Tastefully Renovated Farmhouse - above ground swimming pool

Maine et Loire 49, Pays-de-la-Loire

€185,000

Property details

Ref:

Property type:

House

Location:

On the edge of a quiet hamlet close to local amenities and 26 kms from Saumur

Region:

Pays-de-la-Loire

Département:

Maine et Loire 49

Habitable Space:

1400 m²

Summary

Exquisite renovated farmhouse - ready to move into. Large modern fitted kitchen, spacious, light lounge and dining room - log burning stoves at either end, oak beams with a fabulous feature staircase

Property description

This delightful property comprises a modern fitted kitchen with featured bread oven, wood burning range cooker, modern electric cooker with hood and tiled floor leads through to the lounge/dining room.

The centrepiece of this immaculate home is this delightful lounge/dining room which is large, light and sunny with high ceilings.

Oak beams and feature fireplaces.

There are wood burning stoves at either end and terracotta tiled flooring.

An impressive wood and wrought iron staircase leading the second floor.

Also on this floor there is a small lobby with a door to a small downstairs cloakroom consisting of w.c. and wash hand basin.

A door leads into a storage room which would convert to provide a 3rd bedroom.

The house is completely double glazed and there are storage heaters in the kitchen and lounge/dining room.

First floor:

A large mezzanine which easily takes a double sofa bed and computer desk (broadband connection) separates the two double bedrooms.

At one end of the mezzanine there is a step down to a double bedroom, with feature beams and fitted carpet.

There is a shower room with w.c., wash hand basin and bidet and large built in cupboard.

At the other end of the mezzanine there is a further double bedroom also carpeted with ensuite bathroom featuring bath, w.c. and wash hand basin.

Outside:

The front of the house there are pretty flower beds fenced off with double gates leading to large parking area.

There is also a large hanger-style garage, two sheds and a small stone outbuilding.

The rear of the property there is a decked terrace, lawn, flower beds and above ground wooden swimming pool 6 metres by 4 metres – complete with filtration system.

It is surrounded by wooden fencing and mature shrubs giving complete privacy.

Services:

Mains water and electricity and drainage by septic tank with soak away.

Price:

185,000 euros o.n.o.(exclusive of notaires fees payable by purchaser.)

Owner Contact: Carol Coward Tel 0033 241823894
Furniture not included (however can be subject to negotiation) website www.laviellefermefrance.com

Markets

There are many local villages and towns who have weekly street markets selling local produce, fresh fish, meat, cheese. .

Shopping

Noyant (7km) hosts a market on Friday mornings and had a post office, banks, chemists, hairdressers, florists, boulangerie which sells excellent bread and cakes.
Butchers a local Intermarche supermarket with petrol station, hotels and restaurants.

Vernoil (9km) has a very good Super U supermarket and petrol station.

Saumur has a market Saturday mornings selling everything from locally grown vegetables, fish, prawns, cheese as well as shoes, very reasonably priced handbags and other interesting stalls.
There are shops selling chic clothes, newsagents and numerous restaurants. .

Transport:

Ferries to and fro the Portsmouth and Caen are three hours drive by car.

There is an airport at Tours (40 minute drive) direct to Stanstead. Further afield there are airports at Nantes, Rennes etc.,

Trains depart from Saumur to Paris in a little more than an hour or there is a direct line from Tours to Paris in an hour.

THE AREA

With some 120 major chateaux, each more grandiose than the next, the Loire Valley can claim the highest concentration of them per square mile anywhere on earth.

SAUMUR

Host to the Cadre Noir, a crack cavalry regiment whose presence in the town punctuates the year with its processions.

This roomy town with predominantly white stone buildings is set on the banks of the Loire and boasts pleasant shops.
There are boat trips down the Loire, horse drawn carriages through the town and a stunning chateau perched up high with pencil tip turrets.

ANGERS

This is a particular favourite of ours with its most formidable of chateaux Angers with its beautiful sculptured gardens fills modern visitors with awe and houses the famous Apocalypse Tapestry.

You can ride Le Petit Train d’Angers or explore the ancient streets, visit the cathedral, museums or browse round the shopping centre with its numerous shops selling clothes, shoes, handbags etc., or visit the modern out of town shopping centre - Angers has it all!

TOURS

Grand, rather dignified, Capital of Touraine with pleasant right–angled streets, broad tree-lined boulevards with tourists well catered for with a variety of restaurants, snack-bars, good shopping.

The land train takes you on a journey around the old town where you can see some fascinating medieval and Renaissance dwellings.
Religious buildings in profusion remind us that this was St. Martin’s city, once a great centre of monastic learning.
No visit to Tours would be complete without a visit to the towering Cathedrale Saint-Gatien with its superb 13th-century stained glass.

CHINON

Steeped in history the ruins of the chateau’s ramparts viewed from the opposite bank of the Vienne leave you with an illusion of completeness.

Perched on a high rocky crag it conjures up evocative memories of times past.
In the 12th century it had passed into Plantagenet hands and served as a well-nigh permanent home for King Henry II of England it was here that Henry died of rage in 1189 on learning that his sons Richard (the Lion-Heart) and John had turned against him.

From the ramparts of the castle you can enjoy a spectacular view over the town and the Vienne. In 1418 the Dauphin (future Charles VII) was hounded out of Paris whence he sought refuge in Chinon until a teenage country girl arrived some 11 years later to change the face of history – Joan of Arc.

LE MANS

In mid June the exciting 24 hour car race takes place and you will find you can drive various stretches of the track and visit the Musee de l'Automobile and see the display of vintage, classic and modern racing cars and motorbikes.

Le Mans is a modern and bustling city not to be missed, Sain-Julien Cathedral is perched high above the city, Gallo-Roman walls, picturesque buildings, all part of the old town. We are situated an hour south of this city.

CHATEAUX

How do you choose, from the Angevin Loire, Brissac, Montgeoffroy, Montreuil-Bellay the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud, travelling up the Loire, the Royal Loire, from Bourgueil to Amboise taking in such beautiful places as Villandry.

Through to the Indre valley, Azay-Le-Rideau, Loches to the Cher valley with the famous Chenonceau chateau continuing on to the Loire of Blois and Chambord.

The list is endless, the chateaux amazing and all unique in their own way. What better place to live and be able to visit all these wonderful historic buildings.

FUTUROSCOPE

A super theme park within an hour and half with rides, water shows and activities for all ages - stay until after dusk and wonder at it's evening display.

ZOOS

There are zoos at Doue-laFontaine and Le Fleche.

MAGNIFIQUE