Outstanding 16-18C Chateau With Guest Cottage

Formerly a Bishop’s hunting estate dating from the 16th century immaculately presented with elegant light-filled rooms of fine proportions, independent guest accommodation and two collectors’ showrooms.
Approached via a pair of imposing pillars and gates and a 700 meters granite-paved and tree-lined driveway, the chateau sits centrally in its land guaranteeing complete privacy. The property has been recently refurbished to an impeccable standard and offers spacious accommodation with 4-metre high ceilings and generous double doorways. The entrance hall is an impressive central space linking with a double living-dining room and a sumptuous Mark Wilkinson kitchen. Off the hall is an informal family room with adjoining billiards and home cinema, a smaller salon and a private study. An impressive staircase leads to a master suite with roof terrace, three further bedrooms and bathrooms.

Within the rear courtyard is a well-appointed Guest Cottage with large living area, kitchen and 3 bedrooms, 2 shower rooms at first floor level. Extensive outbuildings have garaging, workshops and showroom space. A swimming pool is ideally positioned with sun decks and summer kitchen inside a pigeonnier. To the front of the main building, a raised terrace, with covered entertaining area, has fine views across the parkland with two flights of stone steps leading down. The property is flanked by its own woodland with cedars, oaks and ashes among the many fine centenarian trees.

Ground Floor

• Main entrance |
  with grand, partially glazed doors with fanlight above
• Reception hall  | 45 m²
  in black & white floor tiling
• Cloakroom area |
  with WC at rear, below main stair
• Formal sitting & dining room | 50 m²
  with 18C marble fireplace and dividing archway
• Kitchen/breakfast | 30 m²
  a bespoke Mark Wilkinson design, with polished granite worktops with 6 hob, 4 oven Aga and central island with Scholtes drawer fridges
• Small salon | 30 m²
  grey & white marble fireplace, wainscoting & two built-in cupboards
• Study | 24 m²
  the former chapel, with exposed stone walls and French doors and 2 gothic windows
• Family room | 33 m²
  the former 16C kitchen, with imposing Gascon fireplace, 4m high
  ceiling with massive beams, exposed stone walls, flagstone floor and stone archway
• Billiards room | 27 m²
  rising full height to roof beams
• Home Cinema mezzanine |16 m²
• Utility room |14 m²
  with massive medieval stone sink, a splendid feature
• Boiler room |
  high-grade Viessman oil burner for under-floor heating at ground level. Mitsubishi air-conditioning.

First Floor

• An impressive, turning staircase rises to a galleried landing
• Master bedroom | 27 m²
  with south-facing roof terrace, 36 m²
• Bathroom adjoining |
  central bath, walk-in shower, double basins, bidet & WC
• Bedroom 2 | 23 m²
  with period poplar boarded floor, window east
• Bedroom 3 | 23 m²
  with north roof terrace. En suite Italian shower, basin & WC
• Bedroom 4 | 20 m²
  with timber fireplace. En suite Italian shower, basin & WC
• Family bathroom |
  double ended bath, Italian shower, basin & WC
• Roof space in three bays, with cellular concrete floor, new felt and roof tiles

Guest Cottage
Ground Floor

• Independent accommodation | 150 m²
  with heating and double glazing
• Entrance hall | 8 m²
  with glazed doors from courtyard
• Living-dining | 54 m²
  in period terracotta tiles, with fireplace and equipped kitchen area
• Utility area | 19 m²
  downstairs shower and WC

First Floor

• Landing
• Bedroom 1 |
  ensuite shower room
• Bedrooms 2 & 3 |
  sharing a further shower room

Outbuildings

• Two parallel wings of stone outbuildings form a courtyard to the rear, paved in granite block, with guest parking area beside a water fountain feature
• Workshop | 64 m²
  with 3x2,500L heating oil tanks.
• Lock up garage | 56 m²
  with mezzanine storage.
• Open barn
  with five bays for farm vehicles and machinery
• Dog kennels
• Two showrooms | 100 & 70 m²
  highly finished areas ready for many uses
• Former small dwelling as further storage area or with potential for development
• Swimming pool |
  12x5m, with integral cover, stone copings, timber decking and covered terrace
• Pigeonnier |
  with summer kitchen, changing room & WC. Heating system and saltwater filtration.

Parkland (approx. 27 hectares)

• A raised terrace
  with a covered entertaining area of 40 m², has fine views across the parkland with two flights of stone steps leading down
• Feature trees include cedars, oaks and ashes and the tree-lined driveway
• To the south is a block of six hectares of deciduous woods including oak, beech, hornbeam and a chestnut grove, with a number of delightful walkways
• As many as four wells have been found on the property, one providing garden irrigation
• At the western limit of the property a 10-hectare field is managed on an annual basis by a neighbouring farmer
• Beyond this field the former railway line is now a walking, cycling and equestrian path leading 3.5kms into the town.

Additional Details

• Oil-fired central heating
• Private tree lined 700m granite-paved driveway - with remote controlled gates
• Drainage | septic tank
• Fixtures and Fittings. Only those items mentioned in these particulars are included in the sale
• Agency fees to be paid by the vendor
• All measurements and distances are approximate