Full of character and charm and beautifully presented, this spacious 6 bedroom chateau, with a spacious total built area of 563m2, is ideally situated in a quiet setting in Montignac, and is set withi...
Full of character and charm and beautifully presented, this spacious 6 bedroom chateau, with a spacious total built area of 563m2, is ideally situated in a quiet setting in Montignac, and is set within a large plot of 674,550m2. Accessed via stone steps leading up to main front door, features include a grand entrance hall 15m2. Salon 50m2 with French windows to terrace and a fireplace with a wood-burner. Dining room 23.3m2 with French windows to terrace, fireplace with a wood burner. Corridor with access to a WC with wash hand basin. Kitchen/family room 51m2, fully fitted kitchen with electric AGA. Fireplace with wood burner. Doors out to covered terrace ideal for summer entertaining with lovely view over the grounds and lake. Second covered area equipped with a pizza oven and preparation area. Door to the study 19m2. Door to rear kitchen, prep area. From the rear kitchen there is access to a WC and corridor leading to a large cellar, food storage area, stairs up to 2 large storage rooms (total about 71m2) 1 equipped with water and laundry facilities. Ground floor bedroom suite 85m2 total comprising hallway, dressing room, bedroom (doors to terrace) sitting room, bathroom comprising bath, shower, double basins and WC. Stairs down to Jacuzzi room. Stone spiral staircase leading to first floor landing. Access to 5 newly renovated en-suite bedrooms with stylish high quality bathrooms. Walk in laundry cupboard. Stone staircase continues to attic over the whole bedroom area. Gite 1 - 47m2: a former chapel which has been renovated as a 1 bedroom gite, comprising of a kitchen, bathroom and sitting room on the ground floor and staircase to a bedroom. Small private terrace area. Gite 2 - 58m2: a spacious newly renovated guest cottage with open plan living/kitchen with log burner in the fireplace, bathroom and bedroom on the ground floor. Stairs to the second bedroom. Private terrace and small plunge pool. Function/party room - 186m2: a purpose built function room of 155m2 with a bar and small stage fitted with music entertainment equipment. Kitchen 18m2, WC 4.65m2 and coat room 8m2. Sliding doors on 2 sides opening on to terraces. Barn - 169m2 Large barn with potential space on 2 floors. Currently arranged with a secure garage section, workshops and storage. Animal houseing: the former piggery still exists with various spaces currently used for storage. Barn adjoining the chateau - 62m2: another garage/barn space, with attic over. Swimming pools: there are 3 swimming pools - 1 large outside pool set away from the buildings with it's own slate roofed pool house. The second pool is inside, created in the former vaulted wine cellar it is heated and has stunning ambience lighting, equipped for year-round use, with access to the spa facility and sun-deck with valley and lake view. The third is private to one of the gites. Grounds: the land is well adapted for horses and animal grazing - there have been cows, sheep and pigs housed here in the past. The current owner has several horses in residence as well as peacocks in their stylish circular home and chickens in the purpose built run. There is a large walnut grove, lake, truffle oak trees and woodland with a variety of forest mushrooms. The property is fully fenced and has a track all the way around the perimeter for access in a 4-wheel drive quad or similar, as well as various pathways and tracks throughout the land and woods. Amenities: the Chateau is heated by a new oil/wood burning boiler as well as having five wood-burning stoves (salon, dining room, kitchen/family room, ground floor bedroom and main bedroom) and the electric Aga in the kitchen/family room. There is also reversible air conditioning in the ground floor bedroom and the kitchen/dining room. Pizza oven on second covered terrace. Boot room with sink and dog washing facilities.
