32 Shipley Road, Blackheath NSW 2785

This circa 1910 weatherboard cottage offers the perfect opportunity to experience a relaxed mountain lifestyle. It is an easy stroll to the vibrant shops and cafes of Blackheath yet enjoys a leafy, green outlook.

Combining old and new, the house boasts the modern luxury of central heating together with the wood-burning kitchen stove and a slow combustion fire in the living room. Each of the three large bedrooms has built in wardrobes and new carpet. In addition the light-filled, eat in kitchen looks over the garden, and has ample storage for those want to be master chefs.

The large 986.4m2 (approx) backyard is productive as well as beautiful with peach, nectarine apricot, apple, plum and pear trees. The garden in summer is especially enticing with abundant roses and perennials in bloom. Keep some hens and collect your own eggs from the large chicken yard, which is also full of raspberry canes that fruit for Christmas.

Perfect as a weekender, holiday let or permanent home, this property is what mountains living is all about.