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Every comfort is yours in this spacious four/five-bedroom four bathroom Dordogne home, equipped with swimming-pool and separate pool-house, in spacious grounds along the banks of the Dronne river.
4/5 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms Oil-fired central heating combined with solar heating. Built in 1960s 300m2 approx. Living Area 1.233 ha. (approx. 3 acres) Plot Size Swimming Pool Garage Views
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€645,750
The unsuspecting passer-by would not realise that this unusual home sits on the banks of the river Dronne, enjoying a hundred metres of river frontage, and a charming terrace with riverside views up- and downstream. What first strikes the visitor’s eye is the large garden of approximately one and a quarter hectares, the major part of which comprises a huge area of immaculate lawn, studded with specimen trees. To one side is a substantial enclosed vegetable garden with a vast greenhouse, enabling you to grow your own vegetables and fruit to your heart’s content.
The house itself was constructed in the early 1960s, and is in two parts. A single-storey pavilion at the front is linked to a a two-storey "Périgordine" behind. In the angle between them, a swimming-pool of 14m x 6m is surrounded by comfortable terraces for outside living. Many of the materials used in construction of the house were reclaimed from older buildings, resulting in a blend of old timbers and other period features with modern convenience. The result is a practical and comfortable home that is perfect for entertaining.
The house is set well back from the road, approached down a tree-lined drive. Entrance through French windows to a sitting-room, 8m40 x 4m20 at maximum, with beamed ceiling, floor covered in hessian, and chimneypiece with wood-burning stove. Off this to the right are:
Bedroom 1, 4m x 3m90, with built-in wardrobe, and door through to bathroom en suite, with superb beige marble facing on the walls round the bath, WC and washbasin set in marble surround.
Study/Bedroom 5, 3m90 x 3m40, facing south, with door to bathroom.
Beyond the sitting-room is a well-fitted kitchen, opening into a dining-area, 6m30 x 4m50 overall. Windows on both sides provide an abundance of light. French windows on one side open onto an outside terrace, providing views of the river. The kitchen has granite worktops, a built-in range cooker with stainless steel hood, upper and lower fitted units.
From the kitchen there is access to the fantastic drawing-room, a superb entertaining space, four metres tall, and 11m50 x 6m20 overall, with large windows on both sides, opening onto the pool on one side and the riverbank on the other. A massive chimneypiece at the far end is fitted with a further wood-burning stove.
Beyond the drawing-room is Bedroom 2, 4m50 x 3m90, facing south over the pool, with its en suite bathroom, beautifully fitted with double washbasin, large shower-cubicle with power-jets, and WC.
A fine wooden staircase with barley-sugar balustrade leads to a panelled corridor on the first floor, providing access to:
Bathroom 3, with Velux window, fitted with bath, washbasin and WC;
Bedroom 3, 4m60 x 2m80, with dormer window facing south;
Bathroom 4, also facing south, with bath with shower attachment, washbasin and WC;
Bedroom 4, 5m x 4m to under eaves.
A separate poolhouse, with L-shaped living-room 7m60 x 4m70 at best, has a shower-room, a kitchen area with enamel sink, and a separate bedroom (currently used as a studio workshop).
There is a separate garage, free-standing, as well as a garage under the single-storey part of the property, forming part of an extensive service area in the basement, including a utility room plumbed for washing machines, a wine-cellar and workshop.
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