465 Bellarine Highway

Welcome to your private family sanctuary, featuring a beautifully updated character home, stunning resort style outdoor entertaining, and exceptional extras including a two bedroom self contained unit, studios, workshop, and extensive garage and shed facilities, set over 3.58 acres (approx.). Enjoy idyllic family living, along with a multitude of options for farming, business, rental income, or simply the space and peace of your own secluded retreat. Just 5 minutes (approx.) from shopping and amenities at Newcomb or Leopold, less than 15 minutes from the CBD, and on the gateway to the Bellarine Peninsula, this location offers the ultimate blend of country, city and coast in one exceptional package. Set back on a private road, a tree-lined driveway leads to the enchanting period residence, surrounded by manicured gardens and towering palm trees creating a tranquil sense of escape. Inside, original character features blend with stylish contemporary updates, offering an inviting atmosphere throughout. Off the entry, the opulent main bedroom features walk in robes, and a luxurious ensuite with a beautiful freestanding bath, separate shower, timber vanity, and statement pendant lighting. Two additional bedrooms are generous in size, serviced by a stylish main bathroom presented in modern finishes. At the heart of the home, the light-filled open plan kitchen and dining area enjoys a picturesque garden vista. The well-equipped kitchen features a 900mm Blanco oven and cooktop, rangehood, Bosch dishwasher, timber benchtop, classic pendant lighting, and generous storage with a large walk-in pantry. The adjoining family room enjoys direct connection to the alfresco for effortless indoor-outdoor living and entertaining. A second living area features built-in bookshelves and bar facilities, providing an ambient space to retreat, with a poolside view and glass sliders opening to the rear deck. An office at the rear provides the perfect space to work from home. Outside, the undercover alfresco features a cast-iron fireplace and electric outdoor blinds, offering a sheltered space that can be utilised all year round. The large solar heated in-ground pool is accompanied by a pool house with bathroom, storage, laundry and pump house facilities for fantastic functionality. The eastern end of the pool offers a second undercover entertaining area, perfect for hosting large gatherings of family and friends. Surrounding the main residence, further facilities include: - A detached studio offering versatile, multi-purpose use. - A self-contained two-bedroom unit with kitchen, living, bathroom and private yard. - Second studio with kitchenette. - Workshop - 4-car garage plus carport parking - Huge 445m2 (approx.) shed - Veggie gardens Additional features include: - NBN Connection - Solar Mat for Pool Heating - Salt Chlorination system - Security Cameras - TV Connection throughout Exceptionally versatile and immersed in its own private landscape, this remarkable acreage presents a rare opportunity to secure a lifestyle property of scale, comfort and endless possibility. Lovingly maintained and updated by its owners for over 28 years, here is your window of opportunity to become the next owner of this extraordinary estate.