Truly outstanding 20 hectare equestrian estate 30 mins from Pau

This superb Bearnaise farmhouse with its range of outbuildings in a private courtyard will appeal to professional or amateur riders alike. Post and rail fencing enclose the hectares surrounding the property and its orientation provides extensive views over the valley. There are three field shelters and each of the paddocks has a water feeder. There is an outdoor training arena, an indoor sand school, 10 loose boxes including a foaling box, tack room, feed store, indoor showering area and plenty of room for the storage of equipment and hay or the creation of more stables. For recreation there is a swimming pool, a sauna, a gymnasium and a library and office space in a separate building. The estate is secluded but not distant from a busy town with a wide range of commerce and schools. At the edge of the town there is a motorway providing easy links to the Landaise or Basque coast and the Pyrenees. There is also a TGV station. Gates with a video surveillance system open on to a long tree lined driveway and a further set of gates into the courtyard. The tastefully renovated farmhouse makes good use of its elevated position with terraces and large windows overlooking the land. It is in walk in condition and has quality fittings throughout. On the ground floor there is a lounge with a large feature fireplace, a dining room, a secondary hall with door to the outside, an extensively fitted kitchen with its mezzanine, a utility and cloakroom off, a further lounge with doors out to a wooden terrace with electric awning. A wooden stair leads to the first floor with a small lounge, the master suite with a dressing room and bathroom, an ensuite bedroom and family bathroom. On the second floor there are 2 very large ensuite bedrooms which have good height and feature the original timber framework of the roof. Another side of the courtyard has a pretty lounge, kitchen, bathroom and 2 bedroomed gite or groom's accommodation with a small private garden area. A door from here provides access to 6 of the stables and ancillary areas open to the courtyard and the grazing paddocks. To the side there is a laundry room and cave under the gite. A separate more recently constructed building forms the last side of the courtyard. There are many potential uses for this extensive two storey space. It is currently largely open with a screened office or meeting room, a huge equipped gym with a wall of windows looking out over a pond. A floating glass staircase leads to a library with ranges of bookcases and alcoves. A track through the woods services the fairly recently constructed metal framed building with a large sand school. In this area there are 4 loose boxes, an indoor shower and area for a vet to work with horses. There is a large store for equipment adjacent as well as plenty of space for the storage of hay and straw. It would also be straight forward, subject to getting planning permission, to construct further stables here. In a secluded position with views over the paddocks and countryside sits the salt water pool and terraces. There is a pool house with its covered terrace and in the corner a wooden sauna. Around the house there are mature shrubs and borders and lawns to the rear overlooking the outdoor sand training arena. Currently the owners grow their own hay on the land. Overall, a realistically priced quality equestrian facility in a superb location.