3 Bedroom Cottage on Chateau Estate

Property Description

L'Ecurie Cottage is part of the 17th century Cour building within Chateau la Trousse. The cottage is cosy and inviting, a large arched window floods light into the main living space. The ground floor has a full Kitchen with dining and living areas. On the 1st floor 2 bedrooms share a bathroom, the 2nd floor has an attic bedroom with en-suite. A private terrace space to the front overlooks the gardens and the rear terrace is inside the cobblestone courtyard. Both terraces have tables & chairs to enjoy a meal or a bottle of local fizz but with 40 acres to enjoy you can picnic somewhere new every mealtime. There is a gardener to maintain the grounds and a caretaker can prepare the cottage for your arrival. Chateau La Trousse is a unique & beautiful place offering truly hassle free owning of a permanent or holiday home.

The Estate grounds are fully enclosed by a 2 metre wall, access is by a tree lined private driveway from the public road. The gardens include water features, moat (now dry), woodland, swimming pool, tennis court and a productive kitchen garden & orchard providing a variety of vegetables, herbs, fruits and nuts. 400 years of history can be seen throughout the Chateau, the Orangery & the Cour buildings. The 18th century Chateau has communal areas for owners to enjoy including the large basement Kitchen with open fireplace, a chapel for special family celebrations and a ground floor petit salon leading onto a large terrace over-looking the gardens.
The Chateau, the Orangery and the Cour buildings, have been split into apartments and houses. Each house is privately owned and each house owner shares equally the ownership of the grounds and communal buildings. Currently there are 28 owners, an international group of families from Holland, Canada, UK, Middle East, Russia & France. Co-Operative ownership is usual and efficiently regulated in France. A council is elected bi-annually from amongst the Owners and the council works in conjunction with a French management company (Syndic) to ensure the Estate is managed fairly and observes all statutory requirements. All owners are invited to get involved in the running of the estate if time allows.
There is a caretaker who lives permanently on the estate and is responsible for maintenance and security. The caretaker maintains the communal gardens and buildings and allows access to tradesmen or utility workers. The caretaker has the keys to each house/apartment and makes regular checks for frozen pipes, water leaks or any potential problems while owners are not there.

L'Ecuire Cottage
Room sizes – 3 floors in total. Each floor is approximately 37 sq mts of living accommodation. The house has a cosy gite/cottage feel. The fixed fittings are either the original or are replacements using authentic materials from the original era.
Ground floor is open plan - 37 sq mts.
Flooring is Italian ceramic tiles with the original stable coble-stones used to make steps to the doors which are part of the large arch window - 4.5 mtrs in total height and passes through the ground floor with the arch top showing on the 1st floor. The space is sectioned into kitchen, dining and lounge areas. The original coble-stones are also used to make a base for the log burning stove fire in the lounge area. TV with satellite connection. The walls are the original plaster and stone 30 cm thick, the staircase is built of pine with black metal stair rods to match the ceiling supports. The ceiling was put in place in the 19th century. It is barrel vaulted with black iron supports, red/orange brick laid in a herringbone design, forms the arches and at 3.5mts high, gives the room a feeling of space. All white goods in the kitchen are 2010 or newer.
1st Floor
Landing - has the original 19th century, hexagon terracotta tile (from the south France). Staircase up to the 2nd floor with under stairs cupboard for storage.
Bathroom - has ceramic floor & wall tiles, white sink and WC, corner shower unit (90x90cm).
Bedroom 1 - Original 19th century flooring with large window looking into the Cour, double bed, wardrobe and chest of drawers, electric wall heater
Bedroom 2 - Original 19th century flooring with window overlooking the Cour entrance built in cupboard/storage unit, electric wall heater
2nd Floor is Bedroom 3 – Open plan room. Integral storage cupboards in the eves, 17th century oak beamed attic roof reaching 3.5mts height. En-suite bathroom with white WC and sink units plus shower unit (90x80cm) Dormer window, 2 x electric wall heaters.

Local & surrounding area - a car is needed to travel around.
Nearest small town is 5 mins drive for independent shops bakers, butchers etc or large supermarket. There are several good restaurants within 15 mins drive. Local Golf courses, horse riding, boat trips on the river Marne, good area for walking and cycling.
Meaux or Chateau Thierey are both 20 mins drive
Paris - 40 mins by train - into Gare de l'Est. 20 mins by car to SE Paris suburbs
Disneyland - 25 mins by car
CdG airport - 40 mins by car
Reims / Epernay - 40 mins by car. Champagne Routes can be joined within 15 mins drive