Location, Heritage and Potential.
Located in the heart of Swansea, but without being in the noisy hustle and bustle, this property is walking distance to beaches, shops, restaurants, and cafes. Majestic views of Great Oyster Bay and the changing hues on The Hazards at Freycinet will captivate. Plas Newydd is already on the Heritage Walk – maps are readily available for tourists (example attached). Swansea is situated on the east coast of Tasmania approx. 1.5 hours from Hobart and Launceston, it is a popular destination for tourist visiting local vineyards and Freycinet National Park.

Heritage. Plas Newydd circa 1834
This unique and gracious historic home was convict built of sandstone and fieldstone for the Assistant Police Magistrate Lt. Alexander MacKenzie in 1834 and is the oldest in town.

In 1850s Charles and Louisa Meredith, well known early Tasmanian authoress and artist, purchased the property, extended it and named it Plas Newydd (New Home) after a stately home in Wales.

The house was later used as a Church of England Rectory for 85 years and for the past 20+ years has been used as a private residence. Beautifully restored to combine comfortable modern living with the elegance and grandeur of a bygone era, the home stands on a large block of 1665sqm. The property is centrally situated in the historic seaside township of Swansea, population about 650, and centre of the oldest rural municipality in Australia.

With a blend of carpet and exposed floorboards, it has a magnific reception or Drawing Room and huge Sitting Room (Formal Lounge) with white marble fireplace mantle for the back-to-back fireplaces. Both of these rooms have unusual 12 foot high timber panelled ceilings, 15-inch skirtings and huge wood panelled windows with views over the garden and Great Oyster Bay.

There is a large country kitchen with original stonework open FRANKLIN fireplace; 3 double bedrooms, two with open fires; and a study or dining room. The bathroom is tiled Victorian style with a claw foot bath, antique shower surround and gold leave toilet bowl. A sunroom sits at the end of the huge veranda at the front, and at the back, a laundry (with 2nd toilet), and back porch area has been restored in keeping with the building with slimline blinds to ensure privacy. A newly fenced area at the rear of the house creates an ideal courtyard/BBQ area with pergola. Or just read a book beneath the shading of a huge walnut tree. Refer to floor plan.

Potential. This property with its location, heritage and charm has the potential to be that an awesome home or business you have always dreamt of, without being locked into what someone elses dream was.

Business possibilities include:
Bed and Breakfast; Restaurant/Cafe; Function Centre; Gallery, Garden Weddings. (Subject to Council approval)
Garden:
The garden has been striped back due to overgrowth, though some original larger trees, fruit trees and lavender remain, now ready to rebuild. To compliment the building a Designer Garden Plan is included to give “Plas Newydd” the garden that is deserves, or just ready for you to design your own. A fieldstone wall, picket fencing and an original sandstone birdbath are already a part of the ambience.

Expansion:
With the large block of 1665sqm, the ability is there to add:
Additional accommodation; a studio; storage building; garage/s or parking (2 street access) – they are all viable options.