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La Carouge, nr Dinan

Ideal as a Holiday Home with letting potential or for Self Sufficiency - a small ex-farm comprising a mixture of modern accommodation and old buildings for renovation/storage on 2 acres of rolling countryside with lovely views overlooking a peaceful valley. The property is located within 45 minutes driving time of Dinard airport/St Malo for connections to the UK. The historic city of Dinan is close by as are fine beaches and coastal/country walks.

The property comprises a selection of buildings and other features surrounding a gravelled courtyard, including a modern (1978) neo Breton style 2/3 bedroom cottage recently updated to present day standards, an old farmhouse (Longere) complete with attached barns and garage suitable for renovation or storage, an old two-storey cider/grain store complete with cider press suitable for renovation or storage.

The property has an orchard with over 40 mature and newly planted mixed fruit trees (Peach, Pear, Plum, Apple and Cherry) plus many other mature sweet chestnut, hazelnut, walnut and bay trees around the site.

Price: 199,500 Euros or the equivalent in £ sterling excluding Notaire‘s fee.

Details of the buildings at Le Carouge

1. Modern House

A neo-Breton style house built in 1978 with approx 110 m2 living space comprising :

Ground Floor

A mosaic tiled entrance Porch with light, a new white PVC arched glazed front door, a mosaic tiled hallway with electrical points and lighting leads to all rooms on the ground floor. There is a separate lounge (5m x 4m) with working feature open granite fireplace, the lounge is tastefully decorated and contains a new PVC double glazed French window with electric powered shutter, newly tiled floor, electrical sockets and lighting points, satelite/terrestial TV connections and a telephone point, a broadband connection is available of 2 mbps.

A Kitchen/Dining Room (7m x 4m) separated by a feature archway the kitchen has been recently fitted out with Ikea 'STAT' style kitchen base and wall units with white doors and simulated light oak wood worktops, wall unit lighting, a stainless steel single drainer sink unit with mixer tap and plumbing for a washing machine. The kitchen has a mosaic style tiled floor and various double/ single electrical sockets and lighting points. The main incoming electrical consumer unit and water supply for the house is contained within the kitchen. The connecting dining room has a hard wood parquet floor, electrical sockets and lighting points both rooms have new PVC double glazed French style windows with the kitchen window having a manual type shutter.

An Office/3rd bedroom (4m x 3m) with a hard wood parquet floor, various electrical points for computer/printer connections and a new PVC double glazed French style window with a manual type shutter.

A separate WC room (2.5m x 1m) with a white toilet, mosaic style tiled floor and new PVC frosted double glazed French style window with multi opening feature.

First floor

A carpeted quarter turn staircase well lit on the half landing via a new PVC window fitted with shock proof glass leads to the First Floor landing (2.5m x 2m) lit by a new Velux PVC window. Off the landing there is a fully tiled bathroom (3m x 2m) complete with a new glazed shower cubicle with wide swing door for easy access, a white WC unit, a glazed white vanity unit with cupboards and drawers the unit contains lighting and electric shaver points, there is a wall mounted electrically heated towel rail. The bathroom lit by a new Velux PVC window.

Bedroom 1 (6.5m x 4m) has a newly fitted carpet, a new dormer type PVC double glazed window with manual shutter overlooking the front of the house, a new PVC double glazed French style window with manual shutter overlooking the side of the house and a new PVC Velux double glazed window at the rear, the room contains electrical sockets and lighting points.

Bedroom 2 (6.5 x 4m) has a newly fitted carpet, a dormer type PVC double glazed window with manual shutter overlooking the front of the house and a new PVC Velux double glazed window at the rear, the newly fitted hot water supply storage tank is contained within this room with access via a removable panel, there is a seperate upstairs electrical supply consumer unit control panel within this room with access via a removable panel.

The house has newly fitted economic electric central heating in each of the main rooms via Siemens radiators controlled from a wall mounted panel in the hallway, it is also possible to control these units independently to suit the requirements of each room.

