Character 7 bedroom Manor House for sale in Pau, Nouvelle Aquitaine

A charming and spacious Bearnaise 'maison de maitre' built during the 18th century, on the outskirts of a small village with basic amenities not far from Pau, Lourdes and Nay.

Ski resorts in the Pyrenees are 40 - 60 minutes away; the coastal resorts of Biarritz, Hossegor and St-Jean-de-Luz are under two hours away. Set in easy-to-maintain gardens of 3,244m2, the property has a vast two-storey barn with an adjoining carport.The carport would be ideal to use as a summer kitchen and covered dining terrace.
There is also ample flat land for a swimming pool (permission required), a barbecue area, a children's play area, a boules piste.


The front door of the 315m2 property...

A charming and spacious Bearnaise 'maison de maitre' built during the 18th century, on the outskirts of a small village with basic amenities not far from Pau, Lourdes and Nay.

Ski resorts in the Pyrenees are 40 - 60 minutes away; the coastal resorts of Biarritz, Hossegor and St-Jean-de-Luz are under two hours away. Set in easy-to-maintain gardens of 3,244m2, the property has a vast two-storey barn with an adjoining carport.The carport would be ideal to use as a summer kitchen and covered dining terrace.
There is also ample flat land for a swimming pool (permission required), a barbecue area, a children's play area, a boules piste.


The front door of the 315m2 property opens into an entrance hall with a traditional wooden staircase at the far end leading to the upper floors.
To the left of the entrance hall is a dining room, which leads round to a cosy sitting room with a wood-burner.
To the right of the entrance hall is a delightful kitchen with a breakfast bar. There is also a huge stone fireplace and an informal dining area. Behind the kitchen is an "arriere-kitchen" area with a walk-in pantry, a shower room and a separate WC.
From the kitchen, a door opens into a splendid Garden Room of about 65m2, which has glazed walls on the north and south facades.
Doors open out to a north-facing terrace and a south-facing terrace - the perfect spots for enjoying sunny breakfasts, long, lazy lunches and romantic suppers.
A door from the Garden Room opens into a utility room in the two-storey barn.
The ground floor of the barn comprises two main areas (90m2 & 100m2), which are separated by a central cobbled passageway leading to the back of the barn and its adjoining carport.
The unconverted first floor of the barn (230m2) is accessible via a wooden ladder in the passageway.

Back in the maison-de-maitre, the staircase in the entrance hall leads up to a central corridor on the first floor, with a west-facing balcony at the one end.
The first floor comprises a master bedroom with an adjoining dressing room/office area (which could be converted into an en suite shower room), two more bedrooms, a family bathroom (bath and shower) and a separate WC.

The second floor has three large bedrooms, along with a smaller bedroom/study, which could be converted into a dressing room or an en suite shower room for one of the bedrooms. This floor also has a family bathroom with a bath, a shower and WC. Please note that the rooms on this floor have sloping ceilings.

This lovely property is located in the beautiful Bearn, between the mountains and the sea. Hugely convenient for people working in and around Pau, Lourdes or Tarbes, the property is also perfect for anyone who loves skiing, surfing and water sports.
Pyrenees ski resorts are 45 - 60 minutes away to the south - and Atlantic beaches are just over 90 minutes away to the west. There are also several swimming lakes nearby, some with leisure beaches and water sports.
The centre of Pau is about 25 minutes away, along with Total and the International School of Bearn.
Lourdes is also 25 minutes away, as is the airport at Tarbes-Lourdes.
The closest TGV station is at Coarraze-Nay, which is less than 5 minutes away.

THE MAISON-DE-MAITRE (315m2)

Ground floor: - two terraces adjoining the Garden Room - an entrance hall (18m2) with a carved wooden staircase to the upper floors - a sitting room (16m2) with a wood-burner - an adjoining dining room (25m2) - a kitchen with a large open fireplace, and an informal dining area (25m2) - an adjoining "arriere-kitchen" area with a walk-in pantry (8m2), a shower room (3m2) and a separate WC (1m2) - a Garden Room (65m2) with a door out to a north-facing dining terrace, sliding door out to a south-facing dining terrace and access to a utility room in the barn (10m2)

First floor: - a central corridor with access to a west-facing balcony - a master bedroom (19m2) with an adjoining dressing room/office area (9m2), which could be converted into an en suite shower room - two further bedrooms (19m2, 20m2) - a family bathroom with a bath and a shower (13m2) - a separate WC

Second floor: - a landing (18m2) - three large bedrooms (10m2, 10m2, 12m2) - a smaller room (10m2/Loi Carrez 5m2), which could be converted into a dressing room or an en suite shower room - a family bathroom with a bath and a shower (9m2) NB: please note that the rooms on the second floor have sloping ceilings

THE GARDENS & THE BARN
The maison-de-maitre is set in enclosed gardens of 3,244m2 with. - a south-facing terrace - a north-facing terrace - a huge two-storey barn (Ground floor: 90m2 + 100m2; First floor: 230m2) - a carport/covered dining terrace - ample flat land for installing a swimming pool (permission required), a summer kitchen/barbecue area, a children's play area, a boules piste.

THE POTENTIAL.
In perfect condition, this splendid Bearnaise maison-de-maitre is ready for you to move into today. With 315m2 of living space, it is perfect for a luxurious family home or a fantastic holiday home. and with six bedrooms to choose from, you will have plenty of room to accommodate your friends and family when they come to visit you.
For families with children, there are two primary schools within walking distance in the village; for older children there are excellent college-lycees in Nay (5 minutes) and Pau, including the International School of Bearn.
For anyone who works from home, the property has several rooms that could be used as an office/consulting room. It might also be possible to transform part of the barn (permission required).

This super property has great potential for accommodating Bed & Breakfast guests, especially with an additional shower room on the first and second floors.
Tourists visit this wonderful area all year round, especially Lourdes, Pau and the Pyrenees, with visitors hoping to find conveniently located upmarket B&B accommodation nearby.
The property is also close to the GR782, the Chemin-de-St-Jacques-de-Compostelle and the Route d'Artagnan bridleway, so you might like to welcome pilgrims, walkers and even horse-riders (and their horses).
With hearty suppers available when your guests arrive and delicious breakfasts to enjoy before setting off again, you should be busy all year round.
During the quieter months of the year, you could also consider using the Garden Room or the barn for hosting activities for your B&B guests, such as yoga and wellness classes, or courses in painting, photography, gastronomy, Jurancon wine-tasting.

SERVICES & TECHNICAL
Telephone + cable internet Partially double-glazed Heating: gas central heating + open fireplace + wood-burner + heated ceiling (Garden Room) Mains gas Mains drainage Well

THE LOCAL AREA
This lovely property is in a charming Bearnais village, not far from Pau and Lourdes (25 minutes). The village has boulangeries and other small shops, along with a doctor's surgery, a pharmacy and several bars and restaurants.
The nearby town of Nay also has a great choice of amenities, shops, bars and restaurants - and you can buy delicious fresh produce all year round from local farmers' markets.
There are schools for younger children in the village - and both Nay and Pau have excellent college-lycees, which offer a range of study options (some in English), as well as the chance to specialise in theatre, dance, sports. and even horse-riding. In addition, The International School of Bearn in Pau, which follows the English national curriculum, is just 25 minutes away and awards UK qualifications.
Nearby, the delightful Vallee d'Ouzom extends all the way up to the Spanish border in the Pyrenees, where you can ski at Val d'Azun. A little further on, you can ski at Gourette and Artouste, where you can also catch a small open-sided train to travel high up

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