Pretty stone house with spacious 4 bed accommodation plus development opportunities.

This property is currently run as a small Bed and Breakfast by its present owners, as both the house and outbuilding offer as yet un modernised space, the business element could definitely be developed further, should one wish to. The house and detached barn are set in mature gardens packed with fruit and nut trees plus many flowering plants, located in the old centre of the village the property benefits from being in walking distance to the village bar / restaurant. The pretty market town of Ruffec, with all facilities, is just 3.5km.

House

There are a number of entrances to the house - via the main living room, via the kitchen or via an entrance on the opposite side of the house. This flexibility is very useful for separating guests from the private living area.

Ground floor

Approaching the house from the rear garden one enters directly into the Kitchen / Dining room (29 sq metres) with tiled floors, beamed ceiling and traditional stone fire place. To the left is a door to a room (25 sq metres) currently used as a summer kitchen and pantry, it in turn has doors leading to a cool and shaded terrace and stairs to the first floor attic room (31.5 sq metres), together these rooms offer much scope for further development. To the rear of the kitchen is the original entrance hall with a conservatory style vestibule, under stairs WC and access to the Sitting room (36 sq metres). The sitting room its self has many attractive features such as traditional stone sink, cherry wood floors, arched windows and wall niches.

Additionally on the ground floor there is a portion of the house as yet undeveloped, which is currently used as a boiler room, it is not accessed from within the house but could be incorporated by means of a door from the sitting room.

First floor

The large landing (13 sq metres) is flooded in sunlight thanks to the south facing windows, and boasts truly beautiful original floorboards. Branching from the landing area are four bedrooms (26.5, 16.5, 19, and 13 sq metres) the largest of which has an ensuite bathroom with bath, toilet and wash hand basin, and one bedroom also has twin dressing rooms (7.9 sq metres combined). There is also a shared bathroom and WC.

Exterior

The property is enclosed by stone walls. The garden is split into both front and rear gardens with the majority being to the rear, planed with a wide variety of fruit and nut tress. A true orchard, it would definitely keep you in jams and preserves all year round. There is a detached barn whose roof is in very good order and could be developed to provide an independent dwelling, for friends, family or rental and there is also a second barn with a sound roof.

The house has oil-fired central heating and the roof was replaced within the last ten years.

Situated in the centre of an attractive village this property offers the opportunity for a well-proportioned permanent home or for business use such as Chambres d’hôtes. Logistically well located just 30 minutes to the airport at Angouleme and around an hour to Poitiers, the property also has close by access to the N10.