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A spacious four bedroom detached
farmhouse with 12,000 square metres of land for sale close to
Carvalhal near Serta in central Portugal. The farmhouse, which
measures 292 square metres of construction, is in a good state of
decorative repair and comes with a single storey annex building.
The property is connected to both mains
water and electricity and benefits from having a well on the land
for irrigation purposes. The property also benefits from having
diesel central heating throughout and a solar hot watering heating
system. The property is situated in a slightly
elevated position and has good views of the surrounding countryside.
The property has wooden framed windows and doors and some exterior
wooden shutters.
The main entrance to the farmhouse,
which is set over two floors leads into a large, double aspect
hallway. The hallway provides access to a large living room, which
is also double aspect. The living room has patio doors which give
access to a spacious terrace to the side of the farmhouse. The
living room has a fireplace with re-circulating hot air log burner.
Off the living room there is a study
which has a wooden floor. The kitchen is accessed via a large
archway off the living room. The kitchen has a good selection of
built in base and eye level units and granite work surfaces. The
oven, hob, microwave and fridge freezer are integral. The kitchen
There is an interior wooden staircase
next to the open plane kitchen with custom made wooden elements,
both standing and hanging elements, stove, hub, microwave, large
fridge, double sink. The kitchen is double aspect and has an
exterior access door which leads to the rear of the farmhouse. There
is a large double aspect dining room, accessed off the entrance
hallway. The dining room is double aspect and has patio doors which
lead out to a terrace at the side of the farmhouse.
Off the dining room there is a double
opening door which leads through to a spacious games room or
library. This room is also double aspect and has patio doors, which
lead out to a terrace, and a storage room contained within. There is
a bathroom to the ground floor, which has a toilet, bidet, pedestal
basin and shower. The ground floor is tiled using traditional
Portuguese ceramic tiles aside from the study
which has a wooden floor.
In the entrance hallway there is a
wooden faced staircase which provides access to the first floor
accommodation. This staircase opens out onto a centralised hallway,
which has a hard wood polished floor.
There are four double bedrooms to the
first floor, all of which have built in wooden wardrobes and hard
wood floors. Two of the bedrooms are double aspect and three have
patio doors which lead out to private balconies. One of these
balconies is very spacious and has a staircase providing access to
the gardens. The master bedroom has an en-suite bathroom,
which is fully tiled. The en-suite has a sink, toilet, bidet and
shower.
There is a family sized bathroom, which
is fully tiled. The bathroom has a double vanity basin unit, bidet
and toilet. There is space within the bathroom for a large bath or
Jacuzzi though one has not been installed.
Adjacent to the house is single storey annex
which has a spacious garage, storage room, laundry and summer
kitchen complete with traditional style bread oven. The annex also
houses the property's central heating boiler.
In the addition to the annex there is a
second building, which is set over two floors. The ground floor of
this building has been used as a wine store and the second floor for
storage, but could be converted quite easily into additional living
accommodation or a guest studio. There is a large, open sided car
port, big enough to
accommodate up to five vehicles as well as a barn for storing
farming equipment.
The property is completely walled and fenced
and there is a tarmac driveway leading up to the house. The property
is set on a plot measuring 12,000 square metres and there is an
abundance of mature fruit trees as well a large selection of grape
vines.
Access to the property is good with the
IC8 dual carriageway, which leads to the coast town of Figueira da
Foz, only a two minute drive away. The Barragem do Cabril lake is only a
10 minute drive away, as are the market towns of Pedrógão Pequeno and
Sertã, both of which have shops, cafes, supermarkets, restaurants,
health centres and schools.
The closest airport to the property is
situated at Lisbon airport, which is around 192 kilometres drive.
Lisbon airport is serviced by several low cost airlines which
operate regular flights into and out of the United Kingdom and other
European countries.
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