BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL HORSE PROPERTY 

Spring into Adelaide Hills life and consider your options as the privileged new owners of this magnificently established and breathtakingly beautiful horse property, steeped in history and featuring a commanding five-bedroom homestead dating from 1847. Find the property, currently run as a thoroughbred stud standing two race horse stallions, nestled in unspoiled rolling countryside, roughly four kilometers from the vibrant hills centers of Hahndorf, Echunga and Mt Barker, and just a cruize 30-minute drive to the Adelaide CBD. Follow the tree-lined driveway through luxuriant pasture, forking at the expansive stable complex to wind down and around the hillside before capturing a first magical glimpse of the picturesque lake that gives the homestead its spectacular water setting. The Paech family who settled this land and built the original 2 x 2 workman's cottage would hardly recognize today's impressively spacious family home with its open formal spaces, entertainment room, family area, snug and gorgeous eat-in kitchen warmed by a slow combustion stove and featuring solid Caesar stone counters and modern appliances including a gas cook top and double oven. From the verandah there is a stunning lake view with the willow-caressed island and colonies of ibis, rolling lawns, fruit orchard and stone terraces garlanded by the loveliest of country house gardens. Friends will know to walk right in, sure of a warm welcome, a roaring log fire and a bed for the night in two king-sized attic rooms that share a modern bathroom, or two smaller rooms, tucked below the main living level, that remain blissfully cool even at the height of summer. Look forward to long leisurely lunches beneath the mighty old oak tree, boating on the lake and tennis parties on the north-south synthetic grass court, which may be floodlit for nighttime enjoyment.If horses are your passion or you are interested in taking over the existing stud business, you will be encouraged by the fact that the property is ideally established with chainmesh fencing and ample paddocks. The original stone dairy is currently used as night stables and has a boarded loft that children will love to explore, while an old barn is used as a feed store. To the south is a bank of six stables with another eight over the other side, plus a foaling and serving suite with two stallion boxes, six mare boxes and storage for hay. Two undercover round yards and grain crushing facilities form part of this extensive stable complex above the homestead. A 28-acre water license has been generously allocated. In addition to the lake, there are three dams and a bore that delivers drinking and irrigation water via a high pressure system to every paddock. All this aside, Oakside Park Stud is a beautiful place to live, raise children and be part of a thriving hills community, with good schools, gorgeous eateries, world-class vineyards and gourmet boutique industries all close by.