Castle Bignoux - 16 bedrooms - 1229m²

Please see the virtual video tour, by clicking on the

link in the main photo.

Our local agent Andy Portsmouth brings you

this French château with private chapel, both to restore, that

would make a fabulous wedding venue - with three huge reception

rooms downstairs (73m2, 71m2, 59m2) and 16 (potentially 20)

bedrooms: it was originally a (giant) hunting lodge..

and so the

layout was always intended for hosting many people.

The château

sits amid a huge forest - it's so peaceful here, as if you're in

the middle of nowhere, yet the château is just 13km from the lovely

university city of Poitiers (with TGV to Paris 1hr25m, and

Bordeaux), and 18km from Poitiers airport (London, Barcelona,

Edinburgh).

Built in 1780, then enlarged seamlessly in 1850, the

original heating system is still in place albeit long-since disused

and disfunctional: designed to circulate hot air from a basement

wood boiler to vents and ceramic-tiled boxes - you will see one of

these in the video.

The main staircase's walls have the original

silk covering, once bright red they're now faded to brown, but you

can still find the original colour in some corners.

You'll love the

hidden doors in the panelling of the reception rooms and entrance

hallway, allowing servants to appear and disappear.

In the hallway,

you'll see two glazed double-doors, one on each side - the one on

your right is a false one, put there for visual balance - the other

side of that wall is the fireplace.

Heading outside to the

immensely charming chapel, that can seat 40 - you can see this at

7m30s in the video, and on to an ornamental pond with a central

island reached by a bridge (12m03s) - this directly faces the main

entrance of the château, the front terrace and the stone steps.

You

approach the château from a quiet road, up a long private gravelled

driveway twisting through woodland on either side.

The land size is

8 hectares, a mixture of woodland and pasture.

The château is to

renovate, and is available at €527,000.

The roof needs substantial

work or replacement, it needs to be connected to the mains drain at

the end of the driveway, it needs a heating system, and much of the

building needs repairs, decorating and updating - so substantial

investment is needed, but as you see here, the château retains its

original features and marvellous character.

Please watch the video,

and ask for the link for more photos and the floorplan.

Château to renovate,

Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website : https://www.georisques.gouv.fr

Ref : 12018354080 - Date : 16/09/2024