Description:

A grand, imposing manor in the centre of a lively village. A stunning property with walled garden, spacious accommodation on three floors, garage and workshops. Ideal large family home or as B&B. Many period features retained alongside modern comforts. Opportunity to increase the habitable space.

Ground Floor - Entrance Hall

9.9 x 2.2m2 Dual steps lead up to the elevated first floor and the main entrance door. The entrance hall provides old tile flooring, built-in cupboards and ends in an oak staircase leading to the first floor, with window and door to the site and small cloakroom Under the stairs, with WC and wash hand basin..

Reception 4.6 x 4.2m2

The entrance hall offers onto the snug, with double-glazed window to the front and wood burner in a n original fireplace. This room boasts the original wood flooring, wood panelling and exposed beams. A cosy room, ideal for a small sitting room and to receive guests..

Breakfast Room 4.5 x 3.2m2

The snug offers onto the breakfast room, another South-facing room which provides a large window to the front and new wood flooring..

Kitchen 5.2 x 3.5m2

The breakfast room gives onto the fitted modern kitchen, with filed flooring, stylish wall and floor units, sink and space for the cooker with extractor fan above. The kitchen offers a door to the cobbled courtyard, wondow to the rear and double-glazed window to the side, overlooking the courtyard..

Utility Room 2.4 x 1.4m2

The kitchen gives onto a small utility room with window to the rear and access to the cellar..

Drawing Room 8.2 x 4.6m2

This elegant room provides the original Versailles parquet flooring, a wood burner in the orginal fireplace and oak panelling. This bright rooms offers a long window to the side overlooking the garden, and three double glazed Windows to the other side overlooking the street..

Dining Room 5.9 x 4.1m2

Another grand room providing wood panelling, original wood flooring and double-glazed window to the front..

First Floor - Landing 2.3 x 6.8 m2

The oak staircase arrives onto a large landing with original floorboards..

Dressing Room 3 x 2.8m2

This room, previously used as a nursery, is accessed up three steps from the landing, and provides a double-glazed window to the side and orginal wood flooring..

Master Bedroom 5.1 x 4.6m2

The nursery leads into the mater bedroom with original wooden flooring, original marble fireplace, built-in bookshelves and electric heater. The bedroom offers a window to the side overlooking the garden and two double-glazed Windows to the west overlooking the street..

Bedroom 2 5.8 x 3.9m2

The second large bedroom can be accessed via the landing or the nursery and offers a double-glased window to the front, original floorboards and fireplace..

Shower Room 2.2 x 2m2

This recent shower room offers a double-glazed window to the front, orginal floorboards, shower, WC and vanity unit. The front wall is a feature wall with exposed stone..

Bedroom 3 3.3 x 4.6m2

A smaller bedroom with double -glazed window to the front with roller shutter, fire place and original wooden flooring..

Dressing Room 2.4 x 2.5m2

The landing further offers onto another dressing room with floorboards and double-glazed window to the rear overlooking the garden..

Bathroom 2.4 x 1.8m2

The bathroom is accessed via the dressing room and provides a double-glazed window to the rear with roller shutter, bath, wash hand basin and WC..

Second Floor - Attic Bedroom 8.2 x 4.7m2

The oak staircase continues up to the second floor landing, with window to the side. This leads onto the attic bedroom which is in need of renovation. The roof requires attention too. this room provides a dormer window to the west and two skylights and a dormer window to the east overlooking the garden. Fireplace and orginal wooden flooring..

Attic 4.7 x 6.9m2

The landing also gives on the attic built into the eaves. This room is ripe for conversion into accommodation and provides a skylight to the front and floorboards. The chimney stack passes through this room. This attic leads to a further attic room..

Attic Room 2 5.5 x 4.3m2

This room is also ripe for conversion and can also be accessed from the attic bedroom. This room provides a skylight to the front, floor boards and a fireplace. This room further boasts the original roof of the building which has never been removed!.

Cellar 8.7 x 5.8m2

The cellar is accessed via steps leading down from the utility room, however has external access Under the front steps. The cellar extends Under the South-facing part of the house and provides an earth floor with reduced head height. It houses the immersion heater and gas bottles for the cooker..

Outbuildings and Garage

3 x 7m2 This attractive outbuilding is ideal for storage. There is also the original stone outside toilet, with oak toilet seat intact! This is currently used as a garden store.

5.8 x 5.6m2 The garage is attached to the house and provides pedestrian access to the garden and the street with vehicular access to the street too. The garage is of stone construction with concrete floor and shows an old fireplace no longer in use.

6.1 x 5.7m2 Accessed from the garden, this large room is situated above the garage. Window and door to the side overlooking the garden, with another window overlooking the street. Original floorboards..

Location and Setting

The manor is situated a very short walk away from commerce such as the pharmancy, bakers, butchers, cafe, grocery stores, restaurant, schools etc. The village offers a lively community with many activities and clubs open to all residents and non-residents. The property is also a short walk from the village lake and lavoir (original wash house) which provides a delightful area for walking.

La Mayenne: Offers many good transport links close by. Bus services are available between the towns, however there is very little public transport between villages and in the rual community.

Transport: It is easy to accfess the Mayenne by air. There are Easyjet flights to Dinard airport which is near to St Malo and just Under a 2 hour drive away. Alternatively Rennes aireport is only an hour away and serves various UK ariports including Southampton. The easiest way to reach Paris is by shuttle bus from Mayenne or Ernee to Laval and then the train to Paris . It currently takes around 2h30 by train from Laval to Paris however this will be reduced to 1h10 in 2015 with the new TGV line. The Mayenne is easily accfessible from the majour ports: Caen (Ouistreham) is a 2 hour drive as is Saint Malo, with Cherbourg 3 hours away. The Eurotunnel is around a 5h30 drive away..

Regional details

- Mayenne has an agricultural aspect - Rolling fields, forests and woodlands.

- Climate temperate

- Tourism in Mayenne features mainly nature and great outdoors. with Chateaux and gardens, along with 80km of towpath along the river. Roman sites, medieveal towns and museums..

Garden

A pretty garden enclosed by stone walls and providing some mature planting and a weeping willow tree. The garden opens onto the garage and workshop and provides a lawn area. Steps lead down into the cobbled courtyard which boasts original outbuildings and provides access to the kitchen..

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