The Lakeside Barn - Design Masterpiece with Views! | House in Wildes Meadow
1 Bedroom House in Wildes Meadow
The Lakeside Barn is an architectural masterpiece that was built in 1997 from the old wharf buildings at Darling Harbour.
It has been featured on the cover of "Southern Highlands Homes II” - showcasing the best in architecture and rural living in the Southern Highlands.
The moment you walk into The Lakeside Barn, you are greeted with head-to-toe windows that overlook the iris and lily pond lake. The Lakeside Barn is the perfect romantic escape, only 90 minutes from Canberra & Sydney!
The barn is positioned to take full advantage of the northern sunny aspect, the lovely lake with iris and lily pond, stone walls and the woodland which is planted with aspens, birches and maples. The woodland has forget-me-nots, winter roses, and periwinkle flowering during different seasons, briar roses dribble into the water and are delightful when in flower. In spring different varieties of daffodils bob merrily in the breeze around the lake amongst the seaside daisies.
The lake was created from a flat paddock and it is fully lined as the rich topsoil is so deep there wasn’t any clay to hold water, a jetty was created and a small boat that belonged to the owner's grandparents. Wild ducks call the lake home and there are baby ducklings scooting around every spring.
The whole garden was a bare paddock when the owners bought the property in 1996, and they have planted and landscaped all you see. Well over 6000 trees and shrubs have been planted on the property as this was an old dairy farm and there were very few trees. The stone walls are all built from stone sourced on the property.
The barn was built after the owners finished travelling the northeastern states of America and seeing some fabulous rural barns some 25 years ago. They returned home and had the architect draw the barn from piles of photos they bombarded him with and it was built in 1997, when there were really no other barns around. They lived in the barn for a year while renovating and rebuilding their main homestead and loved every minute of it, wondering why they just didn’t stay in the barn!
The wood was sourced from the old ironbark warehouse timbers from the now Darling Harbour and through the help of local craftsmen, they created the wonderful framework from enormous 14x14 inch beams some up to 7 metres long, and huge purpose-built rafters, hiding all fitting internally for aesthetics. The owners had the rusticated weatherboards milled to match the old cottage at the time and had the huge barn hinges made by a local blacksmith. The owners had some of the wharf timbers milled for the fabulous wide floorboards and simply tongue-oiled them. The red front door is an original door from the old cottage and you can see where the farm dogs had once scratched to get inside probably for warmth many years ago. The rustic timber lining boards in the kitchen were repurposed from old used boards from the original cottage. The huge bank of north-facing windows was sourced from an old school in Sydney and they have used the remainder of these in their main homestead as well.
The Barn is an adults-only property & we cannot accept bookings for babies, children or pets.
Security cameras installed in main driveway.
This 1 Bedroom House provides accommodation with Fireplace/Heating, Internet, Kitchen, for your convenience. This House features many amenities for guests who want to stay for a few days, a weekend or probably a longer vacation with family, friends or group. The rental House has 1 Bedroom and 1 Bathroom to make you feel right at home.
Check to see if this House has the amenities you need and a location that makes this a great choice to stay in Wildes Meadow. Enjoy your stay in Wildes Meadow at this House.
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Amenities
Facility Overview
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Air conditioning
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Heating
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Shampoo
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Toilet paper
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Shower
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Hair dryer
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Towels provided
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Soap
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1 bathroom
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Bed sheets provided
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1 bedroom
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No pets allowed
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Smoke-free property
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Smart TV
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Books
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DVD player
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Property does not allow children
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English
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WiFi available
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Garden
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No carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is no carbon monoxide detector on the property but there are gas appliances; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip)
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Smoke detector installed (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property host has indicated there is no carbon monoxide detector on the property but there are gas appliances; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited property registration number 2577, pid-stra-17141-3 property registration number 2577, pid-stra-17141-3 special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed this property is managed through our partner, vrbo. you will receive an email from vrbo with a link to a vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
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