Let your lifestyle dreams come true! Set on a huge 5.62HA property with panoramic views as far as the eye can see, this magnificent country estate has it all. The main home has three sizeable bedrooms, while an old, stone barn has been diligently and professionally renovated and has council approval to be used as a B&B for additional income.
Blending old-world charm with modern convenience, the home has been tastefully renovated, rewired, and updated so there's nothing to do but move in and enjoy the serenity. The roof has also been totally replaced in 2016.
The home is shaded by a wide, wrap-around verandah, sitting behind a delightful, white picket fence. Inside, it is spacious and welcoming, with soaring ceilings and stunning original features on display. A plantation of pencil pines surrounds the property, adding to the ambiance and charm.
A wide central hallway with rich timber floors opens to three sizeable bedrooms, plus a spacious lounge and eat-in kitchen. Pressed tin ceilings and original fireplaces in most rooms.
Relax in front of the crackling flames of the slow combustion heater in the lounge. The large country-style eat-in kitchen still hosts the original wood stove, as well as modern appliances and ample bench space and storage to cater tfor a crowd.
The bedrooms and lounge all have functional fireplaces and pressed tin ceilings. Soak the day away in a magnificent claw foot bath that takes pride of place in the bathroom.
An extensive undercover entertainment area is semi-enclosed with its own wood fire, making it perfect for hosting guests all year round. Imagine the parties you could have here, with no neighbors for miles around.
The old barn is a gorgeous stone building steeped in old-world beauty. It comprises an open planned one bedroom, living, kitchen, and bathroom and would make the ideal B&B retreat. A pitched roof, exposed beams, and timber floors are among its many charms, with an updated kitchen and bathroom. It also has its own private outdoor area, where your guests can sit outside and enjoy blissful peace.
Outside, the extensive gardens are filled with treasures to discover. A stunning wishing well in the front garden invites you to whisper your hopes and dreams, while pretty gazebos offer a spot to sit and relax. Wander through the pretty, low maintenance, country-style gardens to discover an orchard of various fruit trees, fig-trees, and table grapes. Collect your own eggs from the chook run or meander through gardens past the old piggery sheds and manmade wells that are part of the home's history. While away the evenings with a glass of Clare Valley Red as you stargaze with uninterrupted views of the night skies.
With approximately 60,000L of rainwater storage and a windmill-powered dam, this is the ideal property for a hobby farm or self-sustainable living. There's room to keep some horses or livestock. or simply enjoy a peaceful lifestyle surrounded by farmland. The property is currently share-farmed by a local farmer at no cost, which provides hay that can be on-sold to provide additional income or used to feed your own livestock. The home has also had a brand new septic installed in 2018.
There are no neighbors to destroy the serenity or interrupt your 360-degree panoramic views.
It's less than 10 minutes to the famous Magpie and Stump Hotel, in the historic town of Mintaro and numerous wineries and is approximately 20 minutes to the lovely township of Clare.
Standout features:
• Rooftop solar
• 4-year-old roof and guttering on a house
• Opportunity for income from the self-contained one-bedroom stone building
• Renovated historic farmhouse
• 60,000L rainwater storage
• 5.62HA approx
• Landscaped low maintenance gardens
• All-weather outdoor entertaining
• Original fireplaces, timber flooring, and pressed tin ceilings
• Sizeable bedrooms and living
• Close to Clare and Mintaro
• Virtually off-grid