There is a newly fitted Fosse Septique and pump chamber situated in the grassed rear garden of this property.

2. The original Farmhouse and adjoined buildings

These buildings with a total potential living area of some 200 m2) would be ideal for a renovation project and comprise of typical Breton cob wall rendered buildings with later additions in concrete blocks under slate and composite tiled roofs. The original farm building has a square ground floor room (40m2) with concrete floor, beamed ceiling and large original open fireplace, electrical a water supplies are contained on this floor. A wooden staircase leads to the first floor (40m2) this area has a wooden floor which requires renovation, there is also access to this floor via a grain store type door overlooking the gravelled courtyard area.

Adjoining the original farmhouse on the right as you look at it from the courtyard area (see photo) is a large single storey equipment storage area (50m2) covered with a composite roof this building has an earth floor, and comprises part of the original extended cob walled farmhouse along with two newer concrete block walls, it houses the main electrical incoming supply for all the farm and has various electrical points, access is gained via a wooden farm door to the front and a large metal sliding garage style door on the side of the building.

Adjoining the above building to the rear of the farmhouse is a garage area with cob and concrete block walls this building has a corregated iron roof and earth floor (30m2) and access via a large metal double garage door.

Adjoining the original farmhouse on the left as you look at it from the courtyard area (see photo) is the old two storey livestock building and grain store with a tiled roof and concrete floor, the walls are partly cob and part concrete block, the 30m2 ground floor has a concrete floor and stone feeding trough along with a beamed ceiling, the upper hayloft floor is timbered (25m2)with access via an interior ladder or via the exterior hayloft type door. This building has electrical connections.

Adjacent to the modern house is an old two storey cider making building and grain store with cob walls and a tiled roof, at the side of the building is the old cider press, the ground floor (25m2) contains the old cider making facilities and barrels this area has an earth floor and a renovated beamed ceiling, presently access is gained from a wooden door at the rear of the building, however there is an old front door and window on the property but these are currently boarded up, the first floor grain store area (25m2) has a new oak floor, access to this area is gained through a hayloft type door via a ladder at the front of the property.

3. The land surrounding the buildings

A gravelled entrance drive off a country lane passes the side of the old farm buildings and turns into a large gravelled and grassed courtyard area surrounded by low garden walls, within this area there is a large circular granite walled sun bathing/splash pool/BBQ area this area is fully tiled. There are large granite steps leading to an upper sun bathing area and a further set of small granite steps leading to the orchard.

Within the orchard and land leading back to the buildings the land is grassed with paths cut into the grass and wild meadow areas. There is a small kitchen garden area beside which there is an old garden shed (15m2) with a concrete floor. The modern house has a private grassed rear garden surrounded by mature trees and shrubs.

Adjacent to the orchard and grassed areas there is a plot of land of approximately 2500 m2, a further separate plot of land of approximately 2000 m2 lies at the rear of the modern house and is serviced via the country lane which passes the property, this plot has a mains electricity post situated on the land.

4. Local facilities

The property is situated 2km south of the small village of Sevignac which has a school, post office, a small general store and two bar restaurants. There are pleasant county walks in woods and around lakes close by. 6km to the east is the small market town of Broons which has two supermarkets, various other shops and retail outlets, bars and restaurants, a medical centre, pharmacy, dentist, vetenary centre and swimming pool, there is a weekly market held on each Wednesday in the church square.

The city of Dinan is 25km to the north east, the capital city of Brittany - Rennes is 60km to the south east and is easily accessible in 40 minutes via the N176 auto route.

The airport at Dinard is 40 minutes to the north east by car as is the port of St Malo, international flights to places other than the UK are available from Rennes and Nantes airports.

The coastal resorts of Val Andre, Pleneuf, Erquy and Saint Cast Le Guildo are to the north/north west the journey time is 35 minutes by car.

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