75 Sturt Valley Road, Stirling, SA 5152

Feel like babes in the wood as the lucky new owners of this cosy character cottage rocking stunning valley views and the good life on a cleared 1416m2 hillside block, 25 mins from the Adelaide CBD. Leaving the freeway at Crafers, life's little stresses are quickly traded for fresh air and freedom as you drive deeper and deeper into the trees that give this area its unique beauty and climate.

No question, this is mountain-goat territory but well worth the climb, with handy side-by-side parking close to the house, perfect peace and breathtaking forest outlooks as far as the eye can see. Generations have loved this valley... building bonfires, picking blackberries and wildflowers. There are birds and koalas and, at dusk, kangaroos that come down to graze from adjoining bushland - home to an old quarry.

Originally built as a summer house to escape the heat of the plains, this gorgeous freestone bungalow has been entertaining locals and city dwellers since the 1920s.

In recent years it has been brought back to original character and made very functional for children with a fenced, level area of lawn, sandpit and Bali hut just beyond the living area's french doors. The front veranda has also been reinstated - just the spot for enjoying those views with the all-weather luxury of cafe blinds. The home runs sustainably off rainwater and is also connected to mains supply.

Inside, country style comes naturally with polished jarrah floors, a gas combustion heater and eat-in timber kitchen with marble pastry slab, gas cook top and Miele dishwasher - perfect for pie and jam-making from the property's rich supply of orchard fruit including apples, plums, figs and walnuts.

Rest and play in open-plan comfort with spectacular decorative ceilings and a sub-floor cellar that will be fun to stock with so many wineries on your doorstep. Share the love with three bedrooms including main with curtain wardrobe, a gorgeous heritage bathroom with cast-iron bathtub and laundry/mud room with powder room off.

With lots of nice places to eat in nearby Stirling and Aldgate, and great local schools including St Catherine's and Heathfield High, this idyllic hills lifestyle promises to be your 'happily ever after'. Just come up and see!

LPG gas combustion heater, hot water, cooking
12ft ceilings
3 rainwater tanks (20,000 litres) with pumps
New mains water supply
Fire pump
Stone garage & carport
Wine cellar

Ct / 5523/782
Council / City of Adelaide Hills 2
Zoning / W(PP)'2
Built / 1925
Land / 1416m2
Council rates / $pa
Water rates / $pq
Es levy / $pa