Set against the rugged Brokenback Range in the picturesque Hunter Valley, Black Creek Station offers 100 rich fertile acres with 750m of creek frontage (with water all year round) and an old farmhouse that is as cute as a button. It sits only minutes to the villages of Branxton and Huntlee, has fantastic access to the Hunter Expressway (taking you to Newcastle and Sydney in 45 minutes and 2 hours respectively) and is on the doorstep to the vineyards, restaurants and concert venues of Wine Country.
As you drive in, spectacular views, a tree-lined driveway and an electric gate offer a very warm welcome and the resident guinea fowl ensure everyone knows you’ve arrived home. The farmhouse has been freshly painted, has a brand-new roof, a stunning new kitchen with brass hardware and new appliances and the entire property has fresh flooring throughout. There are three good-sized bedrooms, a lounge and eat-in kitchen and dining. It is heated and cooled by three new reverse-cycle air-conditioners and there is still room for a crackling wood-burning fireplace if you wish.
Outside, an old dairy has been converted and fitted as stables with a feed and tack room – perfect for a pony for the kids or for your own equine pursuits. As well it has a cold room to cure meats in or store all the food and drinks for family get togethers. A sunset ride down to the creek or moving cattle between paddocks is how weekends should be spent. A huge four bay machinery shed and additional huge open bay shed provide ample space to store lots of anything and the huge roof spaces collect fresh rain water into the many water tanks that provide ample water to the house. An additional outbuilding needs finishing but could be a guest cottage, space for the in-laws, a place for adult children – or in a post pandemic world, a home office (with a view!).
The property has plenty of water with two great dams, 750m of creek frontage and an irrigation line up to the house and surrounds. Six equine fenced paddocks with a connecting laneway are perfect for horses, grazing sheep or raising poddy calves but suitable for pretty much anything else – donkeys, alpacas. All boundary fencing is new and plenty of internal fencing has also been renewed in recent years. Running your own cattle, teaching the kids about life – screen time is a thing of the past around here!
Christmas on the farm – campfires, motorbikes, horse rides on sunset. A day in the veggie garden and gin and tonic on the veranda in the evening. Having friends up for the concerts in summer or family at Easter time. If wide open spaces, privacy in abundance and endless views are for you then look no further. We all need a Black Creek Station in our lives.
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