Beautiful period 5 bedroom country home set in the magnificent Creusoise countryside with lovely gardens, 2.5 acre fishing lake and meadows.  Property was built about 1845, with stunning beams, feature fireplaces, and wonderful views over a lake and gardens.  On the ground floor there is a Dining room with open fireplace with wood burning stove, and original granite tiled flooring, Sitting room also with open fireplace, a kitchen with Godin cuisenaire, little annex with a Belfast sink, dishwasher point, pantry that houses a fridge, and tiled floors. One bedroom overlooks surrounding countryside.  On the first floor there are 2 bathrooms, one to be finished, and 4 bedrooms, one with en-suite.  On the second floor there is possibility to make further rooms, and bathroom.

Nearest village shops are 7 minutes away in Crocq, with plenty of public lakes locally and the large lake “Lac de Vassiviere” is about 40 minutes drive. The ski resort of Le Mont Dore is approximately 40 mins, with Puy Sancy and la Bourboule closeby. 

  This has many possibilities for a Gite business and Chambre d’hotes.  To one side of the house there is a large tiled entrance with a fitted kitchen and fireplace, large living room with open fireplace, wc, utility room, wine cellar, and original staircase to upstairs with 3 bedrooms, bathroom, and a further staircase to the attic where there is 160m² which could be easily turned into further living space.  To the other side of the property there is a kitchen, shower room, large living room with fireplace, and a further 3 bedrooms.  There is also another smaller property attached to the property of 70m² with its own entrance, which is currently used as storage space. There are a total of 7 fireplaces, heating is electric, or could be converted to Gas, roof is in good condition and was re-done in 2000, the rooms are either tiled or parquet flooring.  The water is on a meter.  Outside there is a large workshop of 250m², stone outbuildings of 90m², private entrance into the property and fully enclosed by stonewalls.  The garden is south facing.  Located in the heart of the village of St Julien de l’escap where there are shops on the doorstep, and the nearest town is St Jean d’angely, which is a 2-minute drive away.

 Cognac 35kms, La Rochelle 60kms and Angouleme 65kms. Property is in need of modernisation and renovation work to be done, however this could be a really lovely home or business with so much to offer.  Price is negotiable.

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