241 Browns Road, Burnbank
241 Browns Road Burnbank VIC 3371

Introducing "Somerset Cottage" Circa 1900's which sits in a triangle between Evansford, Talbot & Lexton farming district. ...

Introducing "Somerset Cottage" Circa 1900's which sits in a triangle between Evansford, Talbot & Lexton farming district. Somerset Cottage has stood the test of time and has undergone extensive renovations since 2012 offering a balance of quality lifestyle, comfortable living quarters and improvements in a magnificent Redgum country setting. The house footprint offers a gun barrel hallway, 3 spacious bedrooms and a home office. There are two separate living areas which includes an east facing living room with wood fire & feature red brick chimney plus formal loungeroom. Country style kitchen with yellow box benchtops which was harvested from the property and a quality Bellinag cooker will keep the workers well fed. Services include mains power, septic tank, about 88,000L of tank water that supply the home, a stock and domestic bore of about 37m deep provides garden and stock water. The entire home is kept warm from the loungeroom wood heater which supports a hydronic heating system via panels to most rooms, and hot water jacket also. Majority of the windows have been replaced with double glazing. Land: consists of one title, zoned farming with a frontage to the Talbot - Lexton Rd and house driveway from Browns RD. Area of approx. 62.29 acres or 25.30 hectares offering a volcanic soil producing good grass cover with excellent farm fencing to keep your livestock safe. Improvements include original single stand shearing shed with cattle yards, crush and loading ramp adjoining. Directly opposite the home is garage for 3 vehicles and a workshop with concrete and power, further down the driveway you will find a large machinery shed 9 by 25m long with high clearance for tractors, horse float etc. There is also a freestanding hay shed of about 9 by 20m long with a hard stand gravel area at front. Furthermore, you will find a horse round yard, approx. 6 paddocks and the land is supporting an impressive Charolais cattle herd. Caralup Creek is to the eastern boundary, and this is where a new farm fence will be installed prior to settlement. Somerset Cottage is a 40 minute drive to Ballarat and 2 hours to the Westgate Bridge with not one set of traffic lights in between. Terms of sale: deposit 0f 10 percent & settlement Monday 1st August, 2022.