On first glance at this house I was quite impressed with its regal gated entrance, on exploring behind the gates I was totally seduced by every single one of its 326m2 of living space and their charm, elegance and style. It has everything you could ever possibly need in a house and much, much more. Look closely and you too will fall in love with its Charentaise charm.

But charm is not all this house has, it is also a serious commercial opportunity for someone wanting to earn income in the area. The current owners rent the gite at around 895 euro's per week, and the layouts here lend to a second gite being rented at a small outlay for preparation; although the second would not realise as much, maybe 450 per week. Someone with a bit of business accumen could be potentially earning 1 300 a week at high season, not to be sniffed at over the 12 weeks!

Set on the edge of Nanclars, you could be forgiven for thinking you are in the middle of nowhere; however you are only 10 minutes drive away from Mansle where you will find all the shops you need for everyday living; 20km from Luxe and 23km Angouleme which has train links into, Bordeaux and Poitiers; the latter having cross line connections to Paris, Bordeaux, London & Brussels.

The international airports at Limoges and Poitiers are both just over 1 hours drive; with daily flights to several UK destinations.

The current owner, bought the property in 1997 and has lovingly restored and maintained it to a high standard over the years; but it does still have room for you to add your own personal touches; although why anyone would change what to me looks like perfection I do not know!

The properties benefit from mains electricity and mains water (with a well and cittern with pump in the garden) The house has a mixture of single and double glazing all in good repair and quite an intelligent electric central heating system (which warms rooms individually); with radiators in most rooms. Broadband is available.

Main House - Ground Floor

Entrance Hall - 5 x 2mwith original tiled floor and oak stairs.

Snug/Lounge - 4.7 x 4.1m with wood floor, original cornice and central rose and dual aspect windows.

Kitchen/Dining Room - 4.6 x 4.2m with tiled floor, fully fitted kitchen, window to front of house and opening to connecting corridor to veranda, garden and utility room.

Corridor - 5.5 x 1.7m which joins kitchen, garden room, utility room and veranda seamlessly.

Garden Room - 6.1 x 2.6m with sliding patio doors which access a lovely breakfast terrace.

Main Veranda - 11.5 x 3.5m with tiled floor, exposed beam work, feature Charentaise stone wall, three double patio doors to terrace and side door to garden. The Veranda envelopes the full width of the house and has access to the Snug/Lounge, Kitchen and raised outside eating terrace(11.5 x 5).

Utility Room - 3.8 x 3.2m with tiled floor, partially tiled walls, fitted units for storage, plumbing for washer/dryer and window to front gardens.

Bathroom Room - 2.8 x 1.9m with tiled floor and walls, extractor fan, spa bath, vanity unit with hand basin and W.C.

Guest Bedroom - 4.4 x 3.2m with tiled floor, exposed beams and patio doors leading to a private patio and garden.

Stairs leading to Mezzanine above Utility/Bathroom and Guest Bedroom to........

Games Room - 9.4 x 4m withfully fitted bar and pool table.

Main House - First Floor

Landing

Bathroom - 3.4 x 1.4m with shower cubicle, vanity unit with hand basin and W.C.

Bedroom 1 - 4.7 x 4.1m with wood floor, dual aspect windows and original fireplace

Bedroom 2 - 4.6 x 4.2m with wood floor, dual aspect windows and original fireplace

Staircase leading to........

Bedroom 3 - 6.5 x 4.7m with wood floor, exposed beams and A-frame, double window to side of house and a further 2 low level windows to front of house.

Bedroom 4 - 5 x 4.7m with wood floor, exposed beams and A-frame and low level dual aspect windows

Attached to the right hand side of the house are.............

Barn -13.5 x 10m with mezzanine, workshop(4.6 x 4.4m) and small room used as an office (4 x 2.2m)

Gite - Ground Floor

Kitchen/Dining Room - 4.5 x 2.7m with tiled floor, fitted kitchen units and sink and double window overlooking fields.

Lounge - 4.4 x 4.1m with tiled floor and large arched feature window with French doors into main courtyard

Bathroom - 2.8 x 1.4m with tiled floor and walls, walk in shower cubicle, hand basin and W.C.

Stairs leading to.......

Gite - First Floor

Bedroom 1 - 4.4 x 4.2m with wood floor and Velux window

Bedroom 2 - 4.7 x 4.1m with wood floor and exposed white beams.

Outside the kitchen door of the gite.............

Pool Terrace with Bar Area

Pool with Grecian steps

Formal Gardens with lawns and mature plants and shrubs

Well and Cittern with pump making watering a pleasurable chore!

Courtyard

Land of 8558m2 with mature fruit and nut trees

Gated Entrance

Gravelled Driveway

Optional Extra Land of 1265m2 (attached) available on request