For Sale Proximity AURIGNAC

Description:

Renovated stone farm house dating from 1850, full of character, with integrated adjoining converted barn, making a huge family property. Peaceful country setting. 1.5 acres of parkland with pool.

This old stone property, dating from around 1850, is in beautiful countryside in the Haute Garonne; it is private but not isolated. The main house is the old farmhouse, with 3 floors, which has been renovated to a very high standard. The huge, adjoining barn has also been renovated and incorporated into the house to make a very grand dwelling. The main room of the barn is so large, it is almost like a baronial hall. The property retains its immense character with exposed stonework, beams, and beautiful 'charpente' (roof timbers), whilst providing up to date and practical features suitable for modern living e.g. 2 central vacuuming systems; separate electrical circuits for upstairs/downstairs; video entry via electric gates; remote control outside lighting. It has gas central heating. The downstairs floors have been lifted to install underfloor heating, and re-tiled with modern, hand-made tiles in traditional terracotta colours. Upstairs are large radiators. There are two fireplaces for added ambience. All the woodwork is either solid oak or solid chestnut. There are 2 fitted kitchens and each has hand-made Provençale tiles of Italian marble on the worktops and splash-backs. Both kitchen sinks are copper. There is far too much to describe in this space alone, so please ask for our e-mail brochure to supplement the basic description.Right of the entrance hall is the main kitchen, incorporating a living room/dining room. There is a fireplace with wood-burning insert. A door goes to a rear terrace. Off the hall is a utility room with fitted cupbards, and separate WC. Left of the hall is a small salon and TV room which could be used as a formal dining room. An archway with glass doors leads to the grand salon and library with central fireplace and mezzanine gallery. Upstairs is another fireplace, a TV/reading area, and the master suite comprising bedroom, dressing area, sauna, separate WC, and bathroom with separate shower. Below, a door leads to a corridor with access to: 2nd fitted kitchen and the covered terrace at the front; potential extra bedroom; garage; boiler room; wine cave and larder. Upstairs in the main house are 3 double bedrooms and a family bathroom. On the 3rd floor is a shower room/WC, 2 bedrooms, office space, and further room to expand.

There is land of 6000m2 - about 1.5 acres - bordered by two tiny streams, consisting largely of parkland and fruit trees, with a swimming pool 12m x 6m. An outbuilding 66m2 in total (with potential for conversion to accommodation) has a 2nd garage, worksop with tiled floor, and storage for garden equipment. It has electricity and water.

The property is situated in the Haute Garonne, SE of Aurignac and 3 kms from the nearest shops and train station. A larger town is 15mins. There is easy access to the A64 motorway with Toulouse in one direction (about 1 hour to the airport) and St. Gaudens, Tarbes (1 hour), Pau, access to ski stations, and the Atlantic coast in the other.