Situated on a 23 acre (9.275 Ha) allotment only 5 minutes (or 4 Km) from “Strathfieldsaye”, being one of Bendigo’s fastest growing suburbs this idyllic local community comprises two primary schools, Doctor, Dentist, Chemist, Supermarket, Hotel, Post Office & Bakery.
An easy 15 minute drive to the Bendigo CBD to enjoy the cafes, restaurants & art gallery.
Melbourne is an easy commute of approx. 90 minutes by car or by train from the Bendigo train station.
This family paradise offers the tranquility of semi-rural living where you can keep pets, a pony or sheep, grow your produce, entertain in style or work from home.
Proud original owners have shared many memories with their family & friends in this welcoming home but, now the empty-nesters have decided, it is time to move on.
Offering serenity & space, the homestead-styled house & garden inside a protective windbreak, enjoys absolute privacy & views.
With verandahs on three sides, the home has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, formal lounge, study & a spacious family living room adjoining the country kitchen. Catering for family & friends will be a joy in the kitchen equipped with an electric cooktop/wall oven, corner pantry, Bosch dishwasher & fridge plumbing. Alongside, the dining area overlooks the front garden, the sparkling 12m x 4m pool & fertile creek flats of the treelined Axe Creek forming the boundary.
Each bedroom comes with robes & ceiling fans; the main has a bay window, walk-in robe & ensuite.
Sets of French doors from the lounge & dining rooms open to the elevated front verandah. From here, brick stairs flow down to the manicured lawns amid flowering trees, stone-edged terraces, paths, colourful garden beds & a wrought-iron gazebo for alfresco dining.
There's something for all the family here with the solar heated pool & shade pavilion, full-sized tennis court with lights, power & a “clubhouse", or spend your leisure time watching the birds & wildlife from the front verandah with a glass of home-grown shiraz.
Added key features include spa bath to the bathroom, ducted cooling, electric heat bank, gas log fire to the lounge & solid fuel heater in the family room,
Outside you will find a netted orchard, henhouse, approx. 384 shiraz grapevines producing one barrel of wine each year
- great for a fun-filled family harvest. Oversized double garage, powered 6m x 4m workshop, garden shed, 130K ltrs rainwater tanks, 5 Mg dam, Stock & Domestic water entitlement and reticulated sprinkler system to gardens, orchard & vines.
The property presently operates an established cat boarding facility with a separate driveway to the 32m x 13m shed with 33 cat enclosures, reception room, store/tearoom, food prepping & laundry areas, heating/cooling & WC.
(**The business, trading as Kitty Cat Cottage, is available for sale separately to new owners if desired.)
Contact Andrew Pearce on 0419 544 251 for an inspection.
View more
View more
