This wonderful acreage at Windermere in Northern Tasmania is full of surprises. 6.771 hectares or 16.73 acres provide a country lifestyle close to Launceston. The north-facing steel-framed 2 storey Cape Cod style home was built in 1996 to capture the views while maintaining privacy. The building is in extremely good condition and has been meticulously maintained by the one owner. Sunny rooms and clever design provide the scope for family living; kitchen, dining, lounge, 2 bedrooms, bathroom and laundry (with chute from upstairs) on the ground floor with 2 bedrooms and a large bathroom upstairs. There is also huge storage upstairs with cupboards providing access to the floored roof cavity. The wood heater features a wetback which provides free hot water from March to November. Provision has been made for solar heating on the roof. The land consists of a very attractive garden – fenced for wildlife, extensive shedding including a 10m x 12m workshop which contains work benches, vice and mezzanine floor, a gantry and a wood heater. There is a small shearing shed attached to the shed, including stock handling yards and cattle crush with further shedding for machinery storage. The pasture is in excellent condition and is well fenced including a central solar electric fence unit. There is a small dam which is fed by a winter creek running through the property. 2 covered vegetable plots and a fully fenced orchard which include plantings of raspberries, thorn-less blackberries, cherries, red currants, goji berries, gooseberries, apples, pears, plums, purple gage/apricots, walnuts, hazelnuts, nectarines and passion-fruit. All roof water is utilised with tanks and a drainage systems plumbed to the gardens. Additional features include; a bitumen driveway, security system for the house and shed connected to a phone line and fly screens on all opening windows and doors. The new East Tamar Highway enables a 15 minute trip to Launceston and takes the busy traffic away from Dilston Road. A truly sensational lifestyle opportunity in the ever popular Tamar Valley.