70 Glen Road, Glenduan, Nelson

Be amazed - blissful two acres

Is there a more spectacularly special property than this, ten minutes from the city? What an extraordinary sanctuary this is - two acres (8,832sqm) of blissful private parkland and a wonderfully warm and inviting circa-100-year-old home.

If you value serenely private living, surrounded by nature, this is the place. The Glen is one of Nelson's gems, and this may be the best prize property of all in this seaside community.

And with an unformed right of way from the road frontage to the far end of the property, there's potential future subdivision opportunity.

Neighbours are screened in this unique pocket of land, gently rising towards tree-clad hills behind in a rural setting. Vistas stretch across a farm to the Boulder Bank, Tasman Bay, and western mountains.

The owners of 16 years have enhanced this property with love and energy, updating the lovely old 174sqm home, making it warm and inviting with insulation, re-wired and added large garden decks. Most windows are double-glazed (argon-filled low-E). The house has been recently repainted inside and out.

From every room, there's privacy; no neighbours, only views of shrubs, beautiful trees or pastoral scenes of grazing cows. Ducted heating warms a superbly large master bedroom. Triple garage and workshop space suit a home-business.

The property is an enchanting medley of lawns, a creek with native fish and eels, wooded nooks and spectacular trees; majestic 90-year-old redwood, puriri, pohutakawa, kowhai.

Heritage fruit trees date back to the property's early 20th century origins as the Thornhill dairy farm that supplied milk to Nelson residents. Chickens run free in the garden (with glasshouse) and you can grow as much produce as you wish. Keep a horse or graze animals.

Living here, just as it is, will nourish the soul. There's opportunity to extend and astute buyers will see potential further value in this large, remarkable property. With the city a stress-free ten minutes drive, there's nothing quite like it.