Dompierre-sur-Charente, Charente 17610

Exclusive To Beaux Villages! This lovely stone house is set back from the Charente and enjoys great views from inside and out. Gates from the road reveal the drive that leads to the house and integral garage. The front door opens into a large reception hall - to the left is the spacious kitchen / dining room (with door to the garage), to the right is access is to the utility room (with Wc), and guest suite (bedroom with door to the garden and a separate bathroom with Wc). At the back of the hall, a couple of steps lead up to the double aspect living room with doors to the pool and the raised terrace. From here a door leads to the formal dining room - and this leads on to a sitting room with stairs down to the garage and a corridor leading on to two double bedrooms, each with their own shower room / Wc. Stairs from the reception hall lead up to the landing - off this is a shower room with Wc, an office / bedroom, a spacious guest room with shower room / Wc and dressing room, and finally the master suite with dressing room, shower room, separate Wc and mezzanine office / snug. To the front of the house there is terrace and established garden. To the side the remains of an outbuilding, several fruit trees and a raised terrace. To the rear of the property is the large swimming pool terrace - the pool is 12m x 6m and there is a pool house with bread oven. Beyond the pool are more gardens with fruit trees. This delightful property would make a large family home but also could be a great B&B or spacious holiday home. 9km from the centre of Saintes and 15 minutes from the centre of Cognac, the house is in a great location with easy access to road and rail links and less than 45 minutes to the beach.