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Traditional 18th Century Breton Farmhouse with 2 Substantial Stone Barns all on 1.4 ha ( 3.46 Acres) of Mixed Pasture and Garden. |
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Location: Near Corlay and Quintin Département of Cotes d’Armor,
Brittany. Price: €175,000 Status: SOLD STC ID: 504 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. St Brieuc 30 kms Guingamp 42 kms Pontivy 32 kms Dinard 109 kms The above price includes Estate Agency Fees. A figure of approximately 6.5% should be added to cover Notaire and registration Fees. The Propertylies in a secluded but not isolated rural area of Central Brittany – conveniently situated for all local towns and amenities, which are accessed by a good road network. The ports of Roscoff and St Malo and the airport at Dinard are all 1 hour 30 minutes away and Caen and Cherbourg ports just 3 hours by good major roads. Corlay 7kms: A quiet country town well-known for its tradition of horse-breeding and racing at the local Haras and Hippodrome. The town has a full range of shops including 7 day a week supermarkets, nursery and primary schools, banks, post office, pharmacy and English-speaking veterinary practice. In addition there is a garage, agricultural merchants, florist, tabac, bars and English-speaking doctors and dental surgery. The town also has impressive chateau ruins and well-stocked trout lakes alongside the municipal camp-site. Quintin 11kms: A particularly attractive historic town and ‘Ville Fleuri’ with many fine old buildings, a chateau, lake and a good selection of town shops as well as 2 large major supermarkets on the outskirts. Quintin also has a large and successful lycée and a popular indoor swimming pool. St Brieuc 30 kms: St Brieuc is the main Prefecture for the Department and is a large historic town with a thriving port area and a particularly good out of town shopping area. The main SNCF station offers regular fast services to Paris (3 hours) as well as other regional connections. Almost all of the local towns host many and various social and cultural activities throughout the year, which provide a wide variety of interesting events to attend. In addition, the Bay of St Brieuc, just over 30 minutes away, is a beautiful area with numerous very traditional ports and spectacular rugged scenery especially further north along the Pink Granite coast. The south Brittany coast is within an hour and a half’s drive and offers a large variety of well-known larger towns, ports and attractive tourist destinations. The property lies off a small no-through road and is just one of 3 properties in a tiny hamlet, both neighbours being independent small dairy farmers. The nearest property is the farmer’s residence some 75 metres away at the very end of the lane, which is out of sight. The working area of the farm is beyond this and well away from the house. The only other neighbour is some 150 metres away in the opposite direction and once again the working farm lies further away. Accessed from the lane, you enter a courtyard formed by the house in the centre and flanked by the 2 large stone and slate-roofed barns. The whole property is south-facing and has the benefit of having all the land to the front of the building complex. It is very private, not over-looked and with beautiful views across the valley over undulating farmland. The whole property has been updated and modernised in the past 8 years of ownership and the current owners have taken full advantage of all the local lanes, byways and many kms of tracks to enjoy riding out and trap driving. EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES The property has been developed to accommodate horses and the second barn is laid out with a hay loft and feed store and a large stable area, which leads directly onto a secure fenced paved area in front of the barn with permanent water supply and from here direct access to all the paddocks. There are good local suppliers of feed as well as hay and straw and there is a specialist horse vet in nearby Quintin and good contacts with bare-hoof and/or conventional farriers. THE HOUSE This very traditional former farmhouse is constructed with thick stone walls and slate roof and has been completely renovated and updated in the past few years. The house benefits from an LPG combi boiler system (recently serviced) which provides hot water and also feeds the central heating – there are radiators in all rooms. Apart from the two end windows in bedroom 2, the house has double-glazed units throughout and a well-insulated loft area. The whole property is wired to French standards and is currently on a 12kw tariff. There is metered mains water and an existing fosse which has been regularly maintained. Note: All fosse systems in France are to be inspected over the next few years to ensure they meet the new norms – this system has yet to be inspected. All measurements approximate in feet and inches Ground Floor: Entrance via the glazed porch into :- Living/Dining room: 19’9 x 19’1. Tiled floor, exposed beams, modern Charnwood wood-burner, satellite cabling, terrestrial aerial and telephone point. Kitchen: 13’6 x 9’7. modern, fully-fitted oak wall and base units, tiled walls, exposed beams and tiled floor. Utility room: 13’2 x 6’7. Housing a combi boiler, water meter, freezers, washing machine and tumble drier and also acts as a tack room. Above is a useful loft storage area. Cloakroom, shower room and WC: 11’3 x 5’. Stairs to the first floor:- Hallway Bedroom 1: 15’2 x 13’2. Dual aspect windows and walk-in wardrobe. Bathroom and WC Bedroom 2: 17’2 x 13’6. Dual aspect views, walk-in wardrobe. Note: Originally the first floor contained 4 bedrooms but the present owners have converted the available space to provide two very large and comfortable double bedrooms which both enjoy spectacular views over the property to the front and side. OUTSIDE The courtyard and front garden areas have been well-stocked and maintained to provide an attractive feature with planted granite troughs, shrub, rose bush and flower borders, a mature pergola area for seating and a newly-added deck area under one of the two ash trees which frame the front border. The front bed which runs almost the whole length of the courtyard width leads down onto a large area of lawn which is bounded by a mature beech hedge. There is a wide variety of plants which provide year-round colour and content. Barn 1: 48’ x 19’10. To the right as you enter the courtyard, this well-built stone and slate-roofed building is currently used as a garage, workshop and large store area with integral loft area. The barn has power supply. Behind this barn is a large stone lean-to 33’3 x 11’6 with space for 2 cars or additional storage. The far end of the barn contains a separate area, formerly a stable but currently used as a log store. Barn 2: 9’ x 22’8. On the opposite side of the courtyard, this barn has been re-roofed by a local contractor, has mains supply, concrete floors with built-in drainage and is currently the principal area for the horses. The left-hand stable area is the main feed and hay storage area and is separated by a low partition stone wall from the main stable area. This large area has 3 access doors and can be partitioned to provide 2 further stables or left open as at present. The whole barn has a huge unused roof loft area. Finally, on the right hand end of the barn is a further building 14’ x 22’8 which currently houses the chicken coop and birds and has a pop hole through the back wall into a large fenced and secure run area for the chickens. Vegetable garden - this lies to the rear of the second barn and has provided a huge variety of vegetables and fruit throughout the year. There is a large 1200 litre water tank supplied from the barn roof and the garden also has a greenhouse and 2 raised beds. The utility room on the side of the house is accessed from a paved area and has an outside tap as well as a further 1200 litre water butt. To the side of the utility room is the above ground LPG tank. THE LAND This all lies to the front of the property and slopes gently away from the house and barns to provide well-drained pasture. The whole grazing area perimeter is protected by mains-powered electric fencing and additional areas can be easily connected to further sub-divide the paddocks as required. Both side boundaries contain a good selection of trees and there are 2 very matures apple trees to one side of the paddocks. There is additional ground behind Barn 1 which is used as a training area for schooling and a small orchard with a good selection of fruit trees. Finally, at the very bottom of the land is a water meadow area with mature willow trees that lead on to a small stream, which marks the property boundary. The water meadow area has, when needed, provided good additional extra grazing and shelter under the trees. There are no rights of way over any of the land. TAXES D’Habitation (includes TV licence and 2 occupants): 526 euros Fonciere: 367 euros Note: For further details or an appointment to view, please ring our office on 01799 543211 All material Copyright ©Robert Comins Equestrian Property France 2009 |