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With 5.95 Hectares (14.7 Acres) A Mini Hamlet! 3 Separate, Beautifully Appointed Houses in Landscaped Grounds with Private Drive, Orchard, Garage/Workshop and 200m² Hard-Standing with Services Ready for the Erection of Stables/Barn. No Close Neighbours. Relocate your Extended Family or Earn an Income from Holiday Lettings! |
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Location: Near Le Grand-Lucé, Département of Sarthe, Pays de La Loire. Price Reduced! : €595,000 (from €685,000) Status: For Sale ID: 458 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. Le Mans 29 kms Ecommoy 19 kms Tours 61 kms 54 mins to Paris from Le Mans by Eurostar. |
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Secluded but not isolated, in a lovely position with superb views all around, hidden away up its own 600m private road is this unusual, versatile French estate. Here's a rare opportunity to own a large 18th Century stone-built estate of great character, comprising a beautiful 3 bedroom stone barn, a 2/3 bedroom traditional farmhouse and a small, picturesque cottage to live in or to let. All very well renovated & refurbished with many original features and situated at the heart of its grounds with country views beyond. Anyone looking for a change of lifestyle, the opportunity to buy the 'French dream', just might find it here. The outlook is one of stunning, rolling countryside and the land of around 14.7 acres is excellently landscaped & maintained with ½ acre of woodland. Best of all is the capacity to accommodate 3 separate families, potential for a fourth house, plus possibility to create a small chalet park/campsite. The owners have done a lot of work over the years to improve the quality of their life here and there is still potential to do so much more! When the property is not occupied the current owners have obtained permission allowing them to rent as lucrative holiday gîtes. 2km to the local busy town with all amenities (schools, colleges, supermarkets, banks butchers, bakeries, post office, doctors, pharmacy, etc). Numerous tourist attractions: Only 15 mins to the Le Mans Racetrack (home of the world’s most famous endurance race), 40 mins to Tours (former capital of France & International Airport), a very direct 10 mins from motorway junction 24 of the A28 takes you to the Normandy Coast in 2hrs. Paris is 54 mins by TGV from Le Mans. This former equestrian estate neighbours the important national park of the Foret de Bercé. Famous Vineyards and Chateaux are on the doorstep, local lakes with beach & watersports and quaint riverside villages all within minutes. Equestrian Vets 2km, with stables & small paddock for equine treatment. Feed suppliers, farriers etc are all local; one of the best feed suppliers is in Ecommoy, 19km. Equestrianism is popular locally and the area is rich in equestrian facilities. Outriding is good with the neighbouring Foret de Bercé offering 280 km of trails. There are also numerous bridleways. Map available. The Houses 600m private road leading to the three houses, arranged around a large courtyard. 8 bedrooms and 4 Bathrooms over 3 houses. All 3 houses have permission to be exploited for full-time residential use; the cottage & the fermette additionally have permission to be used as gîtes. Principal Residence 19th Century - Modern High Spec Stone Barn Conversion - 143m² Ground floor Vaulted gallery entrance with A-rated Log-Burner. Open plan kitchen / dining area: 35m². Newly fitted solid oak base and wall units with walnut & marble centre island. Patio doors leading to large elevated terrace with steps down to gardens and 360° Panoramic views. Double bedroom: 12m². Bathroom with spa-shower, WC. Single bedroom/office: 8.5m². First floor Gallery Lounge Master king-size bedroom with ensuite & balcony. Cottage 18th Century - 52m² Ground Floor Kitchen / dining area: 11m². Fitted base and wall units, integrated oven and hob, extractor, washing machine and fridge, tiled floor. Door to garden. Lounge: 14m². Fireplace with A-rated log-burner, slate floor. Stairs to first floor. Bathroom with spa-shower + WC. First Floor Mezzanine bedroom: 10.5m². 3 velux roof windows, original beams, door to:- Master bedroom: 10.5m². Feature oval window & velux roof windows, wood floors. If used as a gîte, the Cottage could sleep up to 4 guests. Fermette Former 19th Century farmhouse - 131m² Kitchen: 20m². Newly fitted but retaining the traditional style base and wall units. Attractive tiled floor, solid oak staircase leading to the converted attic and patio doors leading to private raised terrace. Lounge: 20m². Fireplace with wood-burning fire. Original tomette terracotta floor tiles & original beams. Patio doors leading to terrace. Open plan to:- Dining area: 14m². With patio doors leading to terrace. Small cloakroom. Newly fitted family bathroom. Double bedroom 14m². First floor Mezzanine bedroom/dressing area 10m²: Balcony, velux roof window leading through to:- Family-size bedroom 27m² (2 singles & 1 double bed). Original beams, 2 velux roof windows. If used as a gîte, the Fermette could sleep up to 7 guests. All 3 houses have wooden double glazing including wooden velux roof windows with thermal & acoustic insulated glass. Heating is electric in all houses, with high efficiency electric water heaters and radiators. Each house has its own log burner with the wood gathered from the property’s own woodland. Outside Greenhouse & 2 raised bed vegetable plots. Well-stocked fruit orchard containing some 15 apple trees, 6 pear trees, peach, plums, sloe, plus morello cherry, walnut & chestnut trees on the grounds. Wine cellar. As the property was formerly a vineyard, there is an original vaulted limestone wine cave which tunnels into the hillside on the property, requiring some restoration but still containing wine and oak barrels. Well. Double covered garage, workshop + storage. Hard standing in excess of 200m², fully serviced and suitable for the erection of stables. Services Mains electricity and water. There is a very efficient well water supply with a new pump & plumbed to various points around the garden & courtyard. 2 new & certificated fosse toutes eaux installed ( 3000 litre + 4000 litre) The Land 5.95 Hectares (14.7 Acres) in total, largely meadows with wooden boundary fence. A good half acre of very well stocked woodland, plus large landscaped gardens, terraces and fruit orchard. Small stream, a few winter ponds too, but no fish. Rights of way. There is one ancient right of way over the fields that permits the owner of a neighbouring parcel to collect wood “on foot” and carry it “by the shoulder” across the fields. In practice, this has never happened to the owners’ knowledge. The owners write:- Having demolished the existing stables as they had become structurally unsafe, we are prepared to aid any future purchaser in the construction of their choice of facilities in order for the project to be completed in time for immediate equine occupancy. Taxes Taxe Foncière – 463 Euros Taxe d’Habitation – 362 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 |