4213 Braidwood Road, Sassafras NSW 2622

Rural Retreat or working farm this remarkable rural property has every natural asset a rural horticultural enterprise can wish for or just escape to your own little piece of heaven to just recharge the batteries and leave the hassles of the modern world behind you.
Presently set up as an income producing Chestnut Farm with rustic weekend getaway accommodation providing solar power, gas cooking and a large 10 KVA diesel generator to support the solar power and electricity for the work shed during the Chestnut harvest.
This magnificent 50 acres/20 ha of rich basalt soil presently supports 1000 plus Chestnut Trees and a large grove of CSIRO provided eucalypt trees grown with potential for future seed harvest revenue. However this properties soil and rainfall has the capacity to support a huge range of horticultural diversity or livestock enterprises. For those inclined it can also be intelligently utilised as an asset to negatively gear income.
The land provides a thoughtful balance of native bushland on low knolls and the surrounds of gullies. The balance of country has been mostly cleared of rock and has been slashed to present as a spectacular parkland. A permanent dam surrounded by a variety of captivating shade trees provides water to the sheds and gardens as well as a haven for wildlife and peaceful picnics.
The Sassafras area is an anomaly of rich red volcanic basalt soil freehold country nestled within the mostly sandstone Morton Wilderness Area. It is an area of incredible beauty and growing in recognition amongst the many travellers that traverse the Canberra - Jervis Bay connecting road.
Features include:
- 13/4 hr from Canberra or 40 minutes from Nowra on sealed roads.
- 50 acres/20ha approx. on 2 titles.
- Shed 1 - 2 bedrooms, kitchen and living with wood heater, gas cooking and hot water as well as 2 gas fridges, toilet and shower. Solar lighting and batteries which are supported by a 10kw diesel generator.
- Shed 2 - 10m x 15m with workshop and machinery storage/work area for chestnut harvest.
- Shed 3 - Secure storage for the 10 kw diesel generator which has underground cables to the living and large work sheds. Also provides additional vehicle/machinery cover.
- Permanent dam with water pump and poly pipe laid to overhead tank which reticulates to the sheds.
- 1200 mm annual average rainfall. (80 year average)