82 Seven Steps Road

Flaxman Valley SA 5235

WATCH THE BREATHTAKING VIDEO WITH AERIAL FOOTAGETHE COLONY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA ATTRACTED MANY ENTERPRISING PASTORALISTS WHO ESTABLISHED VAST LAND HOLDINGS THROUGH HARD WORK AND A DESIRE TO LEAVE A LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.ALMERTA HOMESTEAD IN THE BAROSSA VALLEY ROSE TO IMPORTANCE IN THE EARLY 1900 S AND WAS ADMIRED THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR THE BEAUTY OF ITS SURROUNDINGS, THE QUALITY OF ITS PRODUCE AND MAGNIFICENT ENGLISH STYLE GARDENS CULTIVATED ON THE PROPERTY.ESTABLISHED BY THE HEGGIE FAMILY IN THE LATE 1800 S, THE HOMESTEAD WAS BUILT IN 1901 AND PRESIDED OVER SOME 760 ACRES, RUNNING SHEEP AND CATTLE WITH A SMALL VINEYARD THRIVING IN THE FERTILE BAROSSA SOIL. AN ORCHARD PRODUCED THE FINEST APPLES IN THE REGION, WINNING PRIZES AT THE ANGASTON SHOW. MRS HEGGIE S BEAUTIFUL ROSES THAT BORDERED THE VINEYARD WERE HIGHLY REGARDED AND THEIR FAME HAS LED TO INCLUSION IN THE BAROSSA OLD ROSE REPOSITORY.TODAY THE HOMESTEAD SITS ON 136 ACRES OF LAND THAT IS STILL AS BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING AS IT WAS WHEN THE FIRST PIONEERS SAW IT. THE MAGNIFICENT RED GUMS THAT CHARACTERISE THE LANDSCAPE LEND A SENSE OF TIMELESSNESS. THE FAMOUS ARTISTS, HANS HEYSEN WROTE IN 1926 THAT; THEIR FEELING OF STRENGTH OF LIMB, OF VIGOUR AND LIFE, SUGGEST THE VERY SPIRIT OF ENDURANCE .ONE OF THE OLDEST, BIGGEST TREES ON THE PROPERTY COULD WELL BE THE THIRD LARGEST IN THE STATE, RIVALLING THE BIG GUM AT ORORRO AND THE KING TREE AT WIRRABARA. WITH A GIRTH OF MORE THAN 10 METRES, IT IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 500 YEARS OLD.ALMERTA HAS ENDURED FOR 127 YEARS AND NOW IT IS TIME FOR A NEW CUSTODIAN TO BE APPOINTED TO THIS REMARKABLE PROPERTY. STILL VIABLE AS A WORKING PROPERTY IT IS ALSO FEASIBLE TO BE ACQUIRED AND HELD AS A VERY SPECIAL FAMILY HOME FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.EQUIPPED WITH MODERN COMFORTS THAT COULD NOT BE IMAGINED IN THE HEGGIES DAY, THE GRANDEUR AND GENEROUS SPIRIT BEQUEATHED BY ITS FORE-BEARS REMAIN. THE STONE WALLS ARE SO THICK THAT AIR-CONDITIONING ISN T NEEDED IN SUMMER, AND A EFFICIENT HYDRONIC GAS HEATING SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED FOR WINTER.THERE ARE FOUR BEDROOMS LEADING OFF THE MAIN HALLWAY, WHICH IS SIMPLY STUNNING AND LARGE ENOUGH TO ALSO BE USED AS A LIVING SPACE. NOTE THE HEIGHT AND HAND HEWN TIMBER CEILING. THE MAIN RECEPTION ROOM IS WONDERFUL, OF HUGE PROPORTIONS, WITH A MASSIVELY HIGH PRESSED METAL CEILING, FIREPLACE AND TALL PICTURE WINDOWS OVERLOOKING THE GROUNDS. THE AMBIENCE IS ELEGANT YET RELAXED. THERE IS ALSO A LOVELY FAMILY SITTING ROOM (OR DINING ROOM, BUT THE CURRENT OWNERS HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED THE INFORMALITY OF THE KITCHEN).THE RENOVATED COUNTRY KITCHEN AND ADJACENT MUD ROOM AT THE REAR OF THE HOME HAS BEEN A HUB FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO GATHER AROUND THE BIG TIMBER DINING TABLE. TASMANIAN OAK CUPBOARDS, LOCAL BLACK GRANITE BENCHTOPS AND QUALITY MIELE APPLIANCES FEATURE. FROM HERE SOCIAL GATHERINGS EASILY SPILL OUT ONTO THE WIDE VERANDA, WHERE MANY LAZY AFTERNOONS HAVE BEEN SPENT TAKING IN THE VIEW. THIS IS AUSTRALIA, AND THIS IS THE LANDSCAPE THAT SETS THIS REGION OF THE BAROSSA NOW KNOWN AS FLAXMAN VALLEY - APART.THE SURPRISE IS THAT WE RE ONLY 15 MINUTES FROM THE BAROSSA TOWNSHIP OF ANGASTON, WITHIN EASY REACH OF SHOPS, SERVICES, SCHOOLS AND RESTAURANTS. ADELAIDE IS JUST OVER AN HOUR AWAY.FOR THOSE WANTING TO WORK THE LAND, THE ORIGINAL SHEARING SHED AND MORE RECENT SHEARER S QUARTERS ARE READY FOR SERVICE. THERE ARE TEN MAIN PADDOCKS WITH STURDY FENCING, THREE CREEKS, A DAM, AMPLE SHEDDING FOR MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS AND VEHICLES, A DOG RUN, AND ESSENTIALLY, PLENTY OF RAINWATER STORAGE. PREVIOUS GENERATIONS HAVE ESTABLISHED THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR YOU.ALMERTA EVEN COMES WITH A FAIRY RING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GARDEN, JUST ONE MORE INDICATION THAT MAGIC REALLY IS AT WORK IN THIS PLACE. IF YOU RE LOOKING FOR MORE THAN A HOME, BUT FOR A CONNECTION TO THE LAND AND TO A HISTORY RICH IN INTEGRITY AND ENDEAVOUR, YOU ARE WELCOME HERE. THE SPIRIT OF ENDURANCE LIVES AT ALMERTA.FEATURES INCLUDE: HEATING, BALCONY / DECK, DISHWASHER, FLOORBOARDS, SHED