Pays de la Loire, Mayenne, Pontmain, France

Beautifully Presented Country House with Versatile Accommodation

This stunning country house, fully renovated between 2010 and 2015, boasts geothermal heating, spacious rooms, and is in move-in-ready condition. The master bedroom suite, located on the ground floor, can easily be transformed into a self-contained annex or gîte. The property also offers potential for a B&B with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Set on half an acre of meticulously maintained gardens, it includes a large south-facing patio. Though the planning consent for a double garage has lapsed, viewing this property is highly recommended.



Location

Situated in the Mayenne department, near the Normandy/Brittany borders, this house is conveniently located near both ferries and airports. The nearest village, about 1 km away, offers a shop, hairdresser, post office, and bar/restaurant. The major of Ernée and Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët, providing all amenities, are approximately a 15-minute drive, while Gorron is 20 minutes away. Caen is about one and a half hours to the north for ferries, and St. Malo is around 1 hour and 15 minutes to the west.



Accommodation

Upon entering the house through a partly glazed door, you find yourself in the entrance hall, which features a tiled floor. The open plan lounge, dining room, and kitchen area feature laminate flooring, exposed stone walls, and a woodburner on a raised hearth. The space is well-lit with glazed double doors and side panels to the front, a barn-style external roller shutter, and glazed double doors to the rear. There are also small windows to the north, east, and south elevations, a full-height ceiling, and exposed beams. The kitchen area includes a range of matching base units with solid wood worktops, a built-in dishwasher and fridge, space for a range-style cooker, an island/breakfast bar with a recess for a wine fridge, a sink with a mixer tap, and stairs leading to the first floor.



The ground floor also includes a shower room with a tiled floor, a shower, a vanity unit, a WC, and ventilation. The utility room features matching base and wall units, worktops and a tiled splashback, a tiled floor, a sink with a mixer tap, and space and plumbing for a washing machine. The ground floor bedroom, which could be used as a self-contained annex, has a partly glazed door and window to the south elevation, a tiled floor, exposed beams, a granite fireplace with a woodburner, built-in cupboards, and a cupboard housing the electrics. The en-suite bathroom attached to this bedroom has a tiled floor, a separate shower, a WC, a twin vanity unit, and a cupboard housing the water cylinder.



On the first floor, the mezzanine study area features wood flooring, exposed stone walls and beams, and Velux windows to the front and rear elevations. The landing has wood flooring, a hatch to the loft, two small windows and a Velux window to the rear elevations, exposed beams, a sloping ceiling, and an electric panel radiator. The shower room on this floor has a Velux window and a small window to the rear elevation, wood flooring, a pedestal basin, a WC, a heated electric towel rail, and a shower.



The first floor also includes three additional bedrooms. Each bedroom has Velux windows and small windows to the front elevation, exposed beams, sloping ceilings, and electric panel radiators. One of these bedrooms has a door leading to a cloakroom with a pedestal basin, WC, wood flooring, a Velux window to the rear elevation, and a built-in cupboard.



Outside

The gravel parking area is accessed from a side road via a wooden gate. The garden is laid to lawn with mature trees and hedges, and there is a large patio to the front of the property. An attached boiler room/workshop features a concrete floor, power and light.



Services

The property is connected to mains water and electricity. Drainage is via an all-water septic tank installed in 2014. Heating is provided by geothermal energy with underfloor heating on the ground floor, supplemented by woodburners. There is a hot water cylinder, double-glazed windows, and broadband internet connection via Starlink.



Viewing highly recommended to appreciate the accomodation on offer, the feeling of space in the house and the beautiful setting.