Acreage Retreat Offers the Best of Coast and Country Living

If you're looking for the ultimate acreage escape within five minutes of the lake and beach, you've just found it. Offering a sensational lifestyle package combining the very best of coast and country living, this fully renovated property offers 2.5 sunny acres within a blue ribbon cul-de-sac an easy drive to sand, surf and sailing. <br/><br/>Set behind electric gates that glide open to reveal a welcoming drive and a fabulous acreage escape, this single level home has been renovated and reconfigured to accommodate a growing family with ease. Four large bedrooms are served by two contemporary new bathrooms, while a formal lounge room, open plan family and dining rooms, and a huge outdoor entertaining room allow everyone to come together to relax and socialise, or always find a spot for some quiet time. The extended kitchen is the functioning heart of the home offering an abundance of cupboard and bench space, with a huge butler's pantry cleverly operating as a kitchenette for the home office, which also makes great guest accommodation.<br/><br/>Supplying year-round entertainment is the heated inground swimming pool, and cabana, while the ergonomic gardens are perfect for kids and pets to live their best life, and a gorgeous Bromeliad garden with pergola and meandering paths is where you can sit and enjoy the serenity and sounds of birdsong.<br/><br/>There is a world of possibility for you to explore in the separate paddock, which enjoys secondary access from Violet Town Road, offering more than enough land to house a couple of alpacas or horses, perhaps rear some free-range chooks, or maybe expand the existing fruit trees and enjoy fresh produce all year-round plus permissible for a second attached dwelling. <br/><br/>The city bypass is just a few minutes away making the commute to John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle a breeze. And for shopping Lake Macquarie Square and Bennetts Green retail park can both be reached in just five minutes.<br/><br/>- Double garage with internal access, freestanding garage with workshop & 3rd bathroom<br/>- Ducted a/c and ceiling fans throughout, new hybrid flooring and carpet<br/>- Electric cooking appliances and dishwasher, granite benches, rain sensor skylight<br/>- Two fully tiled new bathrooms, master ensuite with twin shower, main with spa bath<br/>- Two separate solar electricity systems to keep running costs down<br/>- Outdoor entertaining room with new glazing and Eclipse rain sensor roof<br/>- Permitted for a second attached dwelling (STCA)<br/>- In catchment for Floraville Public School and Belmont High