Centre, Indre-et-Loire, Tournon-St-Pierre, France

This beautiful ornate château dating from around the turn of the 18th century sits in fully enclosed parkland of approximately 11 acres with a lake and several huge trees dating from around the same time as when the property was constructed. It has a 15m x 6m heated swimming pool and 11 bedrooms all with ensuite facilities. Also in the grounds are a 5 bed property and a 3 bed guardians property as well as several outbuildings. The property is accessed via electrically operated gates and a driveway that leads past the guardians house and passes by the front of the chateau before arriving to the rear. Steps at the front lead into the magnificent entrance hall (35m2) which runs from the front to the back and has a black and white tiled floor and beautifully picked out cornicing to the ceiling. Off to the left are 2 large reception rooms (both 43m2) used as a living room and a library/drawing room with parquet flooring throughout and there is also a study/office (14m2) off the living room with a feature stained glass window. To the right of the entrance hall there is a large dining room (43m2) with wooden floor and also a corridor which leads to the large kitchen (21m2) with feature fireplace and this leads into the conservatory (50m2) which overlooks the heated pool (15m x 6m) and lake (approx. 5,500m2). The towers both have staircases, one of which has a stunning inlaid wooden floor. On the first floor there are 5 large bedrooms (25m2, 25m2, 39m2, 23m2 et 32m2) each with an ensuite bathroom and one which also has a dressing room. On the second floor there are 6 good sized bedrooms (17m2, 24m2, 40m2, 22m2, 23m2 et 21m2) all with ensuite facilities, some of which communicate for use by small families should you wish. In the basement there is a snooker room (60m2), laundry and boiler room, a kitchen and garage etc. It is situated towards the southern end of Touraine, in an excellent location close to all of the local amenities Yzeures sur Creuse has to offer including bars, restaurants, supermarket, school, library, museum, church, bakery etc. The town is only 25 km from the nearest TGV station and A10 motorway at Châtellerault and approximately 1 hr from 2 Ryanair served airports (Poitiers and Tours). All of the major channel ferry ports are between 4 and 6 hours drive. Also nearby is the historical thermal spa town of La Roche-Posay which is teeming with restaurants and cafes and is famous for its thermal bath cures and spa centres that use the exceptional qualities of the natural spring water for their treatments and products produced locally.
La Roche-Posay also boasts a casino and racetrack - with about six race meetings per year and even has its own golf course and cinema! Whether you feel like exploring the wine growing areas of the Loire with its many Chateaux or the medieval villages of the area, such as Le Grand Pressigny, Angles sur L'Anglin nominated as one of France's "Beaux Villages", Loches where Joan of Arc met with the King of France or Amboise, the resting place of Leonardo da Vinci.