House in Navarrenx, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)

8 rooms - 4 Beds - 2 Baths | Floor 235m² | Ext 8,298m²

€450,000 - £388,665**

Ref. : A38944CEL64 | NEW

Elegant and stylish, this village maison-de-maître has so much to offer... with gorgeous period features, four spacious bedrooms, barns with horse stalls and delightful grounds, which are perfect for a pool!

Ideal for a wonderful family home, this maison-de-maître would also suit you if you are looking for a lovely holiday home halfway between beach resorts on the Atlantic coast and ski resorts in the Pyrénées. In addition, the pretty towns of Navarrenx, Sauveterre-de-Béarn and Salies-de-Béarn and all a short drive away...

Located on the outskirts of a charming village, this luxurious property could also be rented out to holidaymakers during the summer months and ski season, or for welcoming B&B guests, hosting yoga retreats and art courses...

... or even offering accommodation to horse riders (and their horses!) who are following the trans-European bridleway - the "Route d'Artagnan" - which passes just 500 metres away from this stunning property!

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If you are searching for a wonderful home to move into immediately, this fabulous maison-de-maître is just what you're looking for!

This much-loved 18th-century property has been beautifully renovated over several decades to create a wonderful, welcoming home enjoyed by two generations of the same family. During that time, many of the property's original architectural features have been restored in order to perfectly complement the elegant and stylish décor.

Located on the edge of a peaceful Béarnais village, the maison-de-maître is set in two acres (8,298m²) of delightful grounds, which extend beyond the house and outbuildings to the south and west. Typical of village properties in this area, one side of the house borders the quiet main street - but hidden behind is a large courtyard of about 370m², which includes a carport/covered terrace of 45m².

On the far side of the courtyard are two spacious outbuildings: a large two-storey outbuilding (195m² x 2) with seven horse stalls and a smaller outbuilding (42m²) with three animal stalls. The larger outbuilding could be used for secure parking, if desired.

The front door of the maison-de-maître opens into a lovely entrance hall with a carved, original wooden staircase to the upper floors. To the right of the entrance hall is a huge sitting room (30m²) with an open fireplace and curved French doors opening out to a partially covered terrace next to the courtyard.

Adjoining the sitting room is an office - and adjoining the office is a utility room with a door out to the courtyard. The utility room was once a shower room, so you could convert the utility room and office into a ground-floor bedroom suite with its own private entrance from the courtyard.

To the left of the entrance hall, is a formal dining room with an open fireplace. The dining room leads into a pretty kitchen with a small dining area, a wood-burning stove and French doors out to a south-east-facing terrace - the perfect spot to enjoy sunny breakfasts!

From the entrance hall, the stairs lead up to a mezzanine level, which has a shower room and separate WC. The stairs continue up to the first floor, which comprises three bedrooms, a dressing room, a bathroom and a separate WC.

The second floor comprises a second sitting room, which could be used as an office/games room/home cinema/gym/guest bedroom, an adjoining loft-style bedroom and unconverted loft space, which could be transformed into a further bedroom and/or a luxurious shower room.

Outside, there is ample flat land for a swimming pool (authorisation required), a summer kitchen/barbecue area, a children's play area, a boules piste, a croquet lawn...

This delightful maison-de-maître is located a short drive away from the pretty bastide town of Navarrenx, which is very popular with visitors all year round. There are exciting water-sports on the "gave" (river), as well as numerous cultural and sporting activities for you to participate in throughout the year. The town also has a great choice of lively bars and restaurants, shops and boutiques - and there is even a bilingual primary school (French/English). The "International School of Béarn" in Pau, which teaches the English National Curriculum, is a 40-minute drive away from the property.

The larger towns of Salies-de-Béarn, Sauveterre-de-Béarn, St-Palais and Orthez are also easily accessible, where you will find hypermarkets, hospital, theatres and farmers’ markets. Pyrenean ski resorts are just over an hour away to the south - and the surfing and family beaches on the Atlantic coast are about an hour away to the west.

THE HOUSE (235m²)

Ground floor:
- two terraces
- an entrance hall (7m²)
- a sitting room (30m²) with an open fireplace and access to a partially covered south-west-facing dining terrace
- a dining room (28m²) with an open fireplace
- a kitchen (20m²) with a cosy dining area, a wood-burning stove and access to a south-east-facing terrace (with awning) overlooking a walled garden
- a study/office (8m²)
- a utility room (4.5m²) with access to the courtyard
- a boiler room (accessible from the courtyard)

Mezzanine:
- a shower room (4m²)
- a separate WC

First floor:
- a master bedroom (20.5m²)
- two further bedrooms (23.5m², 20m²)
- a dressing room (4m²)
- a bathroom (6.5m²)
- a separate WC

Second floor:
- a second sitting room/office/games room/home cinema/gym/guest bedroom... (15m²)
- a fourth bedroom (12m²)
- access to unconverted loft space (approx. 25m²)

