14 bedroom manor house for sale

Rooms

Heritage and Style
Originally built in the late 19th century, the property highlights exceptional craftsmanship with stone-built walls, intricate detailing, and an impressive façade that reflects its historical significance. Château La Chaire is a Grade 2 Listed Building, recognised for its architectural, historical, and archaeological significance. Designed in the Arts and Crafts style, it features rough-plastered walls, hipped tiled roofs, tall chimneys, gabled projections, and a striking medieval-style granite porch. The interiors showcase period detailing, including oak panelling, wainscoting, exposed beams, large traditional fireplaces, one with an inglenook and a barrel-vaulted ceiling adorned with coloured glass. Adding to its unique character, the property also contains a plaster Rococo lounge imported from a French château.

Accommodation
Across multiple levels, the property offers generously proportioned rooms with flexible layouts to suit a variety of uses. Currently configured with a selection of well-appointed en-suite rooms and elegant reception spaces, the interiors can easily adapt to suit private family living, multi-generational arrangements, or luxury serviced accommodation. The property offers 14 en-suite bedrooms, with flexibility for reconfiguration. Its public rooms include a two-section oak-panelled dining room, a conservatory, drawing room, classic cocktail bar and double heighted function room. Additional accommodation is provided by a separate staff house, comprising a one-bedroom flat and eight twin rooms. The Property provides the following areas: Ground Floor: 5,347 sq.ft (496.75 sq.m). First Floor:3,659 sq.ft (339.96 sq.m). Second Floor: 2,111 sq.ft (196.14 sq.m) Floorplans can be provided upon request.

Gardens
The property extends to approximately 8.5 acres, set on terraced slopes rising above Rozel Valley. Its historic gardens, first designed between 1841 and 1860 by renowned Victorian horticulturalist Samuel Curtis, feature intricate terraces, granite rubble walls, winding steps, and elevated viewing platforms. The house is set into the hillside set out with extensive gardens, also incorporating a Napoleonic gun battery. The mid-C19 gardens are part of a much larger garden laid out in complex terraces running up either side of Rozel Valley.

Access and Parking
Peacefully tucked away yet within walking distance of Rozel Harbour, the property enjoys a discreet and desirable location. Parking is available for up to 5 vehicles at house level, with additional parking at road level with capacity for approximately 16 cars. There is vehicular access provided from La Grande Route de Rozel and there is a pedestrian walkway accessed from La Grande Route de Rozel which leads pedestrians from the road to the property via the magnificent gardens.

Garden
The property extends to approximately 8.5 acres, set on terraced slopes rising above Rozel Valley. Its historic gardens, first designed between 1841 and 1860 by renowned Victorian horticulturalist Samuel Curtis, feature intricate terraces, granite rubble walls, winding steps, and elevated viewing platforms. Among its unique features is a Napoleonic gun battery, now transformed into a sunken garden offering panoramic sea views towards France.

Parking - Driveway

Parking - Allocated parking