"The Heart of Horse Country"; Prime Summerveld which is accessible to everything yet remains exclusive, the minimum plot size you will find here is 2 Hectares. Close to Shongweni Show grounds, top veterinary Hospitals and within easy reach of the new West-Town shopping precinct, the prestigious Waldorf school and Busamed Private Hospital.
Built by the present owners, This Elegant Mansion has been their Happy Family Home for the past 21 years. Over that time they have perfected the property, making it Green and Peaceful, with lush paddocks, and large strategically planted indigenous shade trees. The whole property perfectly hidden behind a thick Freylinia hedge.
The large well-designed face-brick homestead is light and bright with large picture windows in every room. The downstairs
living spaces are semi-open-plan, around the central family lounge opening onto a sprawling verandah, private pool area and poolside bar-room with three sides of stack doors for year-round entertaining. The formal lounge and dining room, with fireplace and three sides of true picture windows. Large modern farmhouse kitchen with adjoining scullery has direct access to the three garages, and a handy service counter onto the verandah.
An imposing entrance hall with staircase up to the four generous bedrooms with three bathrooms and pyjama lounge. Cleverly designed additional rooms either extend the accomodation to six bedrooms (four bathrooms) or close the door and they are a spacious separate 2-roomed flat or suite of home offices, with separate entrance, own kitchenette and large verandah with extensive country views.
The amazing double-storey stable complex is on the far side of the property with separate road access. Ideally placed so that any non-horsey Buyer, could enjoy a beautiful home in the country and rent out the horsey half of the property with minimum disruption.
There are six spacious stables plus feed and tack rooms, with five grooms quarters with two bathrooms and a large common room and kitchen, newly renovated, on the top storey. Under-cover parking for at least two horse trailers. In addition to the lunge ring, there is a large sand dressage/jumping arena, plus an enormous Derby arena, complete with Devils Dyke and Bank.
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