200 Wooralla Drive Mount Eliza VIC 3930

A former Spanish horse breeding farm with a 70sqm (approx) storybook residence, swimming pool and spa, ‘Diestro’ bestows the most enviable family lifestyle, moments to the village and outstanding schools with stunning beaches beyond. An exceedingly rare 13-acre (approx) equestrian’s oasis, the property is currently home to Mount Eliza’s beloved Steve Morrison of ‘Grandpa’s Toyworks’, who has filled the estate with enchantment and whimsy.

Long held and meticulously updated to pair classic elegance with contemporary comfort, the grand five-bedroom homestead boasts a regal ambience with a choice of 4 commodious living areas, an entertainer’s cocktail bar, open fireplaces, a huge home office, library on the landing, while the refined kitchen is a delight with a butler’s pantry, Belling oven with induction cooktop offers easy access to both formal and informal dining areas.

There are oversized bedrooms with window seats and dormer windows, hidden passageways and even an enchanting secret children’s lounge, while the luxurious master suite in its own wing features a lounge with a wood heater, a large bedroom with French doors leading to the terrace, a fully fitted dressing room and a contemporary ensuite with a dual walk-in shower and a freestanding soaker tub.

A selection of glass doors open to a wisteria-adorned wraparound verandah, providing a choice of covered and open-air alfresco spaces for year-round enjoyment, whether dining outdoors with friends or watching the kids play in the pool or ride around the arena.

Operating as ‘Diestro Stud’ for 20 years and producing a number of champion horses, the property boasts 9 fenced paddocks with troughs, reticulated water and concrete shelters, stables with 3 concrete stalls and a wide breezeway, a full-size floodlit arena, a tack room with a saddle yard, hot-and-cold wash, a 7.5m x 15m 3-bay machinery workshop with tractor/hay shelter, a small dam, stallion yard, a foaling paddock with post-and-rail fencing, a round yard and float parking.

Spanning from Wooralla Drive to the Moorooduc Railway easement, where the current owners have long enjoyed exploring on horseback, the property is bisected by a spring-fed creek and boasts a rejuvenated native forest by Wetland Creations, providing a secluded wonderland for all ages.

This awe-inspiring property and true forever home comes complete with a full family bathroom, a shower-ensuite off one of the junior bedrooms, a guest powder room, high ceilings, split-systems, ducted heating, ample storage throughout, a large laundry with mudroom, town water, gas and sewerage, a chicken coop, dog run, enclosed vegetable garden and a triple garage/workshop-come-mancave with wood heater and insulation (where Grandpa Steve currently makes his toys!).

Homes and Acreage is proud to be offering this property for sale – To arrange an inspection or for further information, please contact the office on 1300 077 557 or office@homesacreage.com.au

Features:
• Grand 5-bedroom 70sqm (approx) storybook residence on 13.6 acres
• Long-held and on the market for the very first time
• Choice of 4 capacious living areas
• Enchanting & surprisingly expansive ‘secret playroom’ through a trick mirror in one of the children’s bedrooms
• Tavern-style cocktail bar
• Fisher & Paykel dishdrawers
• Formal & informal dining zones
• Large country kitchen with butler’s pantry & Belling oven with induction cooktop
• Multiple sets of glass doors open to a wisteria-laced wraparound verandah
• Choice of covered & sunsplashed alfresco zones
• Swimming pool
• Large home office
• Library on the landing
• Hidden passageways
• Sumptuous master suite in a wing of its own with a luxe lounge, contemporary ensuite with dual shower, dressing room & French doors to the terrace
• Full family bathroom & shower-ensuite off one of the junior bedrooms
• Guest powder room
• Oversized junior bedrooms with padded window seats & dormer windows
• Over-height ceilings
• Split-systems, ducted heating, open fireplaces & wood heater
• Large laundry with mudroom
• 3 phase power, town water, gas & sewerage
• Chook pen & dog run
• Enclosed veggie garden
• Triple garage /workshop-come-mancave with wood heater & insulation
• Former Spanish horse breeding farm operating as ‘Diestro Stud’ for 20 years & producing a number of champion horses
• Spanning from Wooralla Drive to the Moorooduc Railway easement
• Traversed by a spring-fed creek & an enchanting Wetland Creations rejuvenated native forest
• 9 fenced paddocks with troughs, reticulated water & concrete shelters
• Stables with 3 concrete stalls & a wide breezeway
• Full-size floodlit arena
• Tack room with saddle yard
• Hot-&-cold wash
• 7.5m x 15m 3-bay machinery workshop with tractor / hay shelter, 3 phase power
• Small dam
• Foaling paddock with post-&-rail fencing
• Round yard
• Float parking
• Electronic gated entry, front and side (to stables)
• Moments to Mt Eliza village & superb schools