Overlooking the Lostock Dam in the picturesque Hunter Valley, East View sprawls some 1,415 acres of rolling countryside and offers breathtaking views and abundant water.
Offered to the market for the very first time, East View has been a dairy and beef cattle operation for generations and offers an original four bedroom homestead and an additional three bedroom managers residence as well as significant machinery shedding, cool store and associated cattle infrastructure.
Currently running 200 breeders plus 200 head, the property is blessed with naturally fertile soils, has been almost entirely cleared and has the benefit of generations of pasture-improvement. The property is composed of fifteen titles of land, 14 of which are freehold and one of which is a 500 year lease with approximately 350 years left to run. The freehold titles make up approximately 1187 acres and the leasehold titles are approximately 348 acres.
Water on the property is plentiful being the first property below the Lostock Dam on the Paterson River and has numerous natural springs and earth dams. A 57 megalitre irrigation licence from the river is also offered for sale in addition to a 20 megalitre supplementary licence.
Just under three hours’ drive from Sydney, an hour and forty five minutes from Newcastle and approximately one hour to Maitland, Singleton and Hunter Valley Wine Country, this property is also adjacent to the fishing and water sports mecca of Lostock Dam and has a sealed road to the door.
An extremely rare offering, this may be the most significant listing to come to market in 2018.
Inspection by private appointment.