House in Barrou , Indre-et-Loire , Centre

Magnificent courtyard of farm buildings including a 7 bed longere with many original features and superb views, a 3 bed guest house to finish renovating and several outbuildings forming a stunning courtyard with no near neighbours.

The property sits in a hamlet on its own with the nearest neighbours being several hundred metres away. It is fully enclosed and is accessed via secure gates that lead into the courtyard. The main longere sits opposite the gates and consists of, on the ground floor: entrance hall, kitchen, dining room with bread oven, living room, sitting room, bedroom with en-suite shower room and WC, utility room, hallway, orangery, large bedroom with en-suite shower room, jaccuzzi and sauna, laundry and a boiler room with access to an attic above. The first floor is accessed via the staircase in one of the reception rooms and also separately via the outdoor staircase and consists of: Off to the left, a corridor leading to 3 bedrooms, a bathroom and separate wc. And off to the right, an office, hallway, bedroom and a large bedroom with an amazing en suite bathroom. The outbuildings include a 3 bed guest house to finish renovating, 2 large barns, carport, pantry with wine cellar, woodstore and a boiler room.


It is located in a hamlet in the south of the Indre et Loire department close to the village of Barrou, which has a bar and bakery etc. and is just a few kilometres from the historical thermal spa town of La Roche-Posay which is teeming with restaurants and cafes and is famous for its thermal bath cures and spa centres that use the exceptional qualities of the natural spring water for their treatments and products produced locally.
La Roche-Posay also boasts a casino and racetrack - with about six race meetings per year and even has its own golf course and cinema! Whether you feel like exploring the wine growing areas of the Loire with its many Chateaux or the medieval villages of the area, such as Le Grand Pressigny, Angles sur L'Anglin nominated as one of France's "Beaux Villages", Loches where Joan of Arc met with the King of France or Amboise, the resting place of Leonardo da Vinci.
This beautiful property is only 25km from the TGV station at Châtellerault, and under an hours drive from Ryanair served airports at Poitiers and Tours. Under 4hrs drive from the western Channel ferry ports and access to the A10 is only around 20 minutes by car. You can be in Paris in under 1 1/2hrs or on the coast at La Rochelle. Futuroscope is also only around 40km away with its 3d themed rides making it the 2nd most popular theme park in France.

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