MARTIEL, Midi-Pyrénées, Address available on request

Details :- Reference: PFYR-T193377. Summary
 A substantial (18/19th Century) stone farmhouse, originally four bedrooms, that has been extensively and expertly renovated by the current owners to an exceptionally high standard.

The property is currently arranged as a three-bedroom family home with a fine and spacious sitting room, a large dining room, a generous “Salon de Sejour” and craft/games room with an attractive mezzanine bedroom and an additional winter sitting room / snug.
There is potential to easily convert the salon de sejour to provide additional bedroom(s) and/or to close an internal door to create separate guest accommodation. (Currently used by owners for Bed & Breakfast lettings as it has its own external door.)

There is a further 1 bedroom gate house for conversion, gardens and a swimming pool, all set in grounds of approx 2892m2 overlooking farmland.

 Location
 The property is about 10 minutes from the market town of Villefranche-de-Rouergue with its weekly market in the medieval centre, countless supermarkets, hospital with A&E department and other shops. The Aveyron gorges are within easy reach as is the Lot.

 Interior
 Entrance Hall. Tiled floor, cathedral style ceiling, stairs to first floor, cloaks area and door to 

Cloakroom with WC, basin and point for washing machine.

Kitchen (26,5m2) A delightful room with a tiled floor, range of kitchen base and wall units with a central island and tiled worktops, dresser unit and two separate sinks. Siemens cooker range with 5 gas hobs and electric oven, Siemens dishwasher, Miele fridge freezer and two sets of doors to outside. Further door to

Larder/pantry (7,6m2) With storage units and further door and steps down to the cellar with a gravel floor.

From entrance hall, door to 

Storage area. (27m2) A huge space ideal as a workshop or for storage with door to outside and one door to boiler room with Chappée XR1 oil fired boiler with adjacent oil tank. Large underground citerne for storing rain water from the roof. Further door to useful laundry room.

First Floor

Turning staircase up to landing with door off to

Shower Room With corner shower cubicle, wash basin, WC and towel rail. This used to serve the original two bedrooms that were in the hobby room. Doors to hobby room and to

Dining Room. ( 20m2) With tiled floor, exposed beams, stairs up to top floor, radiator and door to 

Salon (31,5m2) A lovely room with a large fireplace with open fire, 2 radiators, exposed beams and tiled floors.

Second Floor

Master bedroom suite (37,5m2) with carpet floor, 2 Velux roof lights, 2 radiators, range of wardrobes along one wall and door to en-suite bathroom with corner bath with jacuzzi, separate shower cubicle, wash basin, WC, radiator and partly tiled walls.

Workroom. (49m2) This large room originally formed two bedrooms and the owners needed the present configuration. It would not be difficult to reinstate the internal partitions. Parquet floor, four sets of windows with lovely views over the gardens and steps up to mezzanine level presently used as a day bed or for overflow accommodation. Door through to second house.

Second House

This is attached to the main house with access from both the workroom and from outside via external stone steps, this part is presently used for B&B but, by incorporating the basement and creating a kitchen in there, it could be completely self contained.

Salon. (19m2) An attractive room with original evier, freestanding Godin wood burner and stairs up to 

Bedroom (12m2) with A framed exposed beams, velux roof light and en-suite shower room with corner shower cubicle, basin, WC and towel rail.

 Exterior
 Outside

Office. (15m2) Attached to the house, this is a very useful room with steps to a mezzanine level.

Basement This is a large area under the second house which is in its original state but has the hot water cylinder and has great scope to being incorporated into the house.

There are other stone buildings including a bread oven and a small building at its side.

Two lean to sheds on either side of the house, ideal for storage and an attractive pigeonnier with a lovely original conical roof.

Original stone gatehouse. To the side of the driveway, there is another cottage which is ready for complete renovation on three floors with external steps leading up to the first floor. The ground floor is the original stable, first floor the original kitchen with fireplace and stone evier and a loft could form a bedroom and shower room. Similar in size to the second house presently used for B&B.

Swimming pool. (13m x 6,5m). Salt water inbound pool with a liner. Pool house to the side with filtration equipment.

Gardens. Attractive gardens on three sides of the house with fruit trees including walnut, cherry, apple and pear trees, Soft fruit, herb garden, potager and lawns extending in all to 2892m2

Septic tank drainage, mains water and electricity

 Additional Details
 The house now has fibre installed. In addition, there is an A&E department in the hospital in VILLEFRANCHE DE ROUERGUE
The Taxe Foncière bill for2023 was 1207 euros.

 Revenue Generation
 The adjoining house is presently let out as a B&B property providing some additional income if needed