Beautiful CHARACTER PROPERTY dating back to the late 1700s situated in a QUIET SPOT IN A RURAL VILLAGE with most shops and services with views over the surrounding COUNTRYSIDE. This property, with 150m2 living space on land of 1931m2 (just under HALF AN ACRE) offers you a spacious house with many character features.

Ground floor: entering through a wide hall with local slate flooring and a back door to the garden, to the left a large country kitchen of 23m2 with window seat, 'Deville' wood burning range and fitted units, leading onto a sunny dining room/second living room of 14m2 with french doors to the terrace area, which is shaded by two wisterias and a rambling rose.

To the other side of the hall, and elegant living room of 17m2 with oak flooring and marble fireplace, as well as original cupboards, and to the rear, a laundry room and downstairs wc, and access to the impressive vaulted stone cellar.

1st floor: a stunning spacious bathroom with painted floorboards, cast iron lion's foot bathtub and large shower with slate tiling.

Three large double bedrooms of 20m2, 15m2 and 14m2 with original floorboards, exposed beams and fireplaces, as well as an office/4th children's bedroom with built in mezzanine bed.

2nd floor: stairs lead to a lovely attic of 60m2 with original floorboards and oak timber work, which would make a wonderful conversion.

Outside: The garden, to the front and rear of the property, is very private and has double access and parking.

With terraces to the rear of the property, ideal for eating outside, and a large paddock area with fruit trees, the garden is enclosed by stone walls and a hornbeam hedge.

The property also has an old bread oven which is excellent storage, a woodshed and a well.

The house is tastefully decorated and would make an ideal home for lovers of authentically restored French houses.

The department of Haute-Vienne is in the region of Limousin and boasts a varied landscape of forests, countryside and lakes that attract many tourists each year looking for a range of activities including walking, fishing, sailing, boating and skiing.

In addition, the department has a strong historical and cultural heritage and the landscape is dotted with Roman churches, abbeys and fortified castles. Beautiful man-made beaches are easily accessible and are a good alternative for a great day out. In particular, the Lake of Vassiviere, created in 1950, is extremely popular with visitors.

It is sometimes known as the Land of a Thousand Lakes, the Limousin and its Haute-Vienne department offer beautiful and preserved landscapes. Waterfalls sparkling in the middle of rocks and trees, myriads of flowers and impressive dense forests are the kind of treasures that can be discovered in the department.

Transport links are good too, the easy and cheap access from the United Kingdom with companies as Ryanair or from French cities made that Limoges and the Haute-Vienne became an attractive destination. There is also a project of enlargement for Limoges' airport.

The department has a semi-continential climate with summer temperatures in the mid 20's, perfect for enjoying the scenery.

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