Do you love country living? Do you want to raise ‘free-range’ children? With the beautiful Kuitpo Forest adjacent to this 17-acre property near Meadows, there are numerous adventures (horseriding, trail-bike or mountain-bike riding, rallying, walking or four-wheel-driving) at your doorstep.

The moment you enter the driveway from Brookman Road (the house is set well back from the road) you sense the care and attention that has been lavished on this property.
One acre of the property is the backdrop for an architecturally designed four-bedroom home sited within sweeping gardens containing numerous established deciduous and native trees as well as paved areas, verandah, dry-stone wall, patio, lawns and a courtyard. It is full of spaces where children and adults can create their own special places in complete peace and privacy.

The outdoor environment is so eye-catching, it takes extra time to appreciate the clever design of the 1991-built home. With a double garage under the main roof, sited at the end of a concrete driveway, the front entrance is cathedral-like with its floor-to-ceiling western red cedar windows.

Natural light floods into the open plan, north-facing kitchen, dining and living areas. Exposed beams, raked timber ceilings and stunning floor-to-ceiling conservatory doors and windows are designed to draw the eye out to the garden views, including an adjoining undercover patio entertaining area complete with comfortable a love seat. Light also fills the generous space currently used as an office that could be furnished as a separate reading, sitting room or bedroom.

The Tasmanian oak timber kitchen is well appointed with all stainless steel appliances including five-burner gas hotplate and gas oven with electric grill plus a Bosch dishwasher, and canopy rangehood. A walk-in pantry and plenty of overhead cupboards completes a very practical workspace. The view from the kitchen windows over the vegie/herb patch makes for inspired cooking.

The house has ducted reverse-cycle air conditioning zoned to six sections, providing comfort in any season. In winter, everyone (pets included) will be drawn to the open fireplace with retractable safety doors, in the living area.

A feature of the master bedroom is its access to a paved courtyard filled with shade-loving plants. It also has a fully tiled ensuite bathroom. The master bedroom is located to the eastern wing of the house while the office, laundry, storage, indoor garage access, separate toilet, main bathroom (also fully tiled) and two further bedrooms occupy the opposite wing.
Exposed double brick feature walls are used in well-lit passageways and throughout the home, offering many options for creative display of art, furniture or sculpture.

Ample water from three rainwater tanks plus a bore at 350ppm and 5000gal/h (equipped for 1000gal/h), and the spring-fed dam, meets household, stock and garden needs and ensures the grounds remain lush year-round.

With many bulbs planted, the garden is beautiful in spring, but retains year-round colour through hardy cottage garden favourites such as roses, budleas, hebes, iris and agapanthus.

This property has been developed for horses. It has a post and rail fenced all-weather olympic-size arena plus electric fencing to four paddocks, two of which are fenced with extra safe, low maintenance,100mm tape rail.
There are two sheds of 70 sqm each, with power/light, one of these has a concrete floor and could accommodate stables. The current owners have downsized to two horses, having agisted up to six, but add that further horses for breeding, agistment or race horse training (subject to appropriate consents) could be accommodated on the productive acreage.

This country property is located less than ten minutes drive from Meadows and 45 minutes from Adelaide. It is within half an hour of the southern beaches at Port Willunga, Aldinga, Maslin and Moana. It is also handy to the wineries and restaurants of McLaren Vale and to Victor Harbor.

And as a final bonus for history buffs… it even comes with its own ruin and brick clad wishing well!