'Grandview" is a wonderful 42 hectare property with some of the best views in the district, overlooking the Tilbuster Valley and back to the City of Armidale NSW.
This unique location offers ready access to the schooling, university, cultural, shopping, sport and medical facilities in the growing regional hub and university-city of Armidale. Sydney is also close for work, recreation or specialist services using regular Qantas flights. Reliable communications especially wireless internet enables Australia-wide work from the home office while relishing the satisfying challenges of rural living in the secure privacy of being 15 kilometres out of town.
Homestead. The attractive brick house has glassed sun verandahs and full length windows framing views and features:
4 bedrooms including large master opening to east glassroom with dressing and en-suite
sizeable, functional kitchen with dining area, living space, dishwasher, wood heaters
lounge opening to glassroom, fernery, passing wildlife and sweeping southern views
good size home office, study or media room
main bathroom and separate toilet accessible from laundry and outdoors.
The home area has established water-wise gardens plus useful outbuildings:
brick studio with glass-fronted activity room, single garage and workshop
large block building with greenhouse that could be used for storage, kennels etc
rainwater storage tanks for 90,000 litres, two house pumps
five garden spaces with strolling paths.
Property. In this cool temperate climate with average rainfall around 800ml pa, eucalypts and wattles spread across the undulating 42 hectares. Fenced into seven paddocks the holding has a mix of sound native pastures and vegetation, with walking and hiking trails.
Horses and cattle do well here. Livestock was last carried in 2013 for family reasons. Grandview is also a haven native wildlife.
Infrastructure includes: four dams fed by slopes and streamways, farm sheds, machinery/tractor shed, yards, chicken runs, water piping, pumps, plus Yamaha Rhino all-terrain vehicle.
This is a special place. An easy 15 minute commute to Armidale, 20 minutes to Guyra, 'Grandview' gives any family looking to immerse themselves in nature's playground, the perfect opportunity to do so.
