House buy in Le Mans Pays de la Loire

Manor House Near Le Mans 4+ bedroom manor house * Guest accommodation * Large park with pond and river * Quiet setting * Close proximity to Le Mans * Very nicely presented Dating back to 1791 this period home is set in a beautiful park of over 4 acres with pond and a small river. It has been well renovated and today offers a 4+ bedroom main house and separate guest accommodation all within a short drive to the popular city of Le Mans with all the amenities you need and world famous racing circuit. The entrance drive winds amongst the trees to bring you into the formal courtyard where you'll discover the guest lodge to your right and the manor in front of you. The manor offers 3 renovated floors of accommodation with further space in the attic if needed. The ground floor provides entrance hall, fitted kitchen, wc, large split level vaulted lounge with stairs to the mezzanine TV salon and 1st floor rooms. The 1st floor (with direct outside access via the twin front stairs as well as internal ones) offers TV salon, master bedroom with en-suite facilities (bath and shower), study, billiard room and stairs to the 2nd floor with another 3 double bedrooms each with en-suite showers and wc and stairs to the 3rd floor attic with heating and fireplaces but in need of a makeover to become usable space (great potential). The outbuilding dates back to 1850 and provides a ground floor kitchen, wc, double bedroom and shower room upstairs for guests in one part. The remainder is used as a 2 car garage with attic space, garden store and boiler room. The plot totals 18,826m2 (roughly 4.3 acres) with formal lawns, pathways, sluice gated river, sizeable pond and wine cellar. An ideal location for a family home or to have paying guests (B&B with gite for example) - very nicely presented in a popular quiet setting, 5 mins from Le Mans with great access to the circuit and Loire Valley. Healey Fox Ref Number: HF83845 The Healey Fox Service With more than 30 years experience of the French property market the team at Healey Fox offer an efficient and professional service to anyone looking to buy a home in France. The company is based in Surrey in the U.K., where we are always happy to meet with prospective buyers. In France, we work with carefully selected bi-lingual agencies who have intimate knowledge of their areas and properties and will be on hand to assist you during your visits and throughout the purchasing process. The team in the U.K. is headed by Dan Brewer who was educated in France and has lived and worked there. We have huge knowledge of the country and are always happy to help you to choose the right area for your personal needs and to help you select properties to suit your requirements. Once all that is sorted we will make viewing appointments with our partner agents who will show you selected properties and help you find the right one to buy. Throughout the purchase process both the team in the U.K. and the agents in France will work with you to ensure a safe, efficient and pleasurable buying experience. If this is the service you are looking for, not only have you found it with Healey Fox but the good news is, it is free! You pay exactly the same commission to the French agent for the purchase as if you walked in off the street, the agent then shares that commission with us. If a professional, free service is what you would like, call us, email us or check out our houses online. The Healey Fox website has over 3,000 property listings across France, as well as a comprehensive news section covering the different aspects of buying, owning a property and living in France. There are also sections covering French mortgages, money transfers to France and other useful information about buying in this magical country. Pays de la Loire regional description The Pays de la Loire is the region south of Brittany and Normandy and stretches to the Atlantic coast in the west, south to the borders of Poitou Charentes and east to Centre. At Healey Fox we specialise mainly in the area known as the Golden Triangle, being focussed on the Loire valley and covering everywhere between Tours, Le Mans and Angers. Although it's name may suggest expensive property, and certainly there is some of that, the average price of property in this area is substantially less than in some other parts of France. There certainly are some very special properties but there are also lovely little cottages, farmhouses and village houses, away from the tourist beat, to tempt everyone. Search for property in Pays de La Loire on the Healey Fox web site and see the choice! The Loire Valley is a UNESCO world heritage site and the Loire river is the longest river in all of France. It is not only long but also extremely wide as it makes it way through the river plain to the sea offering good fishing, wonderful cycle trails and many stop offs at attractive riverside villages and towns. Live like royalty in the centre of France Mention the Loire and most of us think about magnificent chateaux situated along the famous river. Often referred to as the Valley of the Kings, the historical wealth of the region cannot be in doubt when you gaze at these beautiful buildings. A favourite of mine is Chateau Amboise where Francois 1 settled Leonardo da Vinci in the nearby Close-Luce with its tunnel to the chateau. All Francois wanted was companionship and conversation which left Leonardo plenty of time to create his inventions, replicas of which can been seen in the chateau. My other favourite is Chateau de Chenonceau which apart from being stunning to wander around has the exciting history of it being used by the Resistance in the 2nd WW to escape occupied France as the river Cher, which the Chateau spans was the dividing line between occupied and free France. Luckily most of us don't want to own a Chateau and are very happy to look for a more modest property in Loire but days out to see them are really worthwhile. The Loire valley, a place to call home This part of France has attracted people from all over the world looking for second homes and full time homes. It is an area well provided for in hospitals, schools and shopping centres and with good air and TGV connections via Tours. The climate is also mild, spring comes earlier than in the U.K., summers tend to be warm and sunny on most days, autumn is long and beautiful and winters are not too long, nor too cold. Apart from the tourist attractions there are many diversions to enjoy. Lovely woods, cycle tracks, and lakes. You can still find peace and quiet in the countryside and enjoy the rolling countryside and many small rivers away from the more popular River Loire.The many small towns in the area remain lively throughout the year with many markets, festivals and other activities to enjoy whether it be summer or winter. Tours, Le Mans and Angers are interesting large towns with museums, art galleries and sophisticated shopping. Being in the Loire one must not forget the vineyards for the famous Chinon, Saumer and Vouvray wines where you can always enjoy a few tastings while choosing some bottles to take to your house in Loire.