30 bedroom Chateau for sale with countryside view with Income Potential in Navarrenx, Nouvelle Aquitaine

Situated on the outskirts of a peaceful Bearnaise village near Navarrenx, this delightful property creates its own private hamlet with a chateau, a maison-de-maitre, a barn, a shop and a huge private event space.

Built during the 19th century as a "Folie" (a building for the proprietor's amusement), the chateau incorporates many fashionable 18th-century architectural features, such as an elegant perron and two polygonal towers on the facade.

The chateau is in need of modernising and redecorating, and perhaps some changes to the layout of the rooms.

Set back from the chateau, there is an 18th-century maison-de-maitre, which is in excellent condition externally (a new r...

Situated on the outskirts of a peaceful Bearnaise village near Navarrenx, this delightful property creates its own private hamlet with a chateau, a maison-de-maitre, a barn, a shop and a huge private event space.

Built during the 19th century as a "Folie" (a building for the proprietor's amusement), the chateau incorporates many fashionable 18th-century architectural features, such as an elegant perron and two polygonal towers on the facade.

The chateau is in need of modernising and redecorating, and perhaps some changes to the layout of the rooms.

Set back from the chateau, there is an 18th-century maison-de-maitre, which is in excellent condition externally (a new roof). The three upper floors have all been replaced and partitioned to create 22 rooms , all requiring finishing.

Just behind the maison-de-maitre is a two-storey barn used as offices and for storage.

Adjoining the barn is a shop and cafe, which conforms to ERP and PMR regulations.

The private event space (1,300m2) is a huge two-storey hexagonal building with a gallery and is located at the far end of the landscaped grounds.

Most of the agricultural land is separated from the buildings by a road and is accessible via a small tunnel. The property is very easy to reach from Biarritz, Pau and the A64 motorway.

The pretty bastide town of Navarrenx nearby is very popular with visitors all year round.

There are exciting watersports on the "gave" (river), as well as numerous cultural and sporting activities. The town also has a great choice of lively bars and restaurants, shops and boutiques - and there is even a bilingual school (French/English). The "International School of Bearn" in Pau, which teaches the English curriculum, is just 45 minutes away.

The Medieval market town of Oloron-Ste-Marie is also easily accessible, with several hypermarkets, a hospital and a theatre.

Pyrenean ski resorts are an hour to the south - and the surfing and family beaches on the Atlantic coast are an hour to the west.

THE CHATEAU (1,230m2) Ground floor (449m2): - entrance hall/reception room (50m2) with marble fireplace and wood-burning stove - 2 reception rooms, each with access to the towers (48m2, 33m2) - kitchen + arriere-kitchen (45m2) - 3 utility rooms - 3 bedrooms, one with en suite shower room (42m2 - 26m2) - 2 shower rooms, one with WC - WC First floor + Mezzanine 1 (453m2): - a balcony - suite 1: sitting area, bedroom, shower room, WC - suite 2: sitting area, 2 bedrooms, 2 shower rooms, WC - suite 3: sitting area, bedroom, shower room - suite 4: sitting area, 3 bedrooms, 2 shower rooms, 2 WCs - 6 bedrooms - 2 shower rooms - WC - storage room Second floor + Mezzanine 2 (285m2): - 2 sitting rooms - 4 offices - suite 5: sitting area, study/office, 3 bedrooms, shower room, WC - 7 bedrooms, two with en suite shower room - 3 shower rooms with WC NB: these rooms have sloping ceilings Third floor (43m2): - 2 loft-style sitting rooms - 2 shower rooms, each with WC NB: these rooms have sloping ceilings Basement: - open-plan space of 143m2

THE MAISON-DE-MAITRE (566m2) Ground floor (192m2): 4 large rooms First floor (174m2): 8 rooms Second floor (142m2): 10 rooms Third floor (58m2): 4 rooms, some with sloping ceilings

THE PRIVATE EVENT SPACE•• (total floor area: 1,300m2) Ground floor (500m2): - two kitchens - food preparation areas - cold stores (walk-in fridges and freezers) - storerooms - wheelchair-accessible cloakrooms First floor (500m2): - terrace - reception with sitting areas - vast event space Second floor gallery: (300m2): - seating areas overlooking the event space

THE TWO-STOREY BARN (178m2 + 242m2) - various offices and storage areas - solar panels on the roof - access to the adjoining shop and cafe.

