As you make your way along the undulating rise of Granton Heights Road, this enchanting property greets you at the crest. Set back from the road behind electric timber gates and dry stone walls, hidden within the hills of the pastoral suburb, the expansive property provides a sanctuary with both rural and water views.

Extensive, layered English cottage gardens embrace you with a myriad flowers, manicured lawns and neat hedges as you arrive at the home’s entrance. Once inside, unique style emanates throughout, providing an alluring sense of vintage charm and homeliness fused with modern convenience.

Tasmanian timbers blend seamlessly with creams, whites, and pressed tin. A formal lounge with functional fireplace nestled within an ornate chestnut mantle opens into a sunroom via double French doors, warmed by an abundance of all-day sunshine through windows framing the panoramic river vista.

The country-style kitchen-diner is wonderfully spacious and light with bespoke solid timber cabinetry and a large pantry ensuring ample room for storage. Honey-hued Tas Oak benchtops shine, complemented by a decorative tin splashback and sleek, black appliances including a Smeg gas stovetop, Smeg oven and a combustion wood stove. A glass-fronted cellar under the stairs is within easy reach for entertaining.

The home features a dual aspect bedroom and bathroom with shower for guest access downstairs, and a subway-tiled bathroom services two large bedrooms upstairs - one with a sizeable walk-in wardrobe, and the other with large built-ins. All bedrooms showcase the incredible ever-changing views, stretching out across the gardens and nearby pastures to the River Derwent. Returning downstairs, multiple outdoor entertaining spaces have been created to showcase the sweeping views and expansive gardens. The sheltered front veranda is the perfect place to unwind with a cup of tea, facing onto lawns edged with deciduous trees, standard roses and box hedging. A timber deck hugs the rear of the home, overlooking the fountain, tranquil paddocks and stately gumtrees.

It’s a rural idyll; where the loudest sound in the evening is the birds, and wallabies hop languidly on the opposite hillside. An elevated courtyard at the front of the property oversees the flourishing grounds, luscious tree-lined lawns and rolling hills.

Set on 8.5 acres there is also a small Pinot Noir vineyard with wallaby-proof fencing, and ample room for horses and pets.

An enclosed playground with custom-built climbing equipment, swings, and a slide, provides the ideal outdoor recreation space, while a fruit orchard, fossil deposits and a hollow Gum tree completes any childhood fantasy.

A generous double garage with remote-controlled door has dedicated workshop space and a separate home office. An abundance of storage space is located within the attic. Within the remotely gated gravel driveway, ample off-street parking is available. There is a further machinery shed for tractor, garden equipment or feed set in the paddock, in addition to a winter animal shelter.

Quality, year-round comfort is guaranteed with multiple reverse-cycle air conditioning units, panel- and combustion heating and block-out blinds in all bedrooms.

This charming, character-filled home offers an ideal family retreat in which to “unplug” from modern distractions and embrace the outdoors, be it gardening, bush walking or trail riding from the gate, and to live the better life away from the hustle of suburbia. Only 25 minutes of easy road from the CBD it feels worlds away.