Last Listing description (February 2019)
Internationally renowned, regularly featured on TV, YouTube & in numerous newspapers and magazines, this established, boutique truffle farm and elegant country estate pays its own way with a solid six figure income. A ?once in a lifetime' opportunity with endless potential.
Standing proud on the fertile rolling hills of North West Tasmania, Cradle Country Farm has it all:
Stunning mountain and country views - a thriving peaceful community, short drive from an amazing array of world renowned tourist attractions, including Cradle Mountain, award winning vineyards, distilleries & cider mills
Your choice of shopping, dining and entertainment with a scenic, 25 min drive to sea and air ports, 8 minutes either way to the bustling villages of Sheffield & Latrobe, 15 minutes to the city of Devonport, an hour to Launceston and a quick 50 min trip, across the strait to Melbourne
Drive along your private Oak-lined avenue to arrive at your stylish country residence:
130yo Colonial farmhouse - 200m2 easy maintenance, sensitively restored, beautiful mountain and country views from every window
3bed/office, ensuite & main bath, 2 loos, large country kitchen, family dining & lounge, plus an open plan 10 seater formal dining & spacious lounge for relaxing and entertaining.
Energy efficient heating/cooling - 2 reverse cycle a/c & Eureka wood burner
Wrap around verandas, paved drive & double carport, BBQ, tool shed
Beautifully landscaped country gardens, fully irrigated for easy maintenance with a mix of native & exotic flowers & trees to surprise and delight with each new season
Settled in the late 1800s, Cradle Country Farm offers a piece of Tasmania's history with modern amenities for easy living, year round income & endless business potential:
6.18ha of easy care, fertile farmland - gently sloping, north east facing
The Truffi re - 1.66ha mature, secure fencing, irrigated, easy maintenance, commercial returns, established markets, lease out or owner operated
Enclosed Veg patch - 115m2, irrigated for easy care
Walled orchard - 2700m2, 48 mature, productive fruit & nut trees
4 grazing paddocks, up to 340 bales/yr, solid fencing + elec, large dam, high pressure bore, 50,000lt tanks, 3 phase power, 3 bay machinery shed, hen house, cattle yards, pony shed & pens
Permits & licences - full liquor, commercial kitchen, 10 dog kennel, water, tourism, caf /restaurant/function, accommodation, farm-gate sales
2 self-catering country style cottages - Perfect for caretaker, family, friends and/or income:
2 x 1bed cottages or 1 x 2bed to adapt to guest requirements and easy management
2 kitchens, 2 bath, 2 loos, dishwasher, gas cooktops & gas hot water
Easy earning potential with great returns, meticulously appointed and designed for quick turnover
And finally The Truffledore - A stunning rustic barn conversion with that definite WOW factor - The perfect space to meet, drink, relax and enjoy everything truffle. Easily leased out or owner operated for great returns either way.
115m2 - Rustic style eatery, fully equipped commercial (front of house) kitchen, 2 x 900 free standing ovens, dishwasher, 10 gas burner hob, two loos, huge store room, massive free standing wood burner, double glazed windows & doors, cathedral ceilings, sound proofing, blackwood, bespoke finish & reverse cycle aircon
Highly adaptable function space for long table lunches, tastings, tour groups, truffle product sales, weddings, seminars, work dos, parties, cookery classes, Dances, music, truffle grading and packing or whatever you wish to do