11 Clarkmont Road

Sassafras VIC 3787

Clarendon House
The main home features a conservatory-style kitchen featuring integrated dishwasher and gas cooking that opens to an alfresco inviting indoor/outdoor gatherings. Dreamy French doors lead to the dining and lounge where stunning live art is on show via expansive picture windows as you relax by the wood fire. A lavish master is made luxurious by its deluxe dressing room and garden views that change throughout the season and theres a second bedroom and a chic family bathroom with rain shower and bespoke vanity off the hallway. The home frames a stunning courtyard with water feature and a verandah where you can enjoy a morning cuppa accompanied by birdsong.

Dovecote Cottage:
An intimate suite under the roofline of the main house (or third bedroom) with a ground floor sitting room with stunning garden views and a bathroom and bedroom upstairs overlooking the treetops on three sides.

Camellia Cottage:
Hidden amongst camellias and tree ferns this serenely nestled stand-alone cottage features two levels. On the upper level is a large lounge/bedroom area warmed by a gas log fire and a bathroom with double spa. Downstairs is a full kitchen and dining area overlooking a private garden nook where you can watch the birds feed and a private deck.

The Stables:
The Stables is a luxury two-bedroom stand-alone cottage with large spa bathroom, dining area and lounge with gas log fire and fully equipped kitchen. The main bedroom features double French doors leading to a private deck.

The location too is first class with Ferny Creek Recreation Reserve and woodland playground at the end of the street and for those who enjoy fine dining King Henry Art Caf is an easy amble away. Only 5 km from Mount Dandenong for stunning vistas of Melbourne and a 10-minute drive to Upper Ferntree Gully Train Station or Puffing Billy Steam Train at Belgrave. You can also enjoy a leisurely 15-minute stroll into the quaint village of Sassafras where many eclectic shops and cafes are on offer or walk into Sherbrooke Forest to see the lyrebirds foraging.

More to Love:

The home has only had 4 owners in its almost 100-year-old history.
Long driveway with plenty of off-street parking
Rear access to Panteg Road
New carpet and blinds
House, cottages and storerooms restumped
Ducted heating, split system air-conditioning and gas log fires for seasonal comfort
Single roller door garage
Two garden sheds and a woodshed
Firepit zone for late night conversation under the watch of a stunning golden elm tree
Chicken coop and vegetable garden beds for those who enjoy homegrown
Remnants of a former Japanese Bonsai nursery in the rear gardens
Abundant birdlife rosellas, kookaburras and king parrots that chime a melody as you go about your day.
Two storerooms (utilising the original stable doors), 2nd industrial guest laundry/utilities room
Undercover parking for 3 cars

Insiders Secret: The Alfred Nicholas Gardens loop walk from Clarendon is a picturesque lake and public garden of beautiful exotic and native foliage with flowering across all seasons. With many secret places to explore it will delight the young and the young at heart.