Very private, huge detached farmhouse with pool.

Very private, detached farmhouse with own pool. This traditional, spacious farmhouse is in an amazing location and is equipped to a high standard. The house sits on top of a hill with views over open countryside yet the local village is just a mile away. The 3 acres of private grounds include an outdoor, fully fenced pool, and covered barbecue area. The local area is perfect for walking or cycling. The house has table tennis table, dart board and four bicycles for guest use. The house sits on top of a hill with fabulous views over open countryside in a lovely, peaceful location, yet the local village is just a mile away with supermarket, boulangerie, bars and free tennis court. Your nearest neighbours are over 200 metres away, across the lane and down the hill. The 3 acres of very private grounds are mainly laid to lawn so lots of room to play or just relax. There is an outdoor, fully fenced pool, and covered barbecue area with outdoor table and chairs for 12, making outdoor dining a real pleasure. The local town, Ruffec, with its fantastic fish market and abundance of shops and supermarkets is just 15 minutes away. The beautiful old towns of Confolens, Angouleme and Poitiers are less than an hour away and the historic towns of Cognac and Jarnac are within easy reach. The local area is perfect for walking or cycling (the house is equipped with 4 bikes) with a number of riverside and lake recreational areas just a short distance away. The house has 5 bedrooms (2 king-size and 3 twin rooms) all upstairs, with many exposed beams and all surrounding an enormous landing. There are two bathrooms upstairs, both recently renovated and featuring walk-in showers and a roll top free standing bath. There is an additional toilet downstairs. All linen is provided and is of a high quality with cotton sheets and fluffy white bath towels. Downstairs is a fully equipped farmhouse kitchen, an enormous lounge with wood burning stoves at either end and more exposed beams, very comfortable sofas and a long refectory dining table. There is a separate tv room with a widescreen tv with all the English channels supplied via freesat and a dvd player with an extensive collection of dvds. This room also contains a sofa-bed. The house is also equipped with a washing machine, tumble drier, iron and ironing board. This house and grounds have plenty of space for children to play and has a full size table tennis table, dart board and four bicycles for guest use. Guests have full exclusive access to the house, pool and garden The local town, Ruffec, with its fantastic fish market and abundance of shops and supermarkets is just 15 minutes away. The beautiful old towns of Confolens, Angouleme and Poitiers are less than an hour away and the historic towns of Cognac and Jarnac are within easy reach.