185 Fassifern Road / Highlands, Yea VIC 3717

Down a quiet country road through a majestic forest you will find this idyllic storey book cottage nestled on a beautiful lifestyle property in the Highlands, just 20klm from YEA & 1 hour 45 min to Melbourne CBD. Designed to provide the ultimate in privacy and relaxation. It is a perfect place to escape the bustle of everyday life. This romantic Cape Cod style home is cosy but hardly small with 5 Bedrooms plus a Barn that has been built to consider the extended family coming to stay. The home has a full kitchen, living and dining room with 2 slow combustion fires, main bathroom plus ensuite, 2nd sitting room in the loft & a large study all wrapped up in a sunny veranda overlooking the forest. The home has a delightful country charm, combined with hand-crafted details, featuring all the modern conveniences you would expect to make your life here comfortable. A wide variety of native birds & wildlife come down to feed on the veranda & house garden, making this a great spot for photography & nature enthusiasts. The property has 5 paddocks with 5 dams, some spring fed, a seasonal creek, large veggie patch and orchard with established fruit trees both espaliered around the veggie patch & spotted throughout the house & barn yards, 25,000 gallons of fresh rain water tanks, a large barn & machine sheds.
The barn & house run on a 240 volt solar system with generator backup, excellent fences & amazing views. The property is surrounded by Farmland & forests with the Fassifern Falls directly across the road plus a National Park "Switzerland Ranges" at the end of the road. There are beautiful walking and riding tracks through both rainforest and gum forest. Geographically sits between 500m and 900m above sea level, it offers incredible views & excellent country drives. Please call me today for your chance to make your "tree change" - Kerryn Rishworth 0412346169