If you?ve been dreaming of making a move to the perfect rural lifestyle property and your needs are to be close to Canberra?. it?s here!
Situated just minutes from Hall Village, 40 acre ?Briar Hill? stands out as a prestige rural property offering the most discerning buyers an opportunity to just walk in and immediately enjoy what it has to offer. Stylishly presented, the architecturally designed homestead oozes character and quality featuring cedar lined raked ceilings and split level living areas. Extensive renovations have modernised the home to suit todays lifestyles. Ahead of its time, a solar passive design provides all year round comfort and you?ll be stunned by the vista from the living areas and bedrooms.
There are five generous sized bedrooms plus a large study. Segregated master bedroom includes huge walk in robe and ensuite with spa bath and views over the property and vineyard. The cosy lounge room with feature Cheminees Philippe fireplace looks out to the distant Brindabella's and Canberra night lights, whilst the modern Ash timber kitchen with granite benchtops and top quality appliances is perfectly positioned adjoining open meals area which steps down to the light and bright family room. For those needing additional living space, the super sized Rumpus room (6mtr X 9mtr) with kitchenette could be utilised as a teenage retreat, studio/hobby room or separate flat.
The professionally landscaped gardens designed by renowned Canberra landscape designer, Chris De Bruin, are perfectly balanced with park like setting, courtyard areas and magnificent mix of spectacular exotic trees. There is also a full size tennis court with all weather surface, practice wall and night lights, set amongst a beautiful grove of wattles to share some quality time with your family and friends. Both the homestead and gardens are perched high on the property to take advantage of the surrounding countryside views.
Should you have an interest in winery vineyards to either try your hand at continuing the current owner?s achievements of producing the grapes for Gold Medal wines or alternatively outsourcing that to a winery, a first class well established 3 hectare vineyard is here for your enjoyment. The latest award just announced in Sept 2015 was McKellar Ridge Riesling made entirely from Briar Hill?s grapes achieved a Gold Medal at the NSW Small Winemakers Show for best Riesling of show and major trophy for Best Boutique White Wine of Show!
If a vineyard is not on your list, whatever your preferred use of the land is, you won?t find many land holdings like this offering so many choices of what you could do. Outside of ?Location, Location?, reliable water supply is the next important feature you should be focussed on and you won?t be let down here ? There are 2 dams (7 mega litre) and 2 good bores, the vineyard bore pushing out 650/750 gallons per hour!
Properties so close to Canberra with the opportunities this one offers are a rare find, so don?t delay.
Homestead:
• Architecturally designed and modernised split level home with raked ceilings
• Formal entry with 5mtr high ceiling
• Five bedrooms plus study.
• Segregated 6mtr X 9mtr Rumpus room / teenage retreat, studio/hobby room with kitchenette under main roofline
• Modern bathroom and two ensuites
• Cosy lounge room with feature Cheminees Philippe combustion fireplace, adjoining formal dining room
• Modern kitchen with ample cupboards and walk in pantry adjoining meals area and step down to family room, all north facing overlooking back gardens
• Gas heating unit in family room, reverse cycle air-conditioners in family room and master bedroom. Ceiling fans in meals area and lounge
• Electronic luxaflex blinds in Family/Kitchen area
• Quality floor coverings and window treatments throughout
• Screened garden room and separate paved courtyard for outdoor entertaining
• Two 5,000gal concrete water tanks to house
• Double garage with storage space plus triple carport and 4mtr X 5mtr workshop. Additional 2 car parking bay
• New metal roof (2014)
Property and Infrastructure
• 40 Acres (16.19ha)
• Full size fenced and floodlit tennis court with all weather surface
• ?Solahart? hot water system (solar/electric)
• Professionally landscaped irrigated gardens with stone retaining walls and mature exotic trees. Vegetable gardens and fruit trees
• 3 hectare Vineyard ? Shiraz, Riesling, Cab Sav, Sav Blanc.
• Two paddocks plus house paddock. Stock proof fencing, electric around vineyard
• Machinery shed (6mtr X 9 Mtr)
• 2 dams (7 mega litre)
• 2 bores ? one to gardens, one to vineyard (650/750 gals per hr) feeds to 70,000 litre holding tank
• School bus pick up at Barton Highway end of Briarwood Lane
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