"The Hollow", Sleepy Hollow, NSW. Marketed by Peter Douglas & Rob Wildermuth.

For Sale - Ray White Rural Queensland
‘The Hollow’, Tweed-Byron Bay Region, NSW North Coast
A highly productive 98.55ha* (243.5* acres) in 2 freehold titles in valleys at the end of the road
• 10* minutes Pottsville, coffee shops, restaurants and beaches, 30* minutes to Byron Bay and Gold Coast International Airport
• Spacious country 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom homestead, wrap around verandahs plus a separate gatehouse cottage
• Shed, stables, tack room, 4 paddocks, bore, covered cattle yards. Stunning clear creeks and waterfalls
• Cattle grazing, bananas, horse arena, creek lined soft pastures through the valleys meeting the
rainforest
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Property Details
Area and Tenure
• 98.55ha* (243.5* acres)
• Lot 159 on DP 755721
• Lot 1 on DP 301141
Country
Nothing quite prepares you for the drive on Sleepy Hollow Road. A winding bitumen road crossing small streams and through giant trees. All of a sudden you are at the end of the road at a gate that hides a
private oasis.
‘The Hollow’ is the combination of 2 properties, the 98.55ha* (243.5* acres) could be split between ‘Coolamon Park’ to the North West and the original ‘Hollow’ block. Paddock names like Hidden Valley, The Spring, Waterfall and Chain of Ponds give an idea to the diversity of the holding. Cattle graze through the open valleys working up the ridges till the kikuyu meets the rainforest. Tracks for walking, driving and riding make the property very accessible. The property has turned predominately Angus cows and calves off for the last 20 years for the owners. Their ongoing pasture management has seen Vigna integrated with natural pastures across significant areas providing high quality legumous protein.
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Accommodation
House
The house was originally built in the 1800s towards the bluff however it was moved down to the creek by teams of bullocks in the early 1900s. It is a country home, built for large gatherings of family and friends. Verandahs on the front and back allow for the warmth of winter sun and the coolness of the sea
breeze in summer. There are spacious bedrooms, no walk in robes, no bathtubs in ensuites. There is a big spacious kitchen with plenty of room for the washing and drying up. There is an island bench for making the scones while the friends look on. The rich original floorboards must have wondered what was going on when the big gas hob and oven when in, let along the dishwasher, air conditioners and fireplace. Doors open everywhere and it is fun just wandering around making the place feel home. Once you walk out the back past the huge table on the back verandah you come across the 800 bottle wine cellar, the coldstore, the stables and Loft bedroom. The ancient Frangalanai shades over the fireplace with the BBQ and weber undercover on concrete. Plenty of stumps to sit on, plenty of food in the veggie gardens. This is real country living that happens to be just 10* minutes to the beach.
Water
• Water is pumped to the header tank and then released by gravity for the house and further down to the gatehouse and a couple of troughs. If required there is a T to pump direct to the house. Livestock all access the various Creeks, waterholes and waterfalls on the property
• Lowara 4GSO7 Bore pump
Improvements
4 bedroom homestead
1 bedroom gatehouse with separate entry point
22x 300W panel solar system with SMA 5kW invertor
20x 10 steel frame outdoor machinery shed with concrete floor
4 stables, chook yard and vegetable garden enclosure at the house
Tac room and loft studio
Undercover cattle yards with crush and ramp with 2 day yards and a lock up feed shed
Timber panel fenced Stallion yard and full size arena
Banana packing shed
Fully fenced into 4 main paddocks
Extensive driving, riding and walking tracks
Bananas and Bees
On the Southern boundary, 30* acres of bananas has been farmed by generations of the same family
on the property and there is options for new owners to continue this 135 year tradition. Along with the other trees a stand of mango, avocado, lemons along with a number of Davidson plum trees have provided a haven for the local beekeeper which has keep the family and friends in organic chemical free honey for years.
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Rainforest
Along with rural pursuits, the property boasts a rich diversity of rainforest areas, each with its unique ecosystem. The landscape, with its established rainforest, sclerophyll trees, ferns, and vines, offers
a captivating a sense of natural wonder, extending from the top of the ridge lines to the rocky creeklines
at the base of the waterfalls. The main waterfall has an 15m fall from the top to the base and the root lined cliff face would be worthy of the national tourist trail.