The Sale of our Beautiful Château and home Email: jason77.park@gmail.com T: 01276 452898 M: 07595 990313 Mail Address: South Farm South Farm Lane Bagshot Surrey GU19 5PA Reduced Price: £865,000 We have had an amazing adventure here at Chateau de Charly since we fell in love with the place and moved here in November 2005. We have poured our hearts and souls into reviving and creating a beautiful home and successful business. It has not been easy, but it has been the most rewarding experience we have ever had. What we have achieved far exceeds anything we envisaged at the outset. We have lived a true French life in the heart of France and have integrated into all aspects of the community, just as you would in the UK. Our first child Verity was born here in October 2007. We have no regrets about the choice we made, we have experienced what many people only dream of doing and we feel very lucky for the time we have had at Chateau de Charly. It is with heavy hearts that we now are selling the Chateau, but family comes first and foremost and we need to be in the UK once more due to family commitments. As such Chateau de Charly provides is a unique opportunity for someone who wishes to ‘live the dream’. We have put so much time and hard work into creating what it is today. I challenge you to find another place that is as well appointed and in as good a condition, with the huge potential it still has, for the price we are asking. We would be very happy to talk to anyone who is considering a change in lifestyle, all the hard work has been done! General Information on Chateau de Charly Within 30 minutes drive from Bourges, Chateau de Charly is an elegant and spacious home, in a neoclassical style with some 750m2 of living space. Chateau de Charly is located in the heart of the Berry Region in between the major towns of Bourges and Nevers. The region is rural, quiet and tranquil. The Chateau is situated on the edge of the village of Charly and also less than a mile from the village of Blet where there is a small shop, boulangerie, pharmacy, butcher and post office. The local school is at Blet. Links by train from either Bourges or Nevers are excellent, both being a 2 hour journey into central Paris. The nearest airport is at Tours, some 2 hours drive, where there are daily flights to London Stanstead. For a wider range of destinations Charles de Gaulle is 3 hours drive from the Chateau. After passing through the entrance gates, the house is some 150 m down a tree-lined drive, set in the middle of the 32 acres of park land, away from roads. The Chateau was built in 1838 and is constructed from local stone with a slate roof (which was recently replaced). The rooms are extremely well proportioned, with 3.8m ceilings and large 3 m windows which lend a light and airy feel to the house. Recently refurbished, the house is in exceptionally good order. Accommodation: Lower Ground Floor The property also has 4 large cellars used as a boiler room and for wine storage. Ground floor - Vast entrance hall with impressive sweeping oak staircase and stone tiled floor. - Dining room with decorative features - Drawing room with decorative features - Bedroom and en suite bathroom (with bath and shower currently used for B&B) - Large Secondary fitted kitchen. The Chateau is laid out in such a way that at present it is possible to have a private section within the chateau, which consists of the following: - Very large fitted country kitchen - Pantry - Sitting room - Secondary entrance, boot room and staircase - Bedroom. Bathroom (bath and shower). First floor - Very large landing and corridor - 4 vast bedrooms with en suite bathrooms (bath and shower for each currently used for B&B) - 1 smaller bedroom with balcony. Large sitting room - Laundry room with staircase to attics - Toilets. Second floor Attic of 375m², oak boarded floor throughout ideal for conversion with possibility of making a third floor level because of the 6m height. The Chateau benefits from having 11 working fireplaces all in exceptional condition. The Chateau has an entirely new electrical installation, with 3 phase power supply. Central heating has been installed on the ground floor, produced by an oil fired boiler housed in one of the cellars. The system is of Dutch design and uses the surface of the entire wall, hidden from view, rather than radiators. There is an extremely effective, high pressure, metered water supply to the Chateau. Hot water is supplied using electric storage heaters. Each bathroom and kitchen has its own independent hot water supply making the system both versatile and economical. The plumbing and drainage system is also entirely new. There are two septic tanks at either end of the house, one is brand new and the other is less than 5 years old. Broadband access is available at the Chateau. Outbuildings The property benefits from a wide range of outbuildings, a number of which form a very large farm yard area that has a separate entrance from the village - Large Stone Coach house 400m² - Farm House 180m² - Secondary farm House 25m². Hangar 200m² - Large wooden barn 600m² - Small stone hen house. There is a Summer House and Patio Area situated next to the Chateau. The patio area of approx 60m² is fully equipped with electric lights and sockets. The summer house is currently used as a gymnasium. The newly installed 10x5m Swimming Pool is in a secluded area within the Orchard. It comes with an electric security cover and a 10 year manufacturer’s guarantee. Grounds The Chateau is situated in a central position in the 32 acres of private walled park land, with a perimeter of woods around the property. The entrance is through an imposing set of wrought iron gates up the tree lined drive to the Chateau. Throughout the park are impressive old specimen trees. There are also a large set of 17th century formal ornate stone gates. There are 4 wells, one with a down hole pump supplying water for farm buildings. There is a large orchard with many varieties of apple, pear, plum and cherry trees as well as hundreds of meters of grape vines. Potential Enormous potential exists at Chateau de Charly, providing the new owner with a wealth of possibilities, both as a business and also a private dwelling. The Chateau has a huge attic space perfect for expansion; it is of the size that it could easily accommodate a further floor. There are a number of buildings perfect for renovation. They are all in great structural condition with excellent roofs and have a wealth of character and original features. They could be developed into gites, further rooms or as part of leisure complex. The farm buildings are of the quality and size to create a fantastic events/wedding reception rooms ideally placed having a separate entrance next to the 12th century church with space for a large car park. As a private house, the potential to renovate the attic space and farm houses is the same, creating extra space for family and friends or a live in house keeper or nanny. The swimming pool has been purposely located next to an outbuilding that would make a fantastic large pool house & gym being 60m². Business info Chateau de Charly has been running as a luxury Bed and Breakfast business for 2 years. From a business point of view there is still potential to expand the current core business as well as adding to potential through diversification. The B&B business returned a profit, after only two years of trading, based on an average 33% occupancy over a 6 month period. There is clearly room for growth, with little or no further requirement for investment. Chateau de Charly benefits from marketing that money simply can’t buy via the television programme ‘Build a New Life in the Country’. The programme showed how Jason and Philippa Park renovated and created the business at the Chateau and has been shown in the UK, Ireland, Holland, Australia, New Zealand and Italy. Repeats continue to be shown on television. Further to this, Chateau de Charly is featured in the Alasdair Sawday’s Guide and other well know travel guides and has been approached by several other well known exclusive marketing agents. The surrounding area of Cher, Allier and Nievre are full of things to do for all ages from golf and kayaking to Chateau tours and wine tasting. The Chateau is located approx 30min away from the French Grand Prix circuit of Magny Cours. The McLaren Vodafone Mercedes team have been among the VIP guests staying at Chateau de Charly. Get in touch! If you would like to discuss the possibility of life at Chateau de Charly we would be delighted to talk to you about any of the above information or any other questions you might have. All the contents of Chateau de Charly are negotiable in the sale. - Items inside the house - furniture, fixtures, curtains, white goods etc... - Items outside the house - ornaments, furniture - Equipment - tractor, trailers, mowers, tools etc... - Business - website, marketing etc