Welcome to Woodlands, a beautiful country retreat set amongst two and a half acres of established gorgeous gardens in the heart of Lucaston in the Huon Valley, just 30 minutes from Hobart. This region is known for its picturesque landscape, wonderful produce and sense of community.
As you turn through the timber gates, a tree-lined driveway welcomes you to make your way to the residence. Ideally positioned within the grounds, the home benefits from a lovey outlook and unparalleled privacy, creating a beautiful relaxed atmosphere.
The home is set on three levels, providing versatility and flexibility depending on your needs. Thoughtfully designed to make the most of natural light and the serene garden setting complimented with gaps through to the mountain range in the distance.
The heart of the home, a welcoming open plan living area comprising of the lounge, dining and kitchen, are bright and airy. Raked ceilings and exposed beams create a wonderful sense of scale and space, while expansive windows beautifully frame the garden, connecting the inside with the outside, flooding the living room with natural light.
The kitchen comes with stone bench tops and warm hardwood cabinetry. A fantastic extra is the generous butler’s pantry adding to the functionality and practicality of the workflow. The pantry houses extra fridges, the microwave and the dishwasher, allowing the main kitchen the remain clean and stylish. Cooking here will be a joy with the 900mm stainless steel country stove.
Also on this level is a particularly spacious study, which is more like a library and a powder room, handy when entertaining dinner guests. Multiple doors open directly to the balcony that runs the full length of the front of the house. Off to the side a lovely sunroom feels like a conservatory and provides another relaxing spot to escape to with a good book and cup of tea. This connects the main living to the outdoor entertaining deck.
Upstairs are three of the home’s five bedrooms and the central family bathroom. Each bedroom comes with built-in storage. The main bedroom suite enjoys a full walk-in robe, ensuite bathroom and its own elevated private deck. Yet another peaceful place from which to appreciate the garden and hills beyond, including the much loved Mount Sleeping Beauty in the distance.
On the lower level, there are 2 guest bedrooms, both with level access through glass doors directly on to the garden lawns. These rooms are a wonderful addition to the home, providing further flexibility in the available spaces. You may want to set up your home office here or an art room or maybe this is where you put the gym.
The gardens are, one of the defining features of Woodlands. Towering oaks, elms, maples and birches create a wonderfully established landscape that changes with the seasons. Colourful and pretty through spring, lush and shaded in summer, rich with changing colour in autumn, and opening to allow the softer winter light through the branches in the cooler months.
A large pond, more like your own private lake, is a feature and currently home to a bunch of very happy runner ducks. The back boundary has the permanent flowing Bakers Creek babbling past, with a pump set-up to irrigate the gardens should that be required. There are fruit trees, veggie patches, a shade house and a glass house. Be as self-sufficient as you’d like should growing homegrown produce sound appealing.
That’s not all, there is also an original two-storey apple shed that has been cleverly adapted to provide additional space for overnight guests as well as providing a massive amount of shed space for the workshop and storage and barn dances, adding another layer of versatility to the property.
Set within the northern part of the beautiful Huon Valley, the region thrives on the good things in life. Nearby is Willie Smiths Apple Cider venue, great for a Sunday afternoon. The super popular Summer Kitchen bakery/café is superb, just to name a couple. Surrounded by rural pastures, with cows, horses and sheep as well as orchards of cherries and apples, the region is vibrant and yet relaxed.
Woodlands is a property that reveals itself gradually. There are gardens to wander, views to pause over, productive spaces to enjoy and a home that sits quietly and comfortably at the centre of it all.
Private inspections are warmly invited. Please contact us for further information or to arrange a time to experience Woodlands for yourself.
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