Bedroom 4 : (16 m2) Woodstrip floor, window to front. Bathroom : (8.58 m2) Bath, twin basins Separate WC : (1.13 m2) Oil fired central heating through radiators. Double glazed windows throughout. At one end of the Manor House, and part of the same continuous structure, there is some under-utilised space. This end of the building is currently used as a garage and storeroom at ground level, and has a terrific, large attic space above. Here is enormous potential for a substantial extension to the main house, or perhaps self-contained accommodation (subject to consent). OUTSIDE Building 1: (18.4 m x 6.2m) Long stone building in very good condition. The ground floor has been renovated and is currently a conference room and WC, with a pleasant patio outside. Building 2: (17.7m x 5m) Another stone building, also in good condition but not renovated internally. Currently described as an animal shed, this structure could be converted equally well for accommodation or into stables (subject to consent). Small stone Bakery housing working bread oven. 200 meters from the house: 3 steel-framed barns offering a total area of about 700 m2 for the storage of hay and farm machinery. THE LAND A total of 82 hectares (c. 202 acres), of which approximately - 50 hectares (c. 123 acres) are agricultural land. 21 hectares (c. 52 acres) are meadow. 11 hectares (c. 27 acres) are woodland. Currently, the land is cultivated by the present owner, who receives EEC subsidies of €17,000 per annum (this does not include crops). A new owner could carry on farming or convert the property to a different activity such as horse breeding. There are of course numerous recreational or commercial possibilities for a property of this size, but activities related to agriculture or the keeping of livestock are the most readily approved. TAXES Taxe foncière: €4000 Taxe d’habitation: €800 Note: For further details or an appointment to view, please ring our office on 01799 543211 Back