Melrose Park Melrose Road, Mudgee NSW 2850

An imposing sandstock brick homestead circa 1870 established on an imposing site with extensive elevated views across the property to the river and towards the picturesque Mudgee valley with the prominent volcanic cone of Mt Frome rising directly to rear of the property. The tree lined drive is a welcoming entry to this renowned country property that has had just some 8 owners over its lifetime.
This historic home is arranged in a ?U? configuration with a central courtyard and imposing front and side verandahs and the high pitched roof lines providing a typical Australian homestead.
Entry from the sweeping drive is via the front verandah through the double cedar doorway into the entry hall which leads to the impressive living room that features a three sided bay floor to ceiling window, a marble fireplace and French doors to the verandah. The adjoining dining room is of substantial design also with white Marble fireplace and two sets of French door windows opening on to the northern verandah. The welcoming study is a large room with wood combustion heater set in the grey marble fireplace with window overlooking the courtyard.
The kitchen dining family area is in a generous family room with galley style kitchen adjacent and an office alongside. This area has direct access to the courtyard and outside door to side verandah.
Master bedroom features a black and white marble chimney piece, with French windows opening on to the eastern and southern verandahs. There are five further bedrooms, a delightful spacious bathroom, two further bathrooms, a laundry and downstairs cellar with an electric cool-room complete a comprehensive range of services.
The traditional inner courtyard is a welcoming focal point for entertaining and daily life with the shady verandahs, paving and leading to the pool. The access to the cellar is also off the rear verandah in the courtyard.
Separate to the house is a unique stone studio retreat for art or craft pursuits with an adjacent entertaining area and in built pizza oven looking back over the grounds and delightful trees to the homestead.
Set in the rear garden and adjacent to the courtyard is an in-ground pool that is fully equipped and safety fenced.
Completing the home is a two car storage facility on the end of the northern wing withy undercover access to the living areas.

Cottage: Separate to the homestead by some 250 metres is a single storey detached dwelling of brick veneer construction with iron roof comprising living room kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and patio entertaining area.

Shedding: A timber framed iron clad building for stock and machinery with holding pens and yards, two x 50 tonne and 1 x 20 tonne flat bottom silos.
Land Area: 78.45 hectares Parish Derale and 20 hectares in Bumberra approximately 98 hectares or 244 acres subject to survey confirmation.

Water Licence:The property will be offered with current water entitlement licences.
General security river water: 25 units
High Security river water: 25 units
Plus stock and domestic annual allocation and included will be current allocation of 20 units.

River access is via a water easement 5m wide from the north western corner of the property to the Cudgegong River and includes an irrigation pipe, with an electric mains powered motor and pump at the river.
Climate: Average annual rainfall of 650 mm per annum.

Country: Generally the topography is easy sloping flats fronting Melrose Road rising eastward to undulating low hill areas and steeper areas rising to the eastern boundary. Soil types are mainly rich alluvial types on the lower areas rising to red clay loams. The irrigated lower flats areas are pasture improved and developed with kikyu and clovers, the rising areas have both native pastures and clovers. The eastern areas are light to heavy green timber which includes gums, pine and some iron bark.

Fencing: The property is well fenced subdivided and maintained. There is a considerable amount of boundary is completed in high deer quality fencing, balance is sound cattle proof fencing.
There are some five main paddocks and holding yard.

Water: Melrose Park is considered to be very well watered and includes: Extensive surface water irrigation licences from the Cudgegong River with established pumping and delivery infrastructure. There are 3 three dams and stock water troughs plus the substantial pressurised domestic tank water supply on to the homestead and to the cottage.

Services: Council road frontage, electricity connected 3 phase to shed, telephone connected, mobile service, 7.5 km from Mudgee tar and gravel road.