Full AC and heating, private hot tub, high speed WiFi with spectacular views

Jane and Richard met in 2001 and had a passion for France. With us both working in the hospitality and facilities industries and wanted a project. As they say it keeps you young. After 5 years of travel to and from our home in Bath (Jane worked in Bristol and Richard (RJ) London the weekends and holidays were spent renovating to make this our family home. Rj commuted back to London for work whilst Jane remained to project manage the local artisans, Jane can share some great stories, some lost in translation!

We started letting our home in 2011, so we are not new to this. Our home is constantly moving on so the project is never ending and that's how we like it, so for our visitors who return regularly there are always new things to see.

Carmagnac was initially rented as a holiday home with or without the owners onsite, as some of our residents like to know we are available; After 14 years we have now moved back into tghe main house and let the separate annexe, with private entrance.

We noticed the farmhouse roof from the main road at the top of the drive, well when we say the main road, we have a tractor on Thursday and the odd bicycle during the afternoon. During Ramparts (http://www.circuit-des-remparts.com/) a possession of vintage cars and fantastic fun. We have a private drive, well we share it with the farmer who uses it to gain access to the surrounding fields, very infrequently and to check on the local pond. This leads to our private drive and Carmagnac. We are South facing and hidden away in the valley with amazing views.

We bought Carmagnac on our first viewing, it was April, damp and raining, the grass hadn't been cut for the last decade and water poured into the building. We had a comprehensive check list, however as all good books tell you don't buy on emotion. Well, we did. Best move ever.

We set a budget, engaged architects and hit French bureaucracy which we have grown to love! As any well-appointed TV programme will shout about, we blew the budget, it is our home at the end of the day. We've been investing ever since and continue to do so. It becomes a passion and hopefully a legacy, subject to Brexit of course!

A character home, flooded with light, stunning views, secluded with easy access to some of Frances most picturesque villages and easy access to the coast, tributaries, rivers, beeches, chateaux's and the wine regions and not forgetting the Cognac estates and St Emilion.