luxury houses for sale Exeter, Australia

Beyond boundaries, a cricketing legacy restored. Built in 1890, the significance of '52 Shepherd Street' is not just cultural and historical; Test cricketers and cricket lovers worldwide, have travelled to Bowral to obtain a rarefied peek inside its walls. Don Bradman lived at Shepherd Street between the ages of three and fifteen. Here, he developed his phenomenal cricketing skills by throwing a golf ball at the base of a tank stand and hitting the golf ball with a small cricket stump. Arguably, it is here where his status as the world's best batsman was born. In 2008, the centenary year of Sir Donald's birth, the current owner commissioned a painstaking three-year renovation undertaken by Australia's most decorated heritage architectural firm, Clive Lucas Stapleton and Partners. The brief: restore the home to its late 19th-century glory in meticulous, thoroughly researched detail while adding hidden, luxurious modern comforts. Winner of the National Trust Award for Conservation and Heritage, the house restoration was matched by the reinstatement of its garden: landscape heritage specialist Charlotte Webb transformed it back to a delightful period-perfect cottage garden filled with plants from the Victorian and Edwardian periods, with the addition of eleven Bradman rose bushes. The garden now features automatic irrigation and sensor lighting. Now a stunning and comfortable four-bedroom, two-bathroom period house with 12-foot ceilings, the original fireplaces have been invisibly converted to gas heating. The kitchen is a joy to cook in, featuring a gas cooktop, Ilve oven, integrated double dish-drawer dishwasher, two separate sinks, high-end fittings and fixtures and plenty of hidden storage. A conversion of the original stables means the garden now hosts a delightful self-contained two-room study/ rumpus/apartment with a third bathroom and kitchenette. The converted stables also include modern comforts. It is wired for sound (Bose), air-conditioned, and the stable doors open to entertain guests adjacent to the famous tank stand. The home in its current iteration is a homage to the Bradman family's life: the owner says the restoration, from the exterior colouring to the interior décor, fixtures and fittings, is 99.94% accurate (the batting average of Sir Donald)! From the period-correct Metters cast iron stove down to the tiniest details around restoration and replication of the beaded fascia boards, pressed metal ventilators and boarded soffit eaves - original features have been returned. And yet, this is a home for the 21st Century: engineers have updated the drainage systems and modern conveniences in the property, include all new wiring and cabling for internet, Foxtel, full security system, under-floor ducted and zoned reverse-cycle air-conditioning and heated towel rails and floors in the bathrooms. This rare and beautiful property is warm and wonderful to live in full-time. It is zoned for residential living and tourist accommodation or use as its current owner does: a much-loved home, period-correct artefacts, augmented reality experiences for private visits, and charity fundraising. One hundred years ago, Sir Donald left this family home to take on the world of cricket. This meticulously restored masterpiece awaits a new owner, ready to walk in his footsteps. Further details of this timeless haven and its history can be found at www.52shepherdstreet.com.

'Folly Farm' is 106 acres of pure romance, offering a quintessential weatherboard farmhouse, guest cottages and extensive horse and cattle facilities. With a five-year renovation and extension project recently completed, the dreamy home offers exquisite yet comfortable family living. Rambling and reminiscent of times past, beautiful lining boards and high ceilings are accompanied by designer flourishes; from the pendant lighting to the French oak flooring and marble bench tops, everything has been thoughtfully integrated. Expansive living and dining areas and the large kitchen/family room are light-filled through sets of French doors providing views to age-old gardens, lush paddocks and wrap-around verandas. The home overlooks a sparkling heated swimming pool and spa, and meandering secret gardens take you past century-old specimen trees to the tennis court. The Main Residence: • 3-4 generous bedrooms (2 with ensuites) plus a study/nursery, family bathroom and guest w/c. • Master suite is a large, gracious retreat with extensive garden views • Vast laundry /mudroom & seperate linen room • Three wood fires (2 combustion) plus zoned reverse-cycle air-conditioning • Large bespoke kitchen with 2 ovens, induction cooktop, teppanyaki plate & BBQ grill • Butler's pantry • Formal dining overlooking the sheltered courtyard • Formal lounge with views to the paddocks, native forest and rolling hills. Guest Cottages: Considerable guest accommodation is provided by 'The Cottage' – a fully self-contained two-bedroom home, and 'The Clubhouse', a 150-square-meter building with kitchenette and beautiful bathroom that is currently set up as a games room and office. Once the polo pavilion, it has expansive bucolic distant views across horse paddocks. Utilise as additional accommodation, STCA. The Garden: 3 acres of gardens surround the house and include century old cedars, Japanese maples, gingkos, camellias, hydrangeas and established hedging and sandstone flagging. • 12 x 7 m fully tiled heated swimming pool • tennis court • artist's studio • orchard and vegetable garden with potting shed and greenhouse • automated irrigation The Farm: • 72 acres of lush grazing pasture • bore • hayshed and machinery Shed • 48 kw solar panels • permanent Doudles Folly Creek • steel cattle yards • recent stock fencing of entire property • 2 x 110,000 litre rain water tanks • treelined drives and laneways • water security Equine Infrastructure: Extensive horse infrastructure including - • a significant and picturesque stables complex comprised of six stables, feed room and tack room • tie-ups and wash bay • 20 x 60m sand dressage arena, huge sand jump arena and grass arenas • 16 acres of 14 post and rail paddocks all with shelters

