This property truly is storybook stuff, with handcrafted home and separate guest house set high above a horseshoe curve in the Kalang River. Offering 4 bedrooms, plus study/sewing room in the main house plus the mud brick guest house, this property enjoys open-plan living, new kitchen, lots of glass with views of the river, 2 bathrooms, 2 toilets, lots of fruit trees, plenty of mill-able timber, totally private swimming hole and totally private living.

When you leave Bellingen on your way to this property, allow 30 minutes to enjoy the 21.5km drive through rainforest, criss-crossing the Kalang River as you go. By the time you arrive you will have experienced the transition from fertile farmland to storybook stuff and be ready to enjoy the truly timeless beauty of this very special place.

As you pull into the semi-circular, drive-through driveway, you won’t realise yet that you are entering a small section of elevated land, ‘horse-shoed’ by the Kalang River. Step into the main house across the covered veranda and onto the polished timber floors and embrace the space and light with lovely, high cathedral ceilings.

The open-plan living/dining/kitchen (8 x 12m) provides a fantastically luxurious living space, featuring a handcrafted staircase to the loft together with timber and mini-orb features in the kitchen. The kitchen offers plenty of cupboard, drawer and bench space with a large central island bench, electric oven, gas cook top, dishwasher and double sink with views over the river!

On this level, we also have three bedrooms. All have polished timber floors, all have access through French doors to the garden and provide ample space, with the main bedroom approx 4 x 3m and bedrooms 2 & 3 approx 3 x 3.6m, and additional open-plan living/play/reading space (5 x 3.6m) overlooking the main living area.

The laundry features a lovely timber bench and the bathroom has been recently renovated and provides a shower, vanity and dual-flush toilet with direct access to the covered veranda where you can sit and enjoy the views of the river and the forest – your own private world.

Downstairs you will find more fantastic space with the separate sewing room/study (4 x 6m) and workshop/garage (4 x 6m) providing the ideal area for your personal passion.

To the guesthouse now, and we find a classic little space that timelessly transports you to ‘the land of Hobbits and rings’. Built in mud brick and timber, it is an ideal guest space with a small bedroom plus 2 built-in double beds in loft and living area, small kitchen and living space that spills onto the character-filled, covered deck that will take you to the open-air, feature stone bathroom and elevated, composting toilet with magnificent views.

Outside is amazing, with more than enough cleared land to be totally self-sufficient (8 – 9 acres), established veggie gardens, and lots of fruit trees, including pecans, macadamias, lemon, mandarin, orange, guava, cherry guava, kiwi fruit and passionfruit. You’ll love the perfectly private, personal swimming hole and if you make this property your home you’ll wonder how you got so lucky! There is also plenty of mill-able timber on this property and lots of private rainforest for you to be guardian of and to enjoy at your leisure.

There’s solar hot water systems installed for the main house and the guest house together with a back-to-grid system.
The ceiling and walls in the main house are fully insulated and the sewing room/study downstairs is also fully sound-proofed, so would make a great music room.

You’ll have all the mod cons with ADSL internet connection, phone, good TV reception and there’s a slow-combustion woodburner in both the main house and the guest house. Plus, you’ll have your very own paradise with the sound of the river and the wildlife as a delightful reminder that this is truly storybook stuff.

Finally, the Kalang community are well-renowned for their friendly and supportive nature and within 2km of this property you will find the Kalang Hall and Community Centre as well as the free-of-charge community tennis court and the amazing pre-school.

So, if this property sounds like it could be your storybook stuff,
Call to view at a time that suits you – Guy Saddleton Real Estate 6655 2458. Available 7 days to 7 pm.
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