Rare opportunity to acquire a magical, fully restored 5 bedroom French Chateau with gite and outbuildings, surrounded by nearly 4 acres of glorious land with lake and views, located near all amenities in Niort.

Looking for an established lifestyle business with even greater potential, here is the perfect opportunity to combine living-the-dream in a charming chateau, with an established income from chambres d’hotes, gites, licensed vintage tearooms, and specialist retailing.

Plans are already well underway for further gites and hospitality.

Lovingly and sympathetically restored by the current owners, the main chateau has a grand entrance hall with imposing fireplace, and a large kitchen with fabulous original stone floor. There are plenty of character features throughout, such as stone floors, lovely staircases, exposed stone walls, fireplaces and artisan plasterwork.

There are three reception rooms. Two are currently used as vintage tea rooms and enjoy direct access onto a large terrace overlooking the grounds, and wine cellars.

On the first floor are five sumptuously decorated bedrooms, including two suites of rooms. All have luxury en-suite facilities.

The vast attic offers the opportunity to create further accommodation, and there are also magnificent vaulted cellars with yet more potential.

Extending from one side of the chateau is a courtyard surrounded by outbuildings, including a large stone barn of 150m2. The old stables have been converted into a lovely maison d’amis or gite, and planning permission is in place to convert the other outbuildings into six further gites and a function room.

The current owners have done all the hard work of restoring the chateau, updating the basics to meet modern needs and regulations, and enhancing it to become the lifestyle business it is today.