Gracious, sweeping, majestic: 'Linden Hall' is a 2000 square metre masterpiece of modern luxury inspired by an iconic 19th century neo-Palladian mansion, Henrietta Villa. Meticulously designed and built over seven years under the eye of renowned architect Richard Rowe, the estate is set across 186 lush acres. Enter the grand hall and be swept away, and yet this warm and inviting home is a true escape into nature. A working cattle stud set across rolling hills just outside the beautiful village of Robertson, it offers a nurturing country escape with true privacy. With manicured gardens, magnificent water features and two self-contained guest residences, including the entire west wing of the home, entertain friends in grand style. From the billiards room to the palatial home theatre, from the extraordinary storybook conservatory to the 4200-bottle subterranean wine cellar, luxury abounds. Wander across to the saltwater lap pool and luxuriate in the fully-equipped pool house with its own sweeping green views through park-like gardens to the hills beyond. 'Linden Hall' may be the Southern Highlands grandest estate. Amenities of this inimitable property include: - Two kitchens, including a full caterer's kitchen in main residence, plus two further kitchens in guest accommodation and pool house - Seven large bedrooms with spectacular views - Six full bathrooms plus three large powder rooms - Self-contained pool house with Cheminees Phillipe fireplace - Formal dining room with fireplace seats up to 18 people - Hydronic underfloor heating on entire ground floor level plus second floor bathrooms - Formal lounge, study and large library Farm and garden amenities: - Three dams; gravity fed spring water for domestic irrigation to gardens and paddock troughs, along with pumps - Eight paddocks, improved pastures currently running cattle but also perfect for horses - Chicken pen, rose gardens, vegetable gardens, an array of incredible established trees - Forested areas; close to stunning Belmore Falls Enter through 'Linden Hall's' majestic gates down a winding driveway and be entranced. Just ten minutes to the delightful village of Robertson with its wine bar, excellent pub and gastronomic and cultural offerings, and less than two hours to Sydney, 'Linden Hall' is a lifestyle opportunity of scale and significance. In Conjunction with Michael Pallier - Sydney Sotheby's Shena Jackson - Jacksonwall

The ultimate Southern Highlands’ country estate located in the rolling green hills just outside Robertson, ‘Velvet Ranch’ is just over 120 acres of perfection. Featuring a stunning five-bedroom home and incredible equestrian facilities and manager’s accommodation, it would make a most luxurious weekender or a fabulous full-time family compound and farm. Set within magical cool-climate gardens, approach along a driveway where winding drystone walls entice images of English hedgerows. Step inside the grand entry foyer of the main house and enjoy oversized luxury spaces, feature walls of local sandstone, coffered ceilings, stunning modern chandeliers and views through picture windows to pockets of rainforest right on your doorstep. The interior spaces are generous and beautifully designed and the home enjoys spectacular green views to distant mountain ranges. Two further residences each have two bedrooms and are well appointed for guests, staff or as passive income earners. Additionally, there are DA approved plans for a 2 bedroom farm stay, further adding to the incredible value and opportunity that exists. A championship-sized tennis court is located in a delightful pocket of the romantic gardens: wander through and discover water features, fishponds and a stunning Monet-style bridge. Formerly a working horse property, the equestrian facilities are second to none. A state-of-the-art, twelve-stall stable complex is complemented by a vast indoor round yard, show rooms, feed and tack rooms, outdoor and indoor wash bays and spectacular dressage and show jumping facilities including two arenas and a further training area. New post and rail Polvin fencing systems have been installed in the horse paddocks. Once used as the training base for the Sydney Olympic show jumping team, every detail has been considered. Currently also running livestock, the farm infrastructure includes three large sheds for farm equipment, cattle yards and seven dams (five of them spring fed). Set amongst approximately 20 acres of native rainforest with areas of pine forest, the property is elevated to take in distant views of the national park. ‘Velvet Ranch’ is a property of rare quality, located just a couple of minutes from the thriving village of Robertson with its recently invigorated heart: you’ll find a fabulous country pub, a wine bar, gourmet cafes, an artisan bakery and artistic and cultural offerings galore. Just 30 minutes to the magnificent South Coast beaches and 90 minutes to Sydney, an inspection of ‘Velvet Ranch’ is recommended to understand the true beauty and incredible location of this unique property.