A 9 Bedroom House/villa In Midi-pyrénées

14TH CENTURY CHTEAU WITH SEPARATE FARMHOUSE, SWIMMING POOL, AND OUTBUILDINGS SET IN 3 ACRE PARK.

14TH CENTURY CHTEAU WITH SEPARATE FARMHOUSE, SWIMMING POOL, AND OUTBUILDINGS SET IN 3 ACRE PARK. This wonderful historic chteau is situated in the wild and beautiful département of Aveyron in South West France. It is in countryside close to a small market town, and has been lovingly and tastefully restored by its current owners, having previously been in the hands of one family for some seven centuries. Parts of the chteau are medieval in origin, and parts date from later additions and renovations in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The architecture is superb, and the buildings all appear to be in excellent repair. It is a property that would lend itself to use either as a substantial family home or for commercial exploitation. At present two floors of the chteau and the farmhouse are used for habitation, leaving a further floor in both buildings, plus several outbuildings, all or part of which could easily be converted to create additional living space. It therefore has plenty of further potential. The grounds have also gone through a renaissance recently, with much planting of trees and shrubs, plus the addition of a large swimming pool (16 x 5m), discreetly screened by a laurel hedge. Mature trees have also been kept to give the grounds the feel of a well-maintained park as befits such a property. The chteau and farmhouse form two sides of a large gravelled courtyard, the two buildings being separated by a castellated wall, with a doorway through to the park behind. There are also numerous outbuildings, including stables, granaries and an open garage and other outbuildings attached to the farmhouse, providing conversion or expansion potential. There is also a separate barn to the rear. Currently the south tower is used as the main entrance to the chteau, this having a magnificent stone spiral staircase connecting the floors. On the ground floor level, you have an old kitchen, which is no longer inhabited but used as a boiler and boot room. However it still has the old fireplace, and a sink with the original water pump, and it looks onto the courtyard. It has recently been fitted with new twin oil-fired boilers, plus the oil storage tank. This system feeds radiators on the first and second floors, and could be extended to the currently unused third floor if required. There is a wonderful circular wine cellar in the base of one of the towers, plus two other large unused cellars, both clean and dry and with plenty of ceiling height. At the base of the south tower is a charming little chapel with a vaulted ceiling. This is still consecrated. Upstairs you come to a door leading into a large hallway (5,9 x 3,5m) with a window overlooking the grounds at the far end, double doors through to the dining room to your right, and a doorway through to the kitchen and study to your left. Like all the rooms on this floor, there are beautiful exposed polished oak floorboards, and a very authentic period feel. The interior period is more 19th century than medieval with carved wood and marble fireplaces, and large windows. The rooms are all of generous but homely proportions. The dining room (5,6 x 6,2m) has a wonderful beamed ceiling la franaise, a window overlooking the courtyard, and a door leading to the north tower, which has a separate doorway out to the courtyard the shortest route to the farmhouse. There is a carved wooden fireplace with a fitted gas log effect fire. Through another set of double doors, you enter the drawing room (9,8 x 6,2m) which has triple aspect windows, a doorway back to the south tower staircase, and a plaster ceiling. There is a fine marble fireplace fitted with a log burning stove. The study / library (5,7 x 3,5m) has a nice intimate feeling, with a window overlooking the courtyard, a fireplace, and lots of period fitted cupboards and shelves. The kitchen (6 x 6m) has windows overlooking the park with the town in the background. It is a nice light room with a wood-burning Godin stove with hotplate, plus a large electric oven with a 4 ring gas hob. It is a room that is perfect for family meals with plenty of space for a large dining table. There is a separate food preparation room of 4m2 with a sink and tiled worktop, storage below, and plumbing for a dishwasher. A door leads to steps down to a cloakroom cum laundry room with exposed stone walls, fitted with a toilet, washbasin and plumbing for a washing machine. There is a doorway here leading out to a large west-facing terrace bordering the park the shortest route to the pool! On the next floor, two adjacent doors from the tower staircase lead to the following rooms: The second door leads to a small lobby leading to bedrooms 1 and 2, both bedrooms having antique oak parquet floors: Bedroom 1 (3,1 x 6,2m) with double aspect windows overlooking the grounds Bedroom 2 (3,8 x 4,8m) with a separate walk-in wardrobe with a lovely carved solid wood door, a marble fireplace The first door leads to a lan

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€1,133,000

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