**Please note: This property is strictly available for viewing by appointment only, with registration required prior to any advertised inspection**.
St Ambrose The main residence
As you enter via the lengthy stone driveway surrounded by pencil pines and greenery, you're welcomed by both a main residence and guest home. The feeling is instant one that inspires relaxation, with the city bustle left far behind. In the main home, large, light-filled rooms, 6m ceilings, and oversized windows showcase private gardens designed and matured after a vision by Paul Bangay, taking you right into the English countryside.
The primary bedroom is large, opulent, and framed with Fornasetti wallpaper, placed in its own northern domain that enjoys a walk-in robe, luxe ensuite and a quiet rose garden outside. Two spacious, additional bedrooms both feature their own walk-in robe, ensuite, and vista of the gardens.
Upgraded hydronic heating lines the spacious rooms and grand hallways for comfort year-round, with an upstairs rumpus/study perfect for working with fast internet (NBN fibre to the premises), sitting room for lounging by the fire, and living/dining/kitchen area seamlessly flowing outdoors. Garaging for 4 cars and no heritage overlay take the offering to new heights.
The guesthouse
Away from the main residence, your guesthouse enjoys its own garage and private entrance, brilliantly spacious fitted with its own kitchen, living area, ensuite, laundry, and generous bedroom. The perfect addition for your guests during overnight or lengthy stays, an elderly parent wanting to stay close to family, or older child seeking their own, independent space.
The garden
The newly reimagined gardens by Paul Bangay are your own private oasis, specifically designed to ensure maintenance is minimal, giving you more time to relax and enjoy your home, the surrounds and everything the breathtaking position has to offer.
As you leave Melbourne, turn on the twin gas heaters of your rebuilt, Pentair-equipped, fully tiled 20m wet edge pool and spa, ready and waiting for you when you arrive. Recently installed irrigation is app-integrated and fully automated, meaning there's no need to water the gardens yourself. The hedges have been streamlined to align with the original Paul Bangay vision and require minimal yearly maintenance.
Across 2.69 acres (approx.), your private gardens feature two ponds for pausing, taking a second and embracing the calm. Statuettes bring a touch of intrigue, while an array of entertainment spaces prove exceptional for large gatherings and garden parties.
The lifestyle
St Ambrose takes its place in the heart of the Woodend township of the Macedon Ranges for convenience that can't be matched. High Street is only a 5-minute walk away, placing two supermarkets, restaurants, bars, a gym, and countless other amenities within metres.
Whether your primary residence or country retreat, you're a 10-minute walk from Woodend Station where a 40-minute train takes you back to Melbourne's CBD, with the Airport and city centre only 40 to 50 minutes away by car.
Medical and veterinary facilities are at your doorstep, and for families, a childcare centre is on the same street, respected primary schools are a short stroll away and revered Braemar College sits close by.