NB: the second-floor rooms have sloping ceilings


THE OUTBUILDINGS AND THE GROUNDS

- a south-east-facing terrace
- a south-west-facing terrace
- a large courtyard (approx. 370m²) between the house and outbuildings
- a large two-storey outbuilding (195m² on each floor) with 7 horse stalls
- a smaller outbuilding (42m²) with 3 animal stalls
- a carport/covered terrace of 45m²
- a walled garden (485m²) planted with mature trees and shrubs 
- flat meadow of about 7,000m² - ideal for horses + ample flat land for the installation of a swimming pool (authorisation required), summer kitchen/barbecue area, children's play area, boules piste, croquet lawn...


THE POTENTIAL!

Ideal for a stunning family home or a chic holiday home, this splendid maison-de-maître is ready to move into straight away...

If you work in the Béarn or the Basque Country, the major towns of Pau, Orthez, Oloron-Ste-Marie, St-Palais and Bayonne, are all easily accessible from the property. If you work from home, there is a study/office on the ground floor of the house, or you could use the second sitting room on the top floor. Should you need a larger work space, it should be possible to get permission to transform one or both of the outbuildings into offices/consulting rooms.

If you have a small agricultural or horticultural project, the flat land and outbuildings could be ideal for you to use. If you have horses, ponies or other animals, the outbuildings could continue to be used as stables - and the meadowland should be perfect for grazing.

Should you be hoping to generate an income from the property, the maison-de-maître could easily be rented out to holidaymakers, who will love being halfway between the mountains and the sea.

In addition, it should be possible to get authorisation to create additional accommodation/gîtes in the outbuildings. The Béarn and Basque Country are hugely popular with tourists - and there is a significant demand for top-quality holiday accommodation all year round, but especially during the summer months, the skiing season and for Christmas and New Year... and the addition of a swimming pool would be an added attraction.

There is also an ever-growing demand for charming Bed & Breakfast accommodation in this area, so you might like to consider hosting B&B guests in the maison-de-maître or creating one or more B&B suites in the outbuildings.

Many walkers, cyclists and motorcyclists visit the area all year round and require B&B accommodation, as do horse-riders following the trans-European "Route d'Artagnan" bridleway, which is just 500 metres away! They will be absolutely delighted to discover that you can welcome their horses, not only with horse stalls in the larger barn, but also with 7,000m² of beautiful meadowland...

Should you be interested in offering sporting and leisure activities to your guests, it should be possible to create a large space in the outbuildings for hosting activity courses and retreats, such as yoga, wellness, dance, music, theatre, art, writing, cookery, wine-tasting ...

NB: please note that planning permission would be required for the installation of a swimming pool + for any conversion/change of use of buildings for residential and/or professional purposes


SERVICES & TECHNICAL

Cable internet connection available
Some double glazing
Heating: oil-fired central heating + open fireplaces + wood-burning stoves
Mains water
Mains drainage
Well


THE LOCAL AREA

This superb property is close to the delightful bastide town of Navarrenx in the Béarn. Navarrenx has a great choice of specialist boutiques, restaurants and bars - and you can also can go white-water rafting and canoeing on the "Gave" (river), which flows through the town.

Situated halfway between the mountains and the sea, there are several ski resorts in the Pyrénées just over 60 minutes away, where you can go downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snow-shoeing during the winter months. For those who prefer beach-based activities, the Atlantic coast is an hour away to the west, where you can surf, swim and picnic on the beach at Biarritz, St-Jean-de-Luz, Hendaye, Hossegor...

If your interests are gastronomic, you'll love exploring the many farmers' markets throughout the Béarn and nearby Basque Country, where you can sample locally produced Jurançon wines, tasty Bayonne ham cured using salt from Salies-de-Béarn and fabulous Brebis (a cheese made from ewes' milk), which is normally eaten with delicious black cherry jam from Itxassou!

Airports: Pau, Biarritz, Tarbes-Lourdes
Train: Orthez, Pau
Coach: Orthez, Pau
Ferry: Bilbao, Santander

Ski: Issarbe, La-Pierre-St-Martin, Iraty, Somport, Eaux-Bonnes, Gourette, Artouste, Formigal (Spain), Candanchú (Spain)...
Beaches: Biarritz, St-Jean-de-Luz, Hendaye, Hossegor...

Attractions: Aqua Béarn, Base de Loisirs d’Orthez-Biron, Parc'Ours, Le Petit Train d’Artouste, Le Train de La Rhune, Gorges de Kakuetta, Passerelle d’Holzarte, Grotte de la Verna, Grottes de Bétharram, Grottes de Sare, Golf de Salies-de-Béarn, Thermal Spas, Casino, Chemin-de-St-Jacques-de-Compostelle (3km), Route d'Artagnan bridleway (500 metres)...
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