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A beautiful rural property is capturing the attention of nostalgic Australians with its modest interior and lovely stone cottage perched on the edge of a lake full of water lilies.
The charming, picture-perfect estate is located in Mandurang, approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes north of Melbourne.
The five-acre estate features the main house, a vineyard, gallery space, beautiful gardens, orchards and the quaint cottage with a dock overlooking the pond.
The cottage is a cozy retreat surrounded by deciduous trees that show their true beauty in autumn.
Inside is a small studio with an open plan kitchen, living and dining area leading out to a covered veranda.
Nestled on a leafy estate in rural Victoria, a pretty stone cottage sits on the edge of a pond filled with water lilies that looks like something out of a Claude Monet painting
The cottage is a cozy retreat surrounded by deciduous trees that show their true beauty in autumn
Spread over five hectares, in Mandurang, just south of Bendigo, is the main residence, a vineyard, gallery space, beautiful gardens, fruit orchards and the cottage.
Inside is a small studio with open kitchen, living and dining room that opens onto a covered veranda that connects to the small jetty above the pond
Crane Cottage – named after the birds that regularly visit the property – is rented out as a holiday accommodation.
The main house is made of recycled bricks and has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a master suite with an ensuite bathroom and walk-in closet and a modern kitchen.
Antique furnishings and ornate stained glass windows add old-world charm throughout, while the wraparound veranda is adorned with graceful grape vines.
The leafy grounds have whimsical gardens, as well as a Shiraz vineyard that the family uses to make their own wine, and a small folly made with stones from the former Lyric Theatre.
The main house is made from recycled bricks and has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a master suite with an ensuite bathroom and walk-in closet and a contrasting modern kitchen
Antique furniture and ornate colored[-glass windows throughout add old-world charm while the wrap-around verandah has a curtain on grape vines
The enchanting property is now for sale with a $1.85million asking price. Listing agent Amy Arthur of McKean McGregor Real Estate – Bendigo told FEMAIL the sprawling home has attracted lots of local interest
The leafy grounds have whimsical gardens as well as a Shiraz vineyard the family uses to make their own wine and a small folly made with bricks from the former Lyric Theatre
There are also orchards filled with citrus and stone fruit trees and rows of sugarbushes, conebushes and bottlebrushes as well as vegetable gardens.
Other features include the studio gallery space and a huge woodworking shed that has a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment above it.
The enchanting property is now for sale with a $1.85million asking price. Listing agent Amy Arthur of McKean McGregor Real Estate – Bendigo told FEMAIL the sprawling home has attracted lots of local interest.
She said the stone cottage with its ‘beautiful outlook’ over the jetty nd pond was the standout feature of the tranquil estate and has a uniquely ‘magical’ feel.