Last Listing description (June 2015)
'Serendipity' offers a superb opportunity to acquire a landmark Burra property and is offered here for the first time in 25 years. A must visit in Burra! So close to Canberra.. Maybe suitable for a B&B?
The property consists of approximately 16Ha (40 acres) in size, consists of mixed pasture and native forest with four established paddocks for grazing animals, generally horses over the years.
Access is via the wrought iron and stone entrance from Burra Road along the driveway that sweeps up to the residence.
Impressive- may be your first thought as you approach the brick and tile roofed homestead with its sweeping lawns and gardens and it is an extensive home.
Well set back from the Burra Road for privacy, it is only when you climb the stairs to the entrance that you start to grasp the extent of this country homestead.
The home has been built around a central courtyard and its large lawn, and is also surrounded by a wide protecting verandah with many rooms opening to it through multiple French doors.
The extensive segregated living areas include a generous formal lounge with fire place, a formal dining room, plus the billiards room with its prized timber floor and a bar area.
Continuing down the broad passageway, past the guest book nook, you find the hub of this home. ample bench space defines the large kitchen area with its pantry/butlers room and links to the generous family room with ample space for casual dining or extensive catering if needed.
The family room opens onto the central courtyard lawn and there is ample room for friends and guest to relax here, especially in front of the slow combustion fireplace in cooler weather.
All of the living areas look out to, or open onto, the central courtyard and provide further access to the pool, spa room or tennis court.
The accommodation wing is well segregated from the living areas and contains a main bedroom, with a very generous dressing room, plus an ensuite.
Add five more large bedrooms, four of which have built in robes, plus add multiple bathrooms, shower rooms and separate toilets all ensuring ample facilities for all.
Country living doesn't get much better than this, from the large in ground pool, the full size tennis court and in the amenities wing, with Spa room, Sauna room plus a full bathroom next to these with external enrtry near the pool.
The laundry room is also within this wing.
All this within a very easy commute into the ACT, Queanbeyan and the fast developing Googong Township
Generous three car garaging under the house with internal access is a very welcome bonus in the cooler months. And under stair storage offers a great wine cellar.
Features include:-
- 6 bedroom homestead
- Main bedroom with dressing room and ensuite
- Built-in robes to 4 bedrooms
- Multiple bathrooms
- Separate toilet and shower room
- Billiard room
- Large formal and dining rooms
- Chandeliers
- Powder room
- Evening verandah off billiard room
- Large butlers pantry
- Sauna with separate bathroom
- Cedar lined Spa room
- Wide verandah surrounds the home
- Electric hot water
- Wood fires
- 100,000L tank
- 2 tanks under house
- 3 car garage with internal access and storage
- Swimming pool 12x6m (approx.)
- Tennis court- full size
- Under stair wine storage
- Tack shed
- 3 dams
- Bore
- Horse yard & stable
- Machinery sheds
UCV: $368,000
Rates: $1472pa
Land size: 16.6HA