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Property Summary

This is an established business for sale comprising a farmhouse, currently used for Bed & Breakfast, and 2 holiday cottages. The Main house comprises of 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms with 2 reception rooms (approx 220m2), a 2 bedroom cottage (approx 74m2), and also a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom cottage (approx 90m2); plus large heated swimming pool and large gardens. Also included are an attached barn (approx 24m2), a small playbarn, and a ruined barn which could be converted to provide a third 2 bedroom cottage.

Property Description

This beautifully restored 16th century Breton Farmhouse complex is built of schist and granite with slate rooves in a courtyard setting surrounded by lovely gardens including a large heated pool. The main house: As you enter through a granite arched door way into the spacious sitting room (5.8m x 5.2m) which has a magnificent granite fireplace with a large Villager log burner, original slate flagstoned floor, large beams, feature stone walls and French doors leading to the rear garden. A door leads to the dining room (5.2m x 4.6m) which is also beamed and has a large south-facing window, with built-in seat and wine storage underneath, overlooking the courtyard to the front, with double glass doors leading to the kitchen (5.2m x 4.35m). The kitchen is beautifully fitted with bespoke chestnut fitted units, including a large island unit, granite tiled worktops, large stainless steel Sogelux range cooker with 5 ringed gas hob and 2 electric ovens. The utility room (4m x 2.4m) has double glass doors leading onto the courtyard and a door through to the barn, and has an original slate flagstoned floor. Returning through the kitchen and dining room to the sitting room where there is a door way through to the ground floor bedroom 4 (5.2m x 4.6m) with en suite ‘wet room’ (3.3m x 1.45m) suitable for wheelchair users. 1st Floor: Bedroom 1 (5.2m x 4.45m) has stained and varnished floorboards, exposed A-frame beams and large granite fireplace, and wooden stairs leading to the mezzanine floor (5.2m x 2m) which has a Velux window with fitted blind and is currently used as an office. Shower Room (2.3m x2m) Bedroom 2 (4.15m x 3.5m) has exposed A-frame beams, Bedroom 3 (5.5m x 4.7m) has exposed A-frame beams, 2 Velux windows with fitted blinds, en suite shower room (2.44m x 1.35m). The rear garden is completely surrounded by trees, hedging and shrubs, you will find a large raised slate terraced area around an ancient medlar tree, lawns, flower beds, a large productive vegetable/fruit garden, small orchard, wooden garden shed, a greenhouse and several composting bins. There is also gated access to the swimming pool area and the rear of ‘cottage 1’. Cottage 1 was completely renovated in 2007 with new plumbing, wiring, plastering, decorating, kitchen units, sanitaryware, etc. The ground floor is a bright and spacious open plan area (6.8m x 5.2m) with tiled floor and a glazed door to the rear garden, and a Villager wood burner set into a huge original granite fireplace, and a fitted kitchen area. Bedroom 1 (4.6m x 3.05m) with Velux window, and polished granite worktop area under the window, Bedroom 2 (4.65m x 2.45m) is 'L' shaped with Velux window, and wardrobe rail, and a Shower Room. The rear door leads to the private fenced lawned rear garden with its patio area, paved with slate, shrubs, flowers, stone barbecue and children's swings, and a locked gate which opens onto the heated swimming pool and terrace area. Cottage 2 was a ruin until 2004 when it was completely renovated. It is an early 16th century stone cottage in typically Breton style. The ground floor of this cottage is a spacious open plan area (8.85m x 5.35m) with exposed beams and a wood burner set into a huge original granite fireplace, tiled floor, and a fitted kitchen area. There is a lovely garden and patio area with stone barbecue and children's swings and there is a locked gate which opens into the gardens surrounding the heated swimming pool and terrace area. Bedroom 1 (5m x 2.85m) with a Velux window plus blind and door to ensuite shower room, Bedroom 2 (2.9m x 2.9m) with a Velux window, Bedroom 3 (5.6m x 2.3m) with window overlooking the front garden, and Shower Room. There is a large barn which is used for storage and can be accessed via the courtyard and the utility room, and also allows access to the boarded loft area over the farmhouse kitchen. There is also another small barn which is used as a play barn for the holiday guests during the summer, and for storage during the winter. Both these barns have light and power. There are the walls of another barn, known as ‘the roofless barn’ which could be rebuilt as another holiday cottage but which is currently used for additional parking. There is a very old and deep stone well in the courtyard which is used for watering the gardens but is unsuitable for drinking, plus 3 ancient granite troughs currently filled with plants. A gate to the swimming pool area which is completely enclosed and accessible only by lockable gates as required by law. The swimming pool was built of concrete, which is painted, and measures about 12m x 4.5m. It has wide Roman steps at one end, which are ideal for toddlers to play on, and is surrounded firstly by paving and then lawn which is itself surrounded by roses and shrubs. The swimming pool has a summer solar cover and a winter cover, and it is heated via a heat exchanger connected to the central heating boiler which is located in a small boiler/pool house in the garden to the rear of ‘cottage 1’. The swimming pool is also accessible by a lockable gate from the garden of 'cottage 1' and by a lockable gate from the garden of the farmhouse which is used by B&B guests. Within walking distance of the nearest town, Gouarec, with all your local amenities. This complex is situated in the rural heart of Brittany very close to the wonderful Lac de Guerledan in one of the prettiest parts of Brittany, and easy driving distance from the beautiful Pink Granite Coast to the north, and the Gulf of Morbihan to the south, not forgetting the superb surfing beaches to the west.

Location in France

The name of the departments translates as "by the sea" in Breton, and the department's principal town is Saint Brieuc, founded by the Welsh monk Brieuc in 482 AD, with its imposing cathedral. Other towns of interest include Dinan, one of Brittany's finest medieval towns and a major tourist attraction and Guingamp, another town of historic and architectural as well as religious interest. There are many beach resorts and fishing ports. The department boasts six "petites cites de caractère" including Jugon les Lacs, an ancient fortress town surrounded by rivers and lakes.
The department is the least populated department in Brittany and so there is a real feeling of space - if you want to escape the rat race and enjoy the peace and quiet of rural France, the Côtes d'Armor is ideal. There is a great diversity of rural pursuits, lovely beaches with many leisure activities, along with stunning coastlines and dramatic inland landscapes. The coastline is dotted with lighthouses and is characterized by rocky coves and tidal inlets, and inland paths lead to ruined castles, fantastic forests and farm properties built in pink, grey and black stone.
Scattered with beautiful manor houses and chateaux, the department offers some fascinating architecture, with many attractive granite-faced properties. The property for sale is this part of France still represent very good value compared to other regions of the country.