A lot is packed into this charming 3.5 acre (1.4ha) property with the 1880 cottage, huge timber barn, double garage, lovely gardens, lush pasture, fruit trees and netted veggie garden. There is even a winter stream, adding to the appeal. The cottage has old world features including high ceilings, decorative verandahs and some beautiful lead-light doors. The property is fully set up to support 2 horses or would also be ideal as a small hobby farm.

The old barn has direct road access. There are fantastic internal structural features, wooden shingles lining the underside of the corrugated iron roof and a stone fireplace. It also has an attached workshop or tack room that leads directly to an 18 x 13m sandy horse yard. There is also a horse shelter, wood storage area and chook house with large chook-run. Closer to the cottage, there is the double garage with extra workshop space, and a fully netted enclosure housing raspberries, boysenberries, youngberries, gooseberries, strawberries, table grapes and red, white & blackcurrants as well as vegetables beds. A mix of scattered fruit trees include apricot, double-grafted red plum, yellow plum, damson, greengage, apple, cherry, pear and kiwi. Two apple and several plum trees line the winter stream which forms the western boundary of the property.
Two extremely fertile pasture paddocks have electric fencing and water to each. The front paddock has a new timber 4 x 3m horse-shelter, positioned so that from the kitchen window you can see the horses inside. There is a lovely rural feel to the area adding to the general appeal. Set up for the horse lover, the paddocks are the envy of Ranelaghs equestrians, easily able to sustain two horses all year round as well as producing more than enough hay for the horses. The adjoining vacant land is owned by the Agricultural Society, and the Huon Pony Club grounds take up the next paddock.
The gardens are beautiful and well established, yet not difficult to maintain. The many facets to the gardens include a sunken area adding dimension to the back yard. The array of different plants, including masses of bulbs, will continue to surprise you during the year, with many different plants including a magnolia, a weeping cherry and camellias, ever changing colours throughout the seasons.
The cottage itself has the quaintness of an old English cottage. Offering a flexible floor plan, the different rooms can serve as bedrooms or extra living areas. The upstairs dormer rooms have dolls-house old world charm. The downstairs has high ceilings, good sized rooms and decorative features. The kitchen has that real country feel, able to house a large centre kitchen table. The cupboard under the stairwell is ideal for storing bottled fruit, potatoes or the odd wine bottle.
Sleeping Beauty Mountain is often covered in snow during the winter months or drowsed in the early morning sunshine.
The property is positioned just on the edge of Ranelagh and has access to the shops and services of Huonville only 5 minutes away. Even the Hobart CBD is only a picturesque 35 minutes drive. Just down the road is an award-winning winery restaurant and the area is well known for its pristine Huon River and relaxed lifestyle.
If this sounds like something you would enjoy, please contact us for further information or to arrange an inspection of this unique property.