A lot is packed into this seriously charming 3.5 acre (1.4ha) property. The 1880 cottage offers a possible 5 bedrooms, with an updated kitchen and bathroom. There are many old world features including high ceilings, decorative verandahs and some beautiful lead-light doors. There is a huge timber barn with fantastic structural features and an attached tack room leading directly to an 18m x 13m sand horse yard and separate shedding comprising a horse shelter, a wood storage area and a chook house with chook-run. There is an extra double garage with bonus workshop space, and a fully netted veggie garden housing raspberries, boysenberries, youngberries, gooseberries, strawberries, table grapes and red-, white- and blackcurrants as well as a variety of vegetables. The many scattered fruit trees include apricot, double-grafted red plum, yellow plum, damson, greengage, apple, cherry and pear, and kiwifruit ramble across the trellised chook-run fence. Two apple and several plum trees line the winding winter stream. The two extremely fertile pasture paddocks have electric fencing and water to each, and the front paddock has a new timber 4m 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 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 and to sell. The winter stream is a picturesque feature and forms the western boundary of the property. Adjoining on the other side is vacant land owned by the Agricultural Society, and the Huon Pony Club grounds take up the next paddock.
The barn is full of character and, with wooden shingles lining the corrugated iron roof and a stone fireplace, provides a huge usable space for super-dry hay storage, huge garage sales or even a rollicking hoe-down. Double sliding doors allow the tray of a truck to be reversed right into the barn to unload your hay. The barn can be accessed directly from the road and opens directly to a 30m x 13m grass horse-yard for friends to rest their horses after riding with you far into the hills.
The gardens are wonderful, yet not difficult to maintain. Their many facets include a sunken area adding great dimension to the back yard. The array of different plants, including masses of bulbs, will continue to surprise you during the year, with many changing colours throughout the seasons.
The cottage itself is deceptively spacious. It has the quaintness of an English cottage, but actually offers a multitude of floor plan options. Whether you need many bedrooms, a library or multiple living areas, this house is very versatile and practical. The upstairs dormer rooms are packed with old world charm, which is continued throughout the house with its high ceilings, large rooms and decorative features. The kitchen and bathroom have been modernised, but have not lost that real country feel. The cupboard under the stairs is ideal for storing all your bottled fruit and potatoes etc.
You can breakfast each morning in the sunroom, and what a more pleasant way to start each day than to gaze out to see what the Sleeping Beauty mountain is up to, whether she be swathed in snow or drowsing in the early sunshine.
Positioned just on the edge of Ranelagh, access to the shops and services of Huonville are only 5 minutes away. Even the Hobart CBD is only a picturesque 35 minutes drive away. 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.
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