The property is private and secluded 40 acres (16 Ha) in the Lower Hunter Valley, a hidden treasure with a combination of trees, half cleared, with beautiful flora and fauna.

Only minutes from conveniences in a location you would least expect to find this glorious nature environment. Enjoy bush walks, fishing in your own dam, a few cattle and horses and a glorious garden to take all your worldly worries away and fulfill your senses.

Situated only 10 minutes from the end of Sydney F3 freeway, 30 minutes to Newcastle, 10 minutes from Maitland City, 1 1/2 hours from North Sydney and Suburbs, local beaches, vineyards, Barrington Tops; so central your won’t believe it.

The home is a unique classical homestead with wide verandas all around, a sunny north aspect to entertain on the large front deck overlooking the garden and property. The ‘homestead design’ has many quality unique architectural features and has been built to be as energy efficient as possible whilst keeping style and elegance to achieve maximum effect.

This home has been constructed to double solid hard fired sand stock brick, 3 metre (10 foot) high ceilings, high pitched roof, wide verandas, western red cedar double hung windows and doors, a combination of hardwood kiln dried timber frame on bearers and joists, solid hardwood internal doors, wide timber skirting and trim, elegant and unique wide feature cornice throughout.

Extensive use of large picture windows and glass wall panels in the spacious living areas to bring the light and outdoors in. Some vaulted timber ceilings for that country kitchen for the family master chef cook off!

Enter through the Western Red Cedar double doors into the marble entrance foyer.

Formal lounge and dining rooms to enjoy every day with French doors to the veranda. A family rumpus room for the children, their three bedrooms and their own three way bathroom. (ideal for guests or in-laws as a granny flat).

A huge country laundry and storage room.

The kitchen, everyday dining and family all in one room with glass paneled window walls is 10 x 8 metres and is open and airy creating an everyday living experience with your family. Vaulted truss and timber lined ceiling, 5 metres high in the centre create an awesome atmosphere.

The extra large main bedroom with en-suite, built in wardrobes, plus a study or currently used as a walk in dressing room the size of any woman’s dream.

Ceiling fans throughout, back to base security system, intercom, ducted vacuum system, TV and phone outlets in every room in the home. Three wood combustion heaters for that wood fire experience, cross flow ventilation throughout the home via a combination of large double hung windows opposing each other, wide hallways and double doors to capture those summer breezes and create a light and airy atmosphere throughout.

There is a portico at the front entrance and entertaining deck at the other entrance.

The garden of approximately 2 1/2 acres surrounds the home with a circular drive, lined with agapanthus. Jacaranda trees cascade the surrounds, glorious highlight of gold and red deciduous trees line the front circle, trim feature hedges, rose gardens, shady summer features, red winter flowering poinsettias other feature gardens, including tropical look gardenias, azaleas, bromeliads, and a vegetable garden to enjoy nature’s bounty. There are fruit trees to enjoy all year round, citrus and summer fruits, nuts etc.

Approved rezoning for subdivision (your wealth creating – superannuation) of part of the property. Approximately 7-9 ha’s of the 16 ha has been recently gazetted for residential subdivision. This can now be submitted with a DA to develop yourself,
sell off or co-develop in the near future, or just sit on your gold mine.

Finance Terms available. Terms of purchase can be made attractive to a qualified purchaser. These can be varied to suit the individual. However as an example, a deposit of approximately 20% can be made on exchange with payment terms over 5 or 10 years at varying levels in lump sums of annual amounts, with interest free periods at attractive levels.

The owner is even happy to stay on and manage and maintain the property with the love and care it has received and deserves.

The property can be purchased as a whole or just the DA residential portion or half share of that section. All options are open for discussion.

The initial part of the subdivision in the area has already started nearby; a few properties away.

Contact Sam Kolatchew to arrange an inspection on 0423 074 065.