NEW NORFOLK

1 TYNWALD ROAD

EOI: OFFERS CLOSE SEPTEMBER 15, 5PM PRICE GUIDE: $2.65 MILLION-PLUS MATERIALS: BRICK AND WEATHERBOARD HOUSE SIZE: 436SQ M MAIN RESIDENCE, AND 54SQ M COTTAGE

LAND AREA: 2.49HA

AGENT: EIS PROPERTY HOBART, REFER DEB STEPHENS, 0409 125 132 REALESTATE.COM.AU ID: 137087618

was the realisation of a long-held dream.

On seeing the property’s imposing turret, it felt like they’d laid eyes on their own private castle.

“When I first saw Tynwald’s turret, it made me gasp with excitement. A castle in Tasmania? What could be better than that,” Pat says.

Relocating from Adelaide to the Derwent Valley, 30 minutes’ drive from Hobart, the couple has spent more than three decades carefully maintaining the home in keeping with its historic origins.

The main residence has 10 bedrooms and seven bathrooms and its rich interiors feature stained-glass windows, timber mantelpieces and balustrades, functional fireplaces and pressed-metal ceilings.

Decorative hallway arches, heavy drapes, plush carpet and a breakfast room featuring original flagstone floors adds to the charm.

Modern conveniences come by way of a stainless-steel commercial-grade kitchen, a cool room, contemporary bathrooms, plumbing and garaging.

Set among 2.49ha of beautifully maintained gardens and adjacent to Crown land, a walking track meanders through the grounds past an old tennis court and swimming pool ready to be reinstated.

Among it all, the 200-year-old mill takes pride of place, romantically ruinous with a tree growing through its centre, it’s a living reminder of a bygone era.

“It’s integral to the area’s history and is one of the first to be built in Tasmania, it’s absolutely stunning and adds to Tynwald’s magic,” Ms Stephens says.