I know how it is… you’ve got your heart set on a big home somewhere in the countryside and you’ve probably been looking for it half an hour out of town right?

You want the privacy, the space and the lifestyle that comes with having your own acreage and the best place to find that special little patch of heaven are places like Acton Park, Cambridge or somewhere down the ‘Channel’… at least that’s where most folks are looking

But right now (and if you’re reeeeeally quick) you can snaffle this approx 10 acres of private hilltop hideaway overlooking beautiful Geilston Bay of all the unlikely places!

It’s not often we get to list such large parcels of land this close to the city, so I wanted to give you a head start on all the other buyers out there before they get wind of this amazing new property.

It’s very easy to drive past the entrance when you’re cruising along the Geilston Bay waterfront, but if you manage to find the letterbox and look up, you’ll see the steep driveway that’ll take you all the way up the home’s incredible vantage point on top of the hill on the Northern side of the Bay.

When you get to the top you’ll discover that the REAL ‘diamond encrusted jewel’ in this property’s crown is this 5-6 bedroom, luxurious family residence sporting European levels of thermal comfort and peerless build quality. Any home this size would normally cost a bomb to run but with the comprehensive double-glazing, efficient central heating and loads of other energy saving features, you’ll never have to worry about that.

Inside there’s a huge, open plan kitchen, dining and family area. The kitchen itself is massive and features both a conventional (dual zone) oven and a ‘Rayburn’ wood burning stove, fitted with a ‘wet back’ system that feeds piping hot water directly to the electric hot water tank, ensuring your Winter power bill is dirt cheap even with a large family.

Further on you have the main (formal) lounge room its large windows drawing in a panoramic view over the Derwent and city. There is access to an outdoor entertaining deck in the garden where at night you’ll be able to watch bandicoots hopping around the back lawn. The lounge room has a unique wood fired boiler which doubles as a conventional slow combustion heater for downstairs, while it pumps hot water to radiators in every upstairs bedroom. This is not only an efficient and low cost heating option, but it also gives you long lasting heat throughout the night.

Down the hallway is your master bedroom and a private deck area. Of course, it’s luxuriously appointed and offers a walk-in wardrobe plus a huge ensuite bathroom with spa bath. The rest of the home’s accommodation rests upstairs with an unprecedented amount of space in every room. The office could easily become another bedroom if you needed extra but with five other double bedrooms in the house, you’re unlikely to have space problems! Also upstairs is a cavernous rumpus area with a balcony overlooking the water… a great place to entertain on a grand scale!

Other features include an enormous main bathroom, North-facing court yard with kitchen gardens, level yard areas with beautiful gardens, plenty of parking outside and a large double garage/workshop with an extra two undercover spaces built on.

Like I said, this is a very unusual opportunity to secure a premium (approx) 10 acre property only minutes from the city… and that’s not even taking into consideration this quality home that stands apart as a very rare find on its own. If you’re serious about living that dream lifestyle please give us a call today and arrange your personal viewing time. But remember to make your move quickly before the word gets out!