Self sufficiency awaits you at this fantastic acreage, including a remarkable farmhouse that is partly made of the Old Swansea Pub, the home is steeped in history, and this creates a warm ambience to invite you in. The land is slightly undulating with a large portion of the property made up of fertile pasture, perfect for livestock with dams in place. Approximately five acres of the land is bushland with tracks waiting for you to explore. The garden is so extensive and is bursting into spring, there are forty five varieties of fruits, twenty one vines, and fifty five mature trees, these include but not limited to peaches, nectarines, currants, olives and so much more, upon enquiry an extensive list can be provided. Large poly hot houses have been planted out with numerous plants, both the hot houses and vegetable area and other areas of the garden have irrigation. A chicken house and large run is set to go, there are also stock yards. In previous years the pasture has provided 800 square bales of hay and 60 bales of sileage, to fill up the hay shed. More sheds for storage and the cars are provided. A sunroom invites you into the home with room to discard the farm boots or school bags at the end of the day. The main living area is open plan including a spacious lounge and rustic kitchen with a gorgeous timber table, perfect for the jars of conserves to cool, and induction cooktop and under bench oven. The main bedroom is located at one end of the home, it features a walk through robe, bright double bedroom and an original ensuite. At the other end of the home, there are two more bedrooms both with built in robes and desks, a separate lounge and family bathroom are at this end too. The laundry is off the main living area. Most of the windows in the home have been replaced with double glazed windows, the hot water cylinder is a heat pump system that is expensive to buy, but cheap to run, solar panels are installed, so is insulation, all of these changes help to reduce the energy account. The wood box for the wood heater can be filled from the outside, and a heat transfer system moves heat around the home. Numerous materials and textures are found in the home and they mix together to create a fabulous house. The sacred heart primary school bus goes past the driveway, and for the older high school children, the bus stop is at the end of the road. Glendevie is a picturesque area with sprawling farms and crops, and a friendly community. Dover and Geeveston are both short drives from the property, with Hobart CBD approximately 45 minutes by car. This property has so much to offer, please contact Kim to receive more information or to arrange a private inspection of this amazing farm.
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