St. Hilaire du Harcouët Property for Sale

St. Hilaire du Harcouët: Fabulous 16th century chateau with 3ha, to finish renovating

This stunning L-shaped property is situated in pretty countryside approximately 10 minutes drive from the towns of Mortain and St Hilaire du Harcourt.

Wrought iron gates open onto a driveway which leads through mature parkland to the front of the chateau which nestles well screened from the road in it's 15 acres of land.

The restoration project of this beautiful historical building started by the current owners is for continuation.

The left wing comprises a huge kitchen with under window original feature granite oven and granite sink and a massive open fireplace. The high ceiling has an unusual recessed area designed to reflect the light from the central chandelier. Off this room is a small utility room and further along the corridor is a bureau with an ornate parquet floor and stained glass door to the exterior. Continuing along is a small room which would make an ideal cloakroom and right at the far end of the hallway is a bar area off which is cosy wood pannelled sitting room.

A right angle turn from the bar leads into the second wing and directly into a large and very grand wood panelled dining room with fireplace. Leading on from this room is the spacious main entrance hall with impressive oak staircase and high ceilings. Beyond this is the grand salon again with wood panelling, high ceileings and fireplace.

From the entrance hall the wide oak main staircase leads up to a large panelled room directly above the salon below which would make a magnificent master bedroom suite. Off the luminous landing which serves both wings are six bedrooms, some with fireplaces and some rather grand and several other small rooms perfect for conversion into ensuite bathroom/shower rooms. There is a second staircase at the end of the left wing back into the kitchen.

Under the house are two cellars housing the wood central heating boiler.

Outside in the parkland grounds is a small colombage cottage which previoulsy served as a tack room and an attached greenhouse. To the rear of the property are also three stables, a large barn, a workshop, dog kennel and wood store.

The land is divided into parkland and lawn to the front with mature trees and shrubs, to the rear a lawn and to the side an ingeniously engineered raised irrigated potager or vegetable garden and beyond that a fenced paddock and lower level field which would make an menage.

This is an amazing property for someone with the right balance of energy, enthusiasm, passion and available finance to continue the restauration project to sympathetically restore and update this magnificient historical buiding.