There's something distinctly 'tardis-like' about this very pretty 4-bed stone farmhouse. From the outside, you'd never believe there is the space for light, spacious living rooms and 4 good-sized bedrooms. Surrounded by beautiful countryside, the house is situated in a quiet location and has a good-sized garden and useful outbuildings.

The accommodation is flexible and there is the potential to create and independent gite with a simple rearrangement of the layout of the main house. There is a total 145m2 habitable space, here's the current layout:

Ground floor

Entrance hall 4.31 x 1.17m

Snug sitting room - 4.82 x 2.93m

Utility room - .3 x 1.79m space and plumbing for washing machine & under counter fridge

Ground floor bathroom - 2.99 x 2.29m with bath, basin & WC

Mezzanine / study area - 2.4 x 1.76m with wood floors & exposed 'A' frame

Kitchen / dining room - 4.64 x 4.32m with exposed beams, ceramic butler sink, solid wood worktops, space for range-style cooker and fridge.

Sitting room - 5.9 x 5.43m with double doors to garden, wood-burning stove, wood floor and exposed beams

First floor

Landing with storage cupboard

Bedroom 1 - 4.26 x 2.98m

Bedroom 2 - 3.45 x 3.2m

Bathroom - 2.29 x 1.57 with bath, basin & WC

Bedroom 3 - 2.96 x 2.95m

Bedroom 4 - 4.37 x 2.82m

Outside

The garden covers and area of 1,433m2 (approx 0.3 acres), mostly lawned and low maintenance with mature trees and planting. The gravel driveway has space for parking and turning for 2 cars. A gravel seating area is perfect for dining al fresco or evening sun-downers. There is also a well, but this is not currently in use.

On the opposite side of the lane there is an additional parking area and are some outbuildings that belong with the property. These include:

A garage - 5.46 x 4.12m

A large 2-storey barn - 7.29 x 6.07m (this will need a new roof in due course)

A former stable

An old bread oven - 4.22 x 3.1m

Location

The property is situated near the village of Couesmes Vauce, in the beautiful Mayenne countryside. This lively village has a bar and a small shop for essentials. The larger village of St Fraimbault is also nearby, a very pretty village of 640 inhabitants, set in the beautiful Normandy-Maine National Park where the countryside is largely farmland, chequered with fields and woodland and known as the 'bocage'. The village is famous throughout France for its wonderful floral displays which have gained it the top place on more than one occasion in the national competition for the best in flowering towns and villages (similar to Britain in Bloom) and a flower festival which is held over a weekend each August. The village is also situated in the small appellation which is the home of poire du Domfrontais, a delicious pear cider, produced only in this pocket-sized area of France.

There is a good selection of shops in St Fraimbault, including a small supermarket, a boulangerie, a butcher, a hairdresser, a local farm shop bursting with fresh, local produce (including the poire) as well as a tabac/bar and a restaurant which has a good reputation. At the edge of the village is a leisure lake for boating, fishing and picnics and there is an arboretum close by. The coast is less than an hour away and places of interest such as medieval Domfront, Fougeres, the Mont St Michel and St Malo are all within easy reach. The ferry port of Caen is about an hour away and Cherbourg a little further.

At a glance:

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 2

Receptions: 3

Habitable space: 145m2

Plot size: 1,433m2

Taxe fonciere: approx €450

DPE rating: TBC

Broadband: Fibre optic

Heating: Log burning stove & electric heaters

Drainage: Septic tank

Neighbours: none

Distance to shops: 10mins

Distance to coast: 1hr

Distance to ferry port: 1hr 45 mins - St Malo & Caen

Distance to airport: 1hr 30 mins - Rennes

Please note: Agency fees are included in the advertised price and are payable by the purchaser. All locations and sizes are approximate. La Residence has made every effort to ensure that the details and photographs of this property are accurate and in no way misleading. However, this information does not form part of a contract and no warranties are either given or implied.

Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Georisks website: here

* Pretty stone farmhouse
* 4 bedrooms
* 0.3 acre garden
* Garage
* Outbuildings
* Potential to create a gite
* 10 mins from local shops
* 1hr from the coast