Embraced by an inspiring natural setting, this five acre property features alfresco living, stables and a saltwater inground pool. French windows, timber floors and a wood burning fireplace characterise the home’s warm interiors. The fluid layout includes a full-length front verandah, formal lounge room with bay windows, formal dining and family rooms. Glass sliding doors open up to a deck that wraps around the home and overlooks level lawn and out to the bushland beyond. Stables accommodate three horses and have their own gated driveway access.

A central island bench and a gas cooktop feature in the fresh white kitchen framed by a treetop outlook. Bedrooms all have built-in wardrobes and there is a light-filled ensuite for master bedroom. The family bathroom has a freestanding bath, frameless shower and practical dual-basin vanity for peak hour. A Grecian-shaped pool invites summer fun and there are low maintenance gardens with natives, fruit trees and a rhubarb patch.

• Four out of five acres are arable, rabbit-proof fencing, 60m x 20m sand arena and 100m road frontage
• Renovated bathrooms and kitchen
• Tack room, machinery shed, stables and electric security gates at entry
• Zoned ducted air conditioning; fireplace warms the whole house
• 20 mins to both Hornsby Station and Castle Towers, 3 mins to Galston shops