Historical 9 bedroom Chateau for sale with countryside view in Cornille, Brittany

1,417,500 EUR 1,233,225 GBP 1,403,325 USD

Reference: 237182

Bedrooms: 9
Bathrooms: 5
Plot Size: 5.47 hectares / 13.52 acres
Work Required: None
Lake, River or Pond
Gite / Annex / Additional Accommodation
Income Potential
Fishing amenities on-site
Garage(s)
Parking space(s)

Details

Simply stunning 9 bedroom 19th Century chateau, situated in a quiet setting in Cornille, within a large plot of 54,713m2 with a lake and lovely far reaching countryside views.

Features include, on the ground floor: impressive entrance hall, main reception room of approximately 48m2, private reception room of 12m2 situated at the base of the turret, rear reception of 18m2, main formal dining room of 48m2, private office of 18m2, reception room of 12m2 situated in the second turret with spiral stairs into the basement.

Up the original stairs: bedroom 1 of 36m2 with a 12m2 en-suite situated in the turret with views over the grounds to the front of the chateau. Bedroom 2 of 12m2 with views to the front of the chateau. Bedroom 3 of 36m2 again with a large luxury en-suite in the turret all overlooking the grounds to the front of the chateau. Bedroom 4 of 25m2 facing the rear of the chateau with a WC. Bedroom 5 of approximately 25m2 again facing the rear of the chateau with en-suite shower room. Separate WC.

From the landing the stairs lead to the top floor where there are 4 additional bedrooms. 2 of these bedrooms are en-suite.

Basement: commercial multiple rooms including a personal kitchen, commercial kitchen, cold room with 2 walk-in freezers, boiler room and dining room.

The Chateau, whilst originally constructed in the 1850's, was extended to provide a vast extension to it's rear to provide for a multi purpose function hall. Previously this has included the hosting of both private and commercial functions and most recently hosting a successful restaurant business. In recent times this space has been used for family gatherings with an informal games room, living rooms and bar.

To the rear of the property are 3 outbuildings, all requiring renovation but with the potential for use as additional accommodation or storage.

The Chateau sits in grounds of 15 acres with the chateau itself overlooking a formal lawn beyond which lies the 3.75 acre carp lake. The lake itself runs to depths of approximately 2m and contains an unknown number of carp and pike. To the far bank of the lake is located a fishing cabin. The lake is fully registered as closed waters and would be ideal as a fishing venue or private fishing lake. Works should be expected to clear some trees at the top end of the lake.

To the side of a formal lawn lies a small area of mature woodland beyond which are further areas of formal lawns and gardens including a maturing orchard.

From a location perspective it is close to the major town of Vitre with its historical centre and the vast array of commerce and services to the outside of the town. Equally it is a short distance from the centre of the Rennes being approximately 30 minutes from the city centre. The TGV services are accessible at Vitre and Rennes allowing for a transfer to Paris of less than 2 hours. The channel ferries from St Malo are approximately 1h15 from the Chateau.

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