"Spring Vale" Grenfell has been owned by the same family since 1908. The current Owners are the four generation to have lived at the property & have made the decision to place it on the market for the first time in 116 years.
This mixed farming property offers a unique opportunity to embrace your agriculture & lifestyle dreams. Consisting of 560 acres (226Ha), this property is a great blend of productive agricultural land, reliable grazing country & natural bushland.
The jewel of the crown is the beautiful "Spring Vale" homestead. Completed in 1920, & constructed using bricks that were fired on the property, with an under roof area in excess of 350m2. The homestead features numerous characteristics that have remained unchanged since it was built including impressive leadlight glass throughout, & French doors leading onto the wide verandahs that encompasses three sides of the house. It features four spacious bedrooms, with the main featuring an ornate fireplace. The main living area has abundant natural lighting making it warm, inviting & homely. Renovated in more recent times, it incorporates a lounge area with free standing wood heating, dining area & kitchen. The modern kitchen, blends perfectly with the homesteads age & charm, incorporating a stainless gas cooktop & oven. The large formal lounge room features wood heating, whilst the practical & large office, bathroom & laundry round out this magnificent family home.
If the main homestead didn't offer enough room, also included is the Managers Cottage. Built in 1935, this cladded cottage with iron roof features three bedrooms & an office, with the slow combustion wood heating & air conditioning helping to control the elements.
The improvements on Spring Vale are numerous & impressive. Included are:
* 12m x 6m colourbond garage at house. Incorporates 3 car lockable garage & 1 car skillion area, with concrete floors & power provided.
* 40m x 14m machinery / hay shed
* 20m x 10m machinery shed
* 17m x 15m shed
* Three stand shearing shed
* 2024 installed Flinn Design Sheep Yards, with a working capacity of 500 head. Includes concrete flooring in major work areas, bugle draft, drench race & load out facilities.
* 2 x silos
* Headquarters shed for Brundah Rural Fire Brigade.
Operated as a mixed farming enterprise, "Spring Vale" has been successfully growing cereal crops, & canola, whilst the improved pastures including lucerne, have supported the 500 head Merino flock.
Water has always been a major feature at "Spring Vale", having never gone dry in even the driest of years experienced over the past century. There are 8 dams on the property, a fully equipped bore & an extensive reticulation system that provides water to all paddocks via stock troughs or standpipes.
The rear of the property, with its elevated position, provides breathtaking views of "Spring Vale" & the surrounding farming district. Many a campfire & favourite beverage has been had, admiring the views & the natural vista including the beautiful wildflowers that are present on the property. These include Common Fringe Myrtle, Heathy Bush Pea, Nodding Blue Lily, Early Wattle, Western Golden Wattle & Kangaroo Thorn.
The location of "Spring Vale" is the key. Positioned on the Mid Western Highway, the property is only 17 km from Grenfell & 36km from Cowra, making it very accessible to services, education & employment, whilst being a short drive away, to return & enjoy this magnificent lifestyle opportunity. Services include rural mail service three days a week & daily school bus at the front gate, servicing Pre School, Public Primary, Catholic Primary & High Schools in Grenfell.
Please don't hesitate to contact us to discuss further or to book in an inspection, so that you can appreciate everything that "Spring Vale" offers for yourself.
ASKING PRICE: $2,500,000
