luxury farmhouse for sale Sutton Forest, Australia

'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

Offering a rare opportunity to secure a purpose-built equine centre superbly located on the doorstep of more than 100km of riding trails in the Wingello State Forest. Designed & built to an exacting standard by specialist equine property town planner, Darren Hogan & his wife Bec, a horse breeder & competitive rider, 'Tayen' Equine Centre boasts first-class breeding & training facilities. Set on 34 acres (13.76ha) of undulating land, double-fenced on all boundaries, 18 paddocks with 13 smaller yards & holding pens, all with new 1.4m high equine fencing & access to shade shelters with water tanks & troughs. The property is tree-lined with shelter belts between paddocks. There are also loads of ornamental plantings including fruit trees & multiple chook houses. 'Tayen' features an established paddock paradise equine track system that encourages horses to keep moving throughout the day, from shelter & water at one end of the track to paddocks or feeding yards at the other. Ideal for breeding, training or agistment, the property includes a large sand round yard, grass arena & an infinitely versatile system of yards & tracks. The property also has a large 300sqm fully insulated shed boasting a rodent-proof tack room, guest facilities, kitchenette, & a vet bay in an undercover wash area with the potential to add accommodation. Offering self-sufficiency & sustainability, the property is totally off-grid with a 54kW solar smart controlled system with backup autostart generator. 'Tayen' also boasts an abundance of water with 270,000L of rainwater storage & large dam. Complementing the equine facilities is an impressive low-set residence located on a central ridgeline to capture the all-around views across the property & paddocks. Built from concrete panels to keep internal temperatures just right, the home features three bedrooms & two bathrooms with an open-plan kitchen & dining/living area & dual-facing fireplace between the living area & the master bedroom. The home is pavilion-style with two detached structures, the main pavilion features the master bedroom & living areas, & the second pavilion features two bedrooms & bathroom. Conveniently located 10mins from the rural village of Wingello, 20mins from Bundanoon & under two hours from Sydney, 'Tayen' offers a unique opportunity to capitalise on the meticulous planning & improvements of the current owners over many years to create a truly first-class horse breeding & training stud in the Southern Highlands.