THE FARM SHOP & CAFE (floor area: 135m2) - car park with PMR space - large shop + cafe + client WC + stockroom with refrigeration equipment - access to the adjoining barn. NB: the shop, cafe and client WC conform to ERP/PMR regulations

THE BAKERY (floor area: 123m2) - bakery - food preparation areas

THE ESTATE The property is set in an estate of 73,309m2 (18 acres). The buildings are surrounded by beautiful gardens, planted with mature trees, shrubs and flowers (about 1.1 hectares). . along with about 4.4 hectares of farmland (mainly bio), which are used for agricultural, horticultural and market gardening crops, as well as a small vineyard (for fruit) and numerous fruit trees, including persimmons, apples, figs. There is also a small reservoir for stocking water and an extensive irrigation system.
The 7.3-hectare estate includes. - pergolas and arbours - several paved terraces for outdoor dining - landscaped parkland (1.1 hectares) - riverside bio-farmland + market gardens (4.4 hectares) - forest & woodland (1.4 hectares) - small reservoir of about 1,000m2 - an irrigation system - outdoor parking areas

THE POTENTIAL. As well as infinite business potential, this wonderful property would be perfect for an extended family who want to live together, but separately. Although the chateau will need some updating and the renovation of the maison-de-maitre will need to be completed, you will be able to transform the interiors of both properties to best suit your needs.
There is also plenty of room for creating further office space or consultation rooms, if you work from home, as well as leaving you enough space for accommodating friends and family when they come to visit.
The property is also an ideal size for using as the headquarters of a business or as a medical centre.
The chateau and maison-de-maitre could even be converted into individual apartments for retirees or for first-time buyers.

Located near the popular bastide town of Navarrenx and 60 minutes away from beach resorts on the Atlantic coast and ski resorts in the Pyrenees, the whole property could be used for a tourism business. The chateau and/or the maison-de-maitre could be transformed into a chic boutique hotel or luxurious Bed and Breakfast accommodation.
The installation of a swimming pool would also be an added attraction.

You could generate year-round business from pilgrims walking the Chemin-de-St-Jacques-de-Compostelle and from horse-riders following the Route d'Artagnan, which both pass through Navarrenx.
Along with providing accommodation and delicious breakfasts, evening meals would undoubtedly be popular, as would picnic lunch hampers full of local Bearnaise and Basque delicacies. Horse-riders will also be thrilled that their horses will be staying in such refined surroundings.

Coupled with the extensive accommodation offered by the chateau and the maison-de-maitre, the vast event space•• has massive business potential for hosting private fairytale weddings, functions and celebrations in fabulous surroundings, as well as corporate conferences and training events, relaxing yoga and wellness retreats, courses in art, photography, writing, cookery, wine-tasting. The venue already has cloakrooms on the ground floor, along with two large kitchens, so guests can be catered for on site - and the possibility of being able to offer overnight accommodation in the chateau and the maison-de-maitre will be a huge advantage.

••PLEASE NOTE that it is currently only possible to host events for people who are staying at the property. The event space is not yet certified as ERP (Etablissement Recevant le Public), so certain modifications will be necessary before the space can be fully open to the general public. Once the space is certified as ERP, you could consider using the space as a culture, music and arts centre, an exhibition space, a theatre and dance centre, a sports and leisure centre, a meditation, spa and wellness centre.
The 7.3-hectare estate includes over 4.4 hectares of bio-farmland, so would be

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