This is the opportunity you have been waiting for to purchase your own acreage, part of a private estate in a fertile valley, to build your perfect forever home on.
Located in picturesque Manton, 10 kilometres east of Yass, this Yass Valley property offers the best of both worlds, a private rural setting with accessibility as it is located just minutes from the Hume and Barton Highways where duplication of the Barton highway and the Murrumbateman bypass is now planned and the staged completion of the Barton Highway helps to ensure improved and easy access to the amenities of Canberra and only 10 minutes from Yass (on the Canberra side)
Select your own freehold title small farm block, ranging from 4.9 hectares to 14.7 hectares. There are currently six available but this exclusive offering will not last long. Each acreage block has its own spacious vistas and a protected house pad which have been strategically planned to maximise views, privacy and seclusion. Several blocks have enviable dams and all have large established gum and native
trees, a bore to water and its own unique story;
Farm 1 (block 401 - 4.9ha). "Mon Reduit"
Meaning "my retreat" or former name given to Walgrove old Homestead block camped on by Frederick Manton in about 1832
Farm 2. (block 424 - 10.1ha) "Big Sur"
Former Walgrove Estate cattle stud named after the area in California , USA or a famously beautiful location
Farm 3. (block 422 -14.7ha) "Hyde Park"
A former property name of pioneer Michael Cusack who came to Yass in 1854 from Ireland as an orphaned young man to cut out a career as a pastoralist who lived at Yass his whole life died and was buried in the pioneers cemetery but most importantly was also the father of Yass pioneer JJ Cusack MP who helped shape Yass and the region and its politics
Farm 4. (block 421 - 6.5ha) "Brindabella"
Part of the former Franklin farm as the Franklin's who both worked and lived at Walgrove Estate were also linked to the famous poet Myles Franklin an Australian icon
Farm 5. (block 417 - 10.3ha)" Merrimans "
A dedicated and brilliant man and the grandson of Sir Walter who classed the wool for the vendor of Walgrove Estate farms
Farm 6. (block 418 - 12.1ha) "Emu Point"
Block named by the Vendor
Offering unparalleled lifestyle opportunities, the land is well watered and fertile. Rated R5: Large Lot Residential and E4: Environmental Living provides an Airbnb opportunity, you can develop your own family investment. Build your dream home and large shed with space for the horses, run some sheep or cattle, grow olives, grow your vegetables and have your own free range chickens.
Once a blue ribbon cattle stud, the property is hallmarked for maintaining the perfect balance between productivity, beauty and conservation. The sloping fertile grazing land has substantial tree breaks and scattered established tree sets and is on the edge of the productive Yass plains.
The sheer beauty of this country region, is a magnificent backdrop for your new rural lifestyle. All only 40 kilometres from the ACT. Manton is nestled within the Murrumbateman and Canberra wine regions and is minutes from Yass which promises a lifestyle of convenience with top quality food producers, cosy cafes, fine dining and world class wineries. Also boasting the waterways of Goodhope, Woolgarlo and Burrinjuck which are great for fishing or for the family who likes to water ski. Only minutes away from Murrumbateman the area has cellar doors which make it a great place to spend time and explore with family and friends.
Open Farm Tours:
We will be conducting Open Farm Tours for this property. They will commence 15min after the start time of the Open Inspection. Please bring a 4WD or car with high clearance for these Tours. The meeting point is at the front gate.
