PERFECT IF YOU ARE READY TO ESCAPE TO FRANCE?

IF YOU WISH TO EXPLORE THIS WONDERFUL REGION OF FRANCE BEFORE MAKING YOUR PLANS TO BUY, DON'T MISS OUR SPACIOUS LOW RENT 3 BEDROOM COTTAGE

IT IS A RARE FIND

* Tranquil but central location with easy access
* 2 Double + 1 Single Bedrooms
* Newly fitted Kitchen
* New Wiring, Electric Points & Plumbing
* Newly fitted Shower room
* Newly fitted Separate WC
* Central Heating by Wood Burner and/or Oil Boiler
* Front & Rear Gardens
* Secure, Private and safe
* Thick Stone Walls - Cool in Summer & Warm in Winter
* Traditional Stone Fire Place and Stove
* Sun Terrace

Our very appealing and well-appointed stone built country cottage, located near St Martin le Mault in the north of Haute Vienne; available mid August 2009.

It offers you and ideal base to spend a year or so whilst you find and renovate your ideal home in France. Includes a very large loft to store additional furniture and effects.

Internal accommodation includes 2 double and 1 single bedrooms and a spacious beamed sitting / dining room with traditional French stone fire-place fitted with a modern wood-burning stove that heats the radiators, a beautiful mid 18th century fitted cupboard with polished oak doors plus large fitted oak bookshelves with 2 cupboards. The kitchen, shower-room and separate WC are all newly equipped and fitted. There is also a combined utility storage room plus the spacious loft area running the full length of the property. It is located near the end of a quiet cul de sac and is approached via an attractive drive.

The property has been completely rewired with heating supplied by the cast iron Coalbrookdale wood/fuel burner with a back boiler or an oil fired central heating boiler.

At the front it has a lawn and a closed well. This is fed by a natural spring and is useful for watering the garden. At the rear is a lawn, plus cherry and peach trees with ample space to create a veg or flower garden.

In addition, it has a useful south-facing front terrace, with small conservatory plus a separate roof/sun terrace approached by rear stairs. The property has secure shutters to all external doors and windows. Being built with thick solid stone walls, the cottage is cool in the summer but retains heat in the winter.

Telephone / ADSL/Broadband connections are available and both French and UK satellite dishes are already wired through to the sitting room.

KINDLY NOTE: Many houses for rent or purchase in France can be tired, drab and even bizarre. In total contrast this is one of those rare finds - it's comfortable with a new kitchen and neutral decor, with a fresh and bright feel.

Built in Napoleonic times, it is a few hundred years old with great charm but brought up to date so one can sit down with a bottle of wine, some fresh French bread and local cheese!

It has mains water and electricity and an equipped kitchen (cooker fridge-freezer) and is otherwise unfurnished on a 1 year minimum agreement but a 3 months notice period this provides adequate flexibility. We regret no dogs.

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Additional information:
A friendly, local restaurant / bar is within just a few minutes. Other shops and services including 2 bakers, supermarket, pharmacy, doctors, dentist, post office, hairdressers, 2 more bars, DIY/hire & building materials, petrol/diesel station, estate agents, paper shop, tabac etc are all within a short drive. There are schools in the area with a school bus.

The quality of the location cannot be over-stated. The unspoilt River Benaize and the surrounding woodland (see picture) are a few minutes stroll down a quiet path leading to a footbridge over the river. From here, one could walk for hours and possibly not meet a soul, apart from wild deer and other wildlife.

Location: In the Limousin between the Dordogne, the Loire Valley to the north and the Charente and the coast to the west. Near St Martin le Mault on the northern boundary of Haute-Vienne (87), just 20 minutes from historic St Benoit du Sault to the north or Le Dorat and Magnac Laval to the south and only a few minutes from the nearby villages of Lussac les Eglises or St Sulpice les Feuilles.

EASY ROAD access from UK is easy - 5.5-6 hours from Calais - 3 hours from Paris

FAST AIR access via Ryanair, Fly-be etc from Stansted, East Midlands, Liverpool, Southampton and Newcastle to either Limoges Airport (55 mins) or Poitiers (1 hour+).

The location is easily reached from the main A20 north/south non-toll motorway.

Kindly reminder - no dogs.