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With 2.7 Hectares (6.6 Acres), a Classical French ‘Corps de Ferme’, with 5 Bedrooms set in a Courtyard with Numerous Outbuildings. |
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Location: Near St Lo, Département of Calvados, Normandy. Price reduced €447,,000 Status: For Sale ID: 444 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. Bayeux 27 km St Lo 21 km Ouistreham 61 km Dinard 152 km Dating in parts to the 16thC, the accommodation provides as really spacious family home (380 sq m) with great potential for equestrian use. The property has been sympathetically renovated over the last 4 years and is designed so that it can be divided into two individual dwellings if required. It is configured well for a Gite business. There are currently 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and 5 shower rooms, all with usual amenities. Three further bedrooms could easily be created within the current living space. And the attached ‘grenier’ is ideally suited for those wishing to add a further 4 or 5 en-suite bedrooms. The principal house, 8 lockable barns and two open barns are arranged around a courtyard. Situated in the heart of Normandy Farmland, the property enjoys the calm of the countryside but with good road connections to local villages and towns. The property is completely detached with just one neighbouring farm. Nearest village is 2kms where you will find baker / patisserie plus butcher, post office, church and mairie. Nearest small town is 5kms away and has the following:- supermarkets / hardware stores, agricultural and feed suppliers (Agrial), vet, pharmacy, butchers, bakers, local produce fresh market weekly, doctor & dentist, bars & restaurants, garages, motoculture and Garden machinery, bank, post office, church, flower shop, mairie and free parking! Nearest Large town: St.Lo. 12kms has all the services you expect from a large town including main line railway station. Bayeaux (20kms) has excellent shopping / restaurants and of course museums and the famous tapestry. Tourist Facilities. St Lo has a brand new swimming pool complex. Planquerey (5kms) has renowned fishing lakes. There are botanical gardens and leisure parks close by in the region and Balleroy has a chateau with it's annual hot air balloon festival. Slate mine tourist attraction 5kms. Bayeux is a well know as a tourism destination. Schools There is a nursery school and primary school in the village with dedicated school bus to the door. Further primary schools close by. College 5km and both College and Lycee in Bayeux St Lo and Caen. Equestrian The largest equestrian centre in Northern France is at St Lo, 12kms. Competitions are held here and in the region towards Caen. Feed suppliers 5kms. Vets and Farriers local to the village. The outriding is superb. Most bridleways are owned by the local Mairie and interconnect village to village. There is a network of crossing rides that run for hundreds of kilometres, even as far as the coast. Maps of these can be obtained. The House Configured in an L shape, the farmhouse benefits from many of the outbuildings being attached to the main house. Two of these have recently been converted and integrated, to provide spacious accommodation. Exposure of the old stone interiors creates a soft medieval character to those renovated parts. Many of the rooms enjoy the country character of exposed beams, all of which have been appropriately treated during the renovation processes. Aged slate or clay tiled flooring remains unspoiled throughout the ground floor. And much of the wooden strip flooring has been retained throughout the upper levels. Ground floor All rooms have good ceiling height with the central portion of the house having been raised to 3 storeys at least 200 years ago. The accommodation comprises: Farmhouse Kitchen : 4.9m x 4.6m. Main entrance door to courtyard. Beamed ceiling and north and south facing windows. Original fired earth floor bricks. Door to gardens. Small inglenook fireplace with large log burning stove. Sauter 5 gas hob and electric oven stainless steel cooking range with warming drawer. Over-range extractor fan to outside. Built in kitchen units on two walls, with under-lit wall cupboards. Wine racks. Deep butler sink. Large island unit with cupboards. Tiled work surfaces throughout. Power points and plumbing for dishwasher. Fridge. Bookshelves. Doors to … Formal Dining Room: 7.8m x 4.9m. Exposed slate stone walls. South-facing French Doors and window. Electric radiator. Limestone coloured distressed tiled floor. Power and light points throughout. Door (currently sealed) to adjacent barn. Dimmer ceiling spot lights. Breakfast Room / small Dining Room: 4.7m x 4.3m. Double windows to North and West. Full sized single French door to garden. Original slate stone floor. Small cellar area under stone staircase. Electric radiator, power and lighting point. Dimmer ceiling spot lights. Sitting Room 6m x 4.6m.: A central room with large over mantle fireplace and wood burning stove, beamed ceiling, old fired earth floor tiles. Windows to the East and West with traditional half glass paneled front door with iron filigree detailing. Doors to: Study: 3.7m x 2.8m. Double window overlooking courtyard. Fireplace with marble surround, tiled floor, power points and ceiling light. Book shelves, coat hooks. Boot / Garden Room: 3.9m x 2.7m. West facing half glazed stable door to terrace and garden. Old fired earth tiled floor. Beamed ceiling. Power point for large fridge freezer. Other power points. Ceiling lights. Door to … Service Corridor: Cupboard for cleaning tools, vacuums. Generous shelving for tools paints etc. Leading to …. Laundry Room / second Kitchen: 5.1m x 3.3m. Built in solid oak door base units and wall cupboards over. Ceramic sink H/C water. Power and plumbing for washing machine and tumble drier (vented to outside). Melamine worktop with power points. Power points for deep