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With 5 Hectares (12.3 Acres) A Successful Gîte Business. 6 Bedroomed Farmhouse With 3 Gîtes in a Private Location and Only 10 Minutes from Glorious Beaches

Location: Near Coutances, Departément of Manche, Normandy Price Reduced to € 667,000 from € 735,000  Status: For Sale Reference ID: 390 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. Coutances 12 miles Carentan 10.5 miles St Lo 19 miles Caen Ouistreham 72 miles Cherbourg 42 miles Dinard 87 miles The property is situated in a quiet, private location and makes an ideal touring base. 10 minutes from glorious beaches and only 20 mins from the famous Normandy landing beaches. Other tourist destinations such as Mont-St-Michel, the Bayeux tapestry, and even Paris are easily reached. St-Lo is 25 minutes away with both national and international jumping and dressage, indoor and outdoor arenas and a national stud centre. Auvers is about 20 mins away and has both national and international jumping and dressage. Auvers hosted the 2007 world junior show jumping championships. Eventing takes place at Martinvast near Cherbourg, 1 hour away. Other event venues within 30 mins are:- Sartilly, St Mere Eglise, St Vaast la Houge, Brecey, Les Pieux, and Perriers. Within 1½ hours there are 15 national trotting tracks and within 3 hours are 10 racetracks including Deauville, Longchamps and Chantilly. Within 10 minutes are an equestrian vet, feed merchants and a very accommodating farrier, who also does work for the national stud. In the locale are many quiet lanes and 200 metres away is a bridle path that runs all the way to Cherbourg. The beach is only 15 minutes away by horsebox with many kilometres of glorious sandy beaches and dunes. The nearest town is 2 miles away with all services. NOTE: The owners have planning permission for a 10m x 5m pool. SCHOOLS Nursery Primary and Collège 2 miles. Lycées at Coutance 12 miles. MAIN HOUSE Ground floor - Entrance hall: Oak staircase, telephone point and cloakroom (W.C. and basin). Kitchen: 5.25m x 5.6m – Fitted oak units, AGA 4 oven cooker, gas hob, fridge-freezer, washing machine, fridge, dish washer, tumble dryer, gas boiler for heating and hot water. Sitting Room: 5.3m x 4.9m – Large open fireplace with woodburner, fitted wall unit. Dining Room: 5.3m x 4.6m – Open fireplace with feature antique oak fitted wall unit. Sitting Room/ store: 5m x 4m – Exposed stonework, patio doors, staircase to office. Office: 5m x 4m – Exposed stonework, telephone point, broadband access First Floor - Master Bedroom: 5.3m x 4.9m – Fireplace, telephone point. Leading to Huge en-suite bathroom 5.6m x 5.25m – with bath, shower, wc, basin. Guest suite – Hallway to Bedroom: 4.5m x 3.5m and Bathroom 3.2m x 2.9m with bath, shower, wc, and basin. Bedroom 3: 4.2m x 3m max, connecting door to master suite. Second Floor - Bedroom 4: 4.5m x 4.m – Exposed stonework and beams. Shower Room: 2.5m x 2.2m max – Shower, WC, and basin. Bedroom 5: 2.8m x 2.8m Bedroom 6: 4.0m x 2.8m max. THE GITES These have been running now for 5 years and total bookings have been: 2005 – 34 weeks 2006 – 65 weeks 2007 – 76 weeks, 2008 - 70 weeks, 2009 - 66 weeks upto 1st Nov. Many guaranteed bookings taken for 2010. The business is registered in France. The gites come fully furnished with all laundry, and completely ready to start the 2010 season. A great opportunity to walk into an up and running, profitable business in a beautiful setting. The grounds around the gites are mainly laid to lawn with gravel and patios, making for low maintenance. For the benefit of the guests, there is a child-friendly solar heated swimming pool, swings, and boules. All of the gîtes have UX TV. There is a small shop selling both English and French essentials, and the present owners operate a meal service to the gîtes, which is very popular with the guests. Cherry Tree Cottage – 2 double bedrooms, 3 twin rooms, 2 bathrooms, large kitchen, and large open-plan sitting room / dining room. Sleeps 10 people and is very popular with more than one family holidaying together Chestnut Cottage – 1 double bedroom, 1 twin bedroom, bed settee. Spacious open plan kitchen / dining / sitting room. Sleeps 4 people. Owl Barn – Wheelchair friendly. 1 double bedroom, 1 twin bedroom, large wetroom-type bathroom, spacious open plan kitchen / dining / sitting room. Sleeps 4 – 6 people and has been specially adapted with widened doorways, frames etc for disabled people. THE LAND Lawns around the house and Gîtes for ease of maintenance, with the rest of the 5 hectares in one block being grass and split into 5 paddocks, surrounded by hedges and mature hardwood trees. The land is fenced for horses and sheep with a field shelter and small hay store. Some of the fields at the moment are cut for hay by a local farmer on a strictly friendly basis, not forming any agricultural tie. There are no rights of way over the land. SERVICES Mains water by meter and a well for garden use. Mains electricity; the Gîtes all having separate meters for charging guests. Gas central heating and hot water for the house with underground tank. The Gîtes have electric heating. Fosse septic tanks; one for the house and one for the Gîtes. Satellite TV and French TV in both House and Gîtes. Telephone with Broadband access. TAXES Taxe Foncieres paid for 2007/08 €835 Taxe d’habitation paid for 2007/08 €160 Note: For further details or an appointment to view, please ring our office on 01799 543211. Back