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Property For Sale Or Rent: Country Estate - Villa Plus Two Cottages

Australia

Armidale
Nsw
Australia

Property for sale: $920,000 AUD

Country Estate For Sale in Armidale, Nsw Australia

Introduction
If you are looking for a dream place where you can be at one with nature and yet be in touch with the outside world; in a refuge where your home is your castle and the land around it is yours to enjoy, manage or work...

Introduction
If you are looking for a dream place where you can be at one with nature and yet be in touch with the outside world; in a refuge where your home is your castle and the land around it is yours to enjoy, manage or work... you have found it: the perfect country estate!!

Garden
Numerous french doors open out into the beautiful but easy-to-keep gardens which include 3 ponds & a stone chess board. There is a Japanese garden, a rose garden, cottage garden etc. and dotted throughout are fruit trees including a feijoa hedge, a pergola covered with deliscious kiwi fruit, elderberries for wine making etc.

All this splendour and health in front of a backdrop of eucalyptus trees and other Australian natives with views over the lush New England landscape into the far distance.

The Villa
A unique country villa built mainly in basalt rock is 500sq.m. in size. It is a spacious building withlight and bright interiors. The house was built according to solar passive design principles. It faces North making the best use of natural light. It is warm in Winter and cool in Summer.

All the materials used in the building were selected with the utmost care in order to build a safe healthy haven: no outgassing of chemicals.

The Villa contains 8 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 1 separate WC, office, family room, dining room, reading room, conference/music/ballroom, small meditation room and a large kitchen.

There is a 90sq.m. cellar under part of the house for your wine and other goodies. Part of the attic has been used as a 2nd office.

Most of the rooms have built in cupboards. A third of the house has underfloor heating. There are timber, slate and tile floors throughout.

Chalet
20 metres away from the main residence is a charming timber chalet of 140sq.m. The downstairs was used as an art gallery/workshop, the upstairs as a studio. Also incorporated into the building (but separate) is a small flat with a bed/sitter, study, kitchen and bathroom.

The Caretakers Cottage
(At present rented out) It has 3 bedrooms, a large kitchen plus a kitchenette, lounge and a bathroom.

Self-sufficiency
This is a luxury villa and much thought has been put into environmental issues and design. Courses were given here on this subject. Consequently the villa has: solar electicity (with a switch over to mains electricity). Abundant timber supplies for building and for heating, water supply is clean and plentiful with large storage tanks and unlimited bore water (tested: absolutely clean). There are glass houses to grow organic/bio-dynamic vegetables. (This area can be leased out).A small established vineyard in the garden boundaries,a larger area beyond was planned for grape growing. Many fruit trees, nuts and berries.

The undulating land is made up of 15 ha. of forest. The balance consists of fertile pasture suited for cropping. We mainly concentrated on grazing chashmere goats.

Lifestyle
We travelled much while living on this property and always found it was easy to find reliable caretakers. Everything is established and easy to maintain. This property can provide you with a leisurely lifestyle or a fulltime occupation and income.

Location
On the outskirts of a country village, 3 kms from the highway to Sydney and Brisbane. The coast is 2 hours away. The village has a kindergarten and primary school and school buses go to Armidale, 20 mins away. Armidale is famous for its education. It has a number of private/boarding schools, a University and Colleges.

Increasing numbers of people have moved to the Armidale country because of its services and pleasant climate (away from the heat and overcrowded coastal areas and cities). There are daily air services to Brisbane, Sydney and Tamworth and a number of people are commuting and running their businesses from their secluded country estate.

Owners
The owners of this property were: a university academic (f) and a pilot (m). We lived on this property for 28yrs building it up to its present splendour! Our services are now being needed elsewhere and therefore we have put this magnificient haven on the market.

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