Full Description: Character, south Gers, Gascon country house, 300 m² habitable, with outbuildings and pool all set in very attractive, partly wooded, grounds of just over 1 hectare. The property benefits from a private and peaceful setting with shops and services only a 10 minute drive away in the market towns of either Masseube or Castelnau Magnoac.
The property boasts a wealth of retained character features and comprises: 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 receptions, bureau and box room. Attached barns create a courtyard to the south aspect together with a detached chalet, hidden on the ground, with potential for conversion to guest cottage. Pool: 11x 4.5, installed in the recent years and pool house with shady covered terrace.
Easy access to the Pyrenean ski slopes and onward to the Spanish border. Biarritz and the Basque coast is a two and a half hour drive.
Convenient for Toulouse airport 97 km, Auch 37 km, Tarbes 46 km, Pau airport 112 km.
The main façade of the house faces south and the accommodation comprises:
Entrance hall: 5 x 3.4 m with double doors, tiled floor, exposed ceiling beams original staircase and wood burning stove.
Salon: 5.5 x 5.5 m², double aspect east and south, with attractive floor tiling, large open feature fireplace, exposed ceiling beams and original wall cupboard.
Door to bedroom 4: 4.2 x 5 m with French door east to gardens and window north, marble floor, exposed beams and stone, half timbered wall. En suite bathroom: 3.3 x 2.3 m, (bath, bidet, basin, WC).
Kitchen: 5 x 4.3 m, south facing, with range of fitted base units, exposed ceiling beams, bread oven façade, tiled floor and half timbered wall.
Dining room: 8.5 x 4 m , French doors east to covered terrace and window west, tiled floor, exposed ceiling beams and wood burning stove.
Utility: 3 x 4.5, plumbing for appliances. To the rear of the entrance hall, a door leads to combined boiler room and cool store with approx 50 m² ground floor area.
First floor:
Galleried landing: 3.4 x 7 m, south facing, wood floor.
Bedroom 1: 5 x 5.7 m, double aspect east and south, fireplace, wood floor and original wall cupboard.
Bedroom 2: 4.2 x 5.7 m, window south, fitted carpet, original wall cupboard. En suite shower room: 2.7 x 2.1 m, (walk in shower, basin, bidet, WC).
Bedroom 3: 4.2 x 5 m, double aspect east and north, wood floor.
Bureau: 4.8 x 3.2 m, window north.
Family bathroom: 5.9 x 3.2 m, tiled floor, exposed ceiling beams and stone, half timbered walls, (bath, basin, bidet, WC).
Walk in dressing: 2.7 x 4.7 m.
Storage room – potential bedroom 5: 4 x 3.8 m, window west.
Outbuildings
Attached run of barns, approx 100 m² ground floor area, to west and south aspects form a courtyard with the main house.
Hangar suitable as garaging and detached chalet approx 32 m² ground floor area.
Grounds
A total land plot of 1.06 ha comprising:
Access via a gated entrance from a country lane to a gravel driveway on both east and south aspects.
The gardens are a haven for bird life and also a particular feature offering a wide selection of mature trees, shrubs and flowering borders, pond and vegetable and fruit gardens. The north aspect is given over to a small wood with walking paths interspersed.
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