'Galilee' is in the beautiful area of Meadow Flat, some 90 minutes from Sydney and only 20 minutes to Bathurst. Known for its lanes and highway that turn golden every year as the poplar trees prepare to drop their leaves for autumn. The area also experiences snow falls during winter.
The property of 'Galilee' was named, by a previous owner, after the successful thoroughbred racehorse who won a number of notable races, including the Melbourne Cup (1966).
There is highway access to the property, and there are NO NEIGHBOURS - the current owners joke about 'self isolating' every day. There is direct access to the Sunny Corner State Forest with an abundance of riding tracks (for horse or dirt bike).
The property is *71 acres or *28 hectares of soft undulating grazing land, it has a central laneway leading to *8 paddocks and is well watered by 4 dams and double frontage Diamond Swamp Creek.
There is a charming farmhouse built in the late 1950's as well as a self-contained granny flat, and a number of sheds.
The farmhouse has:
- Functional kitchen with generous storage and a farmhouse fireclay sink
- Open plan kitchen dining and lounge room with with slow combustion wood heater
- Combined family room and a library
- 3 good sized bedrooms
- Massive bathroom with a clawfoot bath (date stamped 1811) and an antique cast iron sink - Polished cypress hardwood floor boards throughout
- *2.7m high ceilings with ornate cornices in some rooms
- Numerous large windows giving natural light to rooms and beautiful views to the outside gardens and trees, as well as to the highway and a "poplar corridor".
The granny flat has a combined bedroom and living area, a bathroom and a kitchen.
Outside there is a generous 2 car-carport with an additional parking bay. A kids playground is in a private park setting. Low maintenance gardens as well as fruit orchards. A sizeable vegetable garden area for practical sustainable living. Spring fed dams, with all garden water pumped from the main dam.
Improvements consist of
- Stable complex, comprising 4 large stables
- 2 large day-stables and a single shelter.
- Shearing shed that has been converted into a 'man shed' with lots of storage, a project/hobby workshop and games room
- 2 bay hay or equipment shed
Bathurst Regional Council Rates *$1258.13pa
This is a must to inspect and on the doorstep of Sydney.
Contact the agent Greg Ryan 0427070225 to arrange an inspection
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Disclaimer:
The above information in full and extract form has been furnished to us by the vendor of the property. We have not verified whether or not that information is accurate and do not have any belief one way or another in its accuracy. We do not accept any responsibility to any person for its accuracy and do no more than pass it on. All interested parties should make and rely upon their own enquiries in order to determine whether or not this information is, in fact, accurate. The property is being offered for sale as per the Contract for Sale and interested parties should rely on their own legal advice as to the accuracy of the Contract.
The aerial and location photos are shown for illustration purpose only and should not be relied upon for their accuracy. The boundaries are only approx. and all interested parties should make their own enquiries to determine whether or not this information is, in fact, accurate.
