240 ha Farm in Belfast

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Escape the weekend bustle of the city to a beautiful game and trout farm, offering peace and quiet for mom and dad, outdoor adventures for the youngsters and good quality family time:

240ha land, completely game fenced with a four-bedroom, three-bathroom green Lodge with large deck and a separate 3-bedroom Managers Cottage and workshops.

2 hours door to door from Johannesburg and 6 km out of Belfast on the Dullstroom road.

Dams, horse stables, accredited recreational shooting range, bird of prey enclosure (currently housing owls from Brid of Prey centre) and game (blesbok, zebra and ostrich) roaming the farm. Small lavender field with oil distillery, opportunities for a vegetable garden, orchard with variety of fruit , large bird/chicken enclosure and 12 beehives.

Safe walks, fishing, bike riding and shooting for family and friends plus a hot-tub and large braai on the Lodge deck.

Income possibilities: Farm offers weekend letting opportunity and small lavender and bee farming as exciting possible ventures to explore and supply produce to close by restaurants.

LOCATION:

The property is located 6kms out of Belfast and 25kms from Dullstroom.

A high-rise vehicle is required.

Accommodation Details

The Lodge

Natural stone and plastered walls under corrugated iron roof. High ceilings with exposed beams throughout the house. Sleeper wood used extensively. Spacious timber deck with wonderful views.

Downstairs

-Upstairs, above the sun lounge is a loft, currently used as a playroom

-Open plan dining, lounge and kitchen

-The lounge, dining area is carpeted and has a large fireplace and 3 sets of double doors opening onto the timber deck

-Tiled kitchen with double sink and slate tile countertops and a large skylight. Central island with timber top and 4 plate gas stove

-Separate lockable scullery

-Main bedroom is carpeted and has a fireplace and an en suite bathroom, with bath and shower

-Second bedroom

-Second bathroom with bath only

-Third bedroom has a small kitchenette with tiled countertop, single sink and en suite bathroom with bath and shower

Upstairs:

-Three individual loft areas

-Above the sun lounge is a loft, currently used as a playroom

-Pool table is in the loft area leading up from the lounge.

-Third loft room is an additional bedroom.

General:

-Wood fire hot tub off the deck

-There is no Eskom connection

-Solar panels, batteries and inverter is used for electricity whilst the fridge, stove and geysers run with gas

-Alarm system

-Single carport with gas cages at the Lodge

Managers House:

Natural stone under corrugated iron. High ceilings with exposed beams and concrete floors throughout.

-The open-plan living area that includes a large fireplace and a small office space

-Kitchen has timber countertops, gas stove with 4 gas plates and 2 electric, prep sink with scullery, double sink with shelving

-Two bedrooms, one with shelving

-The bathrooms have shower, basin and toilet with skylights

-Eskom power

-Gas geyser.

Outbuildings:

-Five carports

-Lockable storeroom

-Storeroom where the honey mixer and lavender distiller are stored. Place for drying out the lavender and a double sink with gas geyser.

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WATER:

-Two dams, licensed, a borehole and several natural springs

-Water is pumped using solar power from an underground spring on the farm, into two holding tanks that then gravity feeds to the Lodge. A pressure pump is used to ensure good pressure in the Lodge.

-A borehole supplies water to 4 x JoJo water tanks close to the managers house that then gravity feeds to the managers house.

Extras

-The property is fully game fenced

-There is an aviary for the retirement of birds of prey from the Dullstroom Birds of Prey Centre

-Stables for two horses

-Undercover braai area at the dams that has a tiled countertop, single sink, gas braai and fire pit

-Registered recreational shooting range for clay pigeon shooting with an undercover seating area

-Walipini, an underground greenhouse, of 400sqm with an irrigation system but this is in need of extensive repair

-1,3 hectares planted under lavender Distillery on site. Rosemary and Lemon Verbena have also been planted

-12 beehives that feed off the lavender

-Income potential from weekend rentals of the Lodge. This was done very successfully in the past

-The furniture, household contents and farm equipment are available as a separate negotiation, subject to an inventory

-Two title deeds

-The fruit trees include lemons, oranges and plums

-The monthly municipal amount is approximately R 410.00