If you have ever spoilt yourself to a weekend retreat to recharge the energy within, then you will appreciate this beautifully renovated 4 bedroom home. “The Club House” set on a magnificent 22 fertile acres in the heart of the mid-North – the original venue of the Mintaro greyhound coursing club and recently re-designed and refurbished as a ‘holistic retreat’. Just 2 minutes from historic Mintaro (home of Martindale Hall), the Clare Valley Wine region and a comfortable 1 hour drive from Adelaide, this tasteful home and land is set to amaze.
Attention to detail is an obvious feature at every level within this property’s refurbishment and permaculture philosophies, as it exudes and clearly supports the energy and passion of the owner’s motivation. Many speak of bringing the outdoors in, generally via windows and leafy gardens, however this home takes that concept a step further with an indoor tropical garden and cascading running water via a series of ponds as a natural living feature in this space.
The home has been created around a unique central living area with high ceilings, exposed trusses and a design based on ‘Therapeutic Principals’ using earthy colours, non-toxic paint, natural materials, textures and features to bring the outdoors in. On the east face there is some 30m of floor to ceiling double glazed windows, offering openness and an added connection to the picture book views and landscape beyond. The indoor plants and water feature are not only cooling to the space but bring energy and natures calm to the home.
The kitchen is the heart of this huge open living room, featuring quality Tasmanian oak carpentry, all with soft close doors, breakfast bar and solid slabs of superior local Mintaro slate benchtops. A huge walk in pantry, commercial double door glass fronted fridge, full size upright freezer, 6 burner gas top stove and fan-forced electric oven make cooking a pleasure. The room is heated via a double sided wood combustion heater and takes pride of place in the living area set on a solid natural piece of Mintaro Slate. There is also a 24 seat dining table and chairs to be included in the sale, purpose built for the space, as well as selected commissioned art pieces.
There are 4 bedrooms, two with adjacent bathrooms – the master bedroom has an east facing curved wall, which follows the same line of the original ‘Coursing Club Bar’ and features three majestic cathedral windows to capture the morning sun. The design and infrastructure of this home has provided for two additional upstairs bedrooms if required at a later date (concept plans available).
The outdoor gardens and farm/pasture land has been regenerated and refreshed with care and attention over the past 5 years. There are two main paddocks well fenced for sheep or horses, currently planted with perennial ryegrass, vetch and clover. There are dozens of native trees planted along water course ways, olive and fruit trees and a 60 tree plantation of 5 year old pistachio ready for production.
There is a large 15m x 9m insulated shed in-situ, with double auto roller doors, concrete floor, 3 phase power with negotiable inclusions of orbital grindstone, drill press, ride on mower and tractor. There is also a levelled site with development approval in place for another 25m x 9m structure aimed at additional accommodation / shedding. Trusses, iron and purlins are on site and included in sale. To the south of the home there is a double ‘his & hers’ existing toilet block.
Additional Features Include:
- 60,000 gallons rain water
- 105 metre bore with new casing and 5 meg licence
- Septic tank with reed soakage system
- Double glazed doors and windows throughout
- Ceiling vented sky lights
- Good acoustic quality
- Heavily Insulated walls and roof
- Large evaporative air-conditioning unit
- Privacy blinds on all bedroom windows
- Winter dam / drainage and water course for flood mitigation
- Rich fertile soil – food production
- Fenced dog run
- Automatic gate access
- 1000 year old Yellow Box Gum
- All new cyclone rabbit proof fencing for all productive areas of garden
- Walking track to edge of township
The thought and attention to detail make this property a ‘one off’ for the mid-north area and a must see for those seeking a beautiful energy driven space with soul. This property is low maintenance and potentially self-sufficient, ideally suited as a luxury country living home or could be a weekend getaway or a marketed destination ‘retreat’ ‘workshop/creative space’ ‘healing centre’.
All the hard work is done, this beautiful property is ready for you to make it your own!
Private inspections only to see and feel for yourself. Call Jane 0407 391109