A half-timbered farmhouse with a guesthouse and a wooded garden of more than 7,200 m², near Honfleur, in the Calvados department - ref 856581
A half-timbered farmhouse with a guesthouse and a wooded garden of more than 7,200 m², near Honfleur, in the Calvados department.
In the Calvados department, on the outskirts of Honfleur as well as Le Havre, via the Normandy Bridge, La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur is anchored to this region around the Seine estuary, an area dotted with marshes, grasslands and wooded hillsides, while the property, set back from the village in a peaceful residential setting, is bordered by gardens and ancient hedges.
As for the nearest town, it includes local shops, schools and athletic facilities, whereas Honfleur is known for its architectural heritage and cultural life. Lastly, the A29 and A13 motorways provide quick access to Caen and Rouen, while the Deauville Trouville train station is 20 minutes away and the Deauville Normandie airport is less than 15 minutes away.
The property, with a little more than 7,200 m², creates a sort of private hamlet, arranged around three buildings slightly set back from the road. Accessible via a long drive, which leads to a domesticated clearing where lawn, shrubs and decorative trees structure a garden primarily facing south and west, the lot, wide and deep, features natural hedges, which shelter it from view, while a main farmhouse, with southwest exposure, is located in its northeast corner and hugs the property's topography.
With a hipped thatch roof, dotted with dormer windows, as well as light-grey half-timbered exteriors, its ground floor, which provides direct access to the garden, is cadenced by small-paned windows and glass doors.
As for the guesthouse, accessible via a flagstone path, it repeats the same architectural codes, like some sort of miniature dwelling: thatch roof, light-grey half-timbering, low gables and a Mansard roof, while, set back from the other two edifices, a former double garage, transformed into a single-storey second guesthouse, features a more compact stature, a flat tile roof as well as a simple façade, facing the garden, which is extended by a lean-to.
The Farmhouse
The garden-level floor
With approximately 80 m², this floor features a series of adjacent dual-aspect rooms, which all give on to the garden, while its front door opens on to a fitted kitchen bathed in light by wide windows. With a door leading directly to the garden, this room precedes a living room, the farmhouse's central space, with a terracotta tile floor, stone fireplace as well as painted ceiling beams, which echo its half-timbered walls.
Following on from here is a dining room, located on one end of the building, which repeats the same materials and provides access to the upstairs level via a staircase, whereas a small adjacent corridor communicates with a lavatory.
The first floor
Featuring approximately 70 m², as well as visible wooden rafters throughout, a hallway under the eaves with a parquet floor traverses the entire level and provides access to an initial small bedroom on its gable end with a dormer window, while a second bedroom, with a sloping ceiling and larger in size, is also bathed in light thanks to a dormer window facing south. In addition, a bathroom, also with a dormer window and a tile floor, is located in the middle of the floor and features a bathtub, shower and a double washbasin, while on the dwelling's western gable end, a third bedroom, with narrow-plank parquet floors, is illuminated with a dormer to the south and a window to the west.The Guesthouse
The garden-level floor
With a floor area of approximately 45 m², it features a series of functional rooms, such as a living room with a tile floor, double-glazed small paned windows to the west as well as glass double doors that open on to a wooden patio to the south. Extending on from here, a dining area is located in the ...
