Loches, Centre-Val de Loire 37600

A longhouse to restore, with outbuildings, in a 45-hectare wooded estate with a lake, near the city of Tours. Along the edge of a wood, a driveway leads to the house, which is hidden behind tall trees. Its rendered facade faces south. It has stone quoins and a gabled slate roof with four gabled dormers at the front. Its small-paned windows and glazed doors along the ground floor are fitted with wooden shutters. There are two garages, closed with wooden garage doors with glazed upper parts beneath a strip of slate cladding. The north-facing roof slope has triangular dormers and shed dormers, bringing extra natural light inside. The interior needs to be completely renovated. On one side of the house, there is an outbuilding beside a courtyard. You can still see a former well on the grounds. The estate covers 45 hectares, which are mainly made up of woods, surrounded by neighbouring fields. A 1.5-hectare lake lies at one end of the estate.