freezers. Ceiling lights. Sliding door to built-in tiled Shower and WC. Small West facing window. Half glazed stable door overlooking courtyard. Stairs to … Insulated full height Storage Room: 6.4m x 4.5m. Staircase (ideal for further accommodation). Power points. Ceiling light. Door to …… Large Barn Loft (grenier): 13.5m x 6.4m. Huge room with enormous potential for development into four or five en-suite Bedrooms. or other accommodation. From the Sitting room. Stairs to … First floor Spacious Landing with West facing double window and doors into … Bedroom 1: The Pine Room. 4.10m x 3.55m. Double bedroom with aged strip pine flooring overlooking courtyard, electric radiator, power and bedside lighting points. Bedroom 2: The Green Room. 4.6m x 3.55m. Double bedroom with aged strip pine flooring overlooking courtyard. Working fireplace with marble mantle and surround with electric radiator, power and bedside lighting points. Family Bathroom: 4.9m x 2.4m. Large bathroom with west-facing double window. Full size iron bath with modern mixer taps and shower attachment. Separate modern multi-jet shower cubicle. WC and wash hand basin. Old strip pine floor. Ceiling spots and wall lights. Electric power and separate shaver point. Stairs up from landing to:- Second floor Large study / sitting / play room / (potential additional bedroom area): 5.35m x 4.35m. Pine flooring, original cantilever beams in high pitched roof. Plentiful power points and two Telephone Points (different lines). Central spot lights. Two glass fixed roof lights and opening Velux window. Door to insulated airing cupboard containing two hot water immersion cylinders. One each to serve first and second floors. Bedroom 3: 4.47m x 3.66m. Attic style double bedroom with full height ceiling featuring open beams. Old strip pine floors. Central light with also bedside lights and power points. Opening Velux window. Open doorway to en-suite built in tiled shower, WC and wash hand basin. Power point and Shaver point. Bedroom 4: 4.47m x 3.04m. Attic style double bedroom with lowered wooden ceiling. Open pillar beams. Old strip pine floors. Central light with also bedside light and power points. Double window overlooking courtyard. Open doorway to en-suite built-in tiled shower, WC and wash hand basin in mirrored vanity unit. Power / Shaver point. From Breakfast Room, ancient stone steps up to ……. Library / sitting room landing area (could be additional Bedroom) inc stairs: 6.0m x 5.0m. Open to insulated under-eaves with featured beams. Exposed stone walls. Two windows plus glazed ‘arrow slot’ narrow window. Old pine strip floor. Power point. Spot lights. Leading through archway to Landing: 5.6m x 1.8m. West facing window, wall lighting points and switches, power and light points, old strip pine floor, exposed stone walls, exposed beams to insulated open-eaves. Open doorway to:- Master Bedroom 5: 8m x 5m. Old strip pine flooring and open beamed eaves under insulated roof. South-facing double window plus ‘loading hatch’ dormer double widow. Two fixed roof lights. Electric panel radiator. Power points and bedside lighting points. From landing. Doors to ….. En-suite Shower Room: 2.9m x 2.1m. With multi-jet shower, WC. and wash hand basin. Heated towel rail / radiator. Enclosed hot water cylinder heater exclusively for master suite. Exposed beams and new solid pine flooring. Ensuite Bathroom : 2.9m x 2.6m. Large-roll top free-standing bath, table-mounted wash hand basin, WC. Heated towel rail / room heater. Small original ancient oak window. Exposed stone chimney breast and beams below insulated open eaves ceiling. New pine flooring. Outside The property is located off a country road, down a 200 meter poplar tree-lined driveway leading to the graveled courtyard enclosed by the house and outbuildings. There are 10 Barns of varying sizes surrounding the courtyard, suitable for a miscellany of uses from small implement store or garden tractor equipment, to sizeable workshops, hay, grain or timber storage. There is a row of three semi-detached units which may easily be adapted as loose boxes. Two barns are open sided. One providing excellent storage for at least 30 cubic meters of logs and or farm tractor. The other used as covered parking for two vehicles. There is a working well situated behind the kitchen lawn which provides excellent water for the gardens, particularly in dry periods. There are large double gates from the courtyard leading to a short track at the rear of the property, providing alternative access. Outbuildings 1. Open side barn for 2 Cars. 7m x 6m 2. Log Store / tractors. Open side barn 9.3m x 4.3m 3. Adjacent small open side store 5m x 4.4m Lockable Barns all with first floor usage. All barns have grid tiled floors except No.8 (earth) 4. 6.6m x 4.6m 5. 5.2m x 3.1m (previous pig pen) 6. 4.8m x 4.8m (has stone feed troughs on one wall) 7. 7.7m x 6.4m 8. 6.4m x 6.4m The Land Mature hedges and trees bound the majority of the land. The grassland is in good condition, being fertilised and cut annually, with occasional use by cattle and sheep. Hedges are well maintained and cut twice yearly. Field / paddock areas, 2.7 ha in total: One large field of 1.5ha. Quarter acre of planted lavender (c. 90 plants). One smaller field of 0.75ha, currently divided between lawn and fenced sheep paddock with roofed enclosure. The paddock has a small orchard area of 11 fruit trees) apple, pear and plum). The gardens are low maintenance with shrubs (Rhododendrons / Hydrangea ) Roses and evergreens. Cooking apple, cherry and pear (pear calva) and cider apple trees are all variously to be found about the land. Services Mains electricity and water. Well. Electric radiators and woodburning stoves. There are no known rights by any other party over the property or land, except the general rights by the municipal authorities / utility companies. One neighbour adjacent to one side of the property 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 |