753 Montacute Road, Montacute, SA 5134

Put the crowds behind you and head for the hills! This stylish country estate is sure to please the buyer who still require close proximity to city destinations but wants a hills lifestyle. Just a short drive from Rostrevor and Newton, discover a stunning synergy of glorious gardens, lush paddocks and rugged bushland backing onto Blackhill Conservation Park.

Only the lucky few will ever get to tread in the footsteps of Adelaide's earliest settlers, let alone enjoy the sturdy bluestone walls, built with their own bare hands; only now with considerably more creature comforts than back in the 1860s!

Nestled on the banks of Fifth Creek, with a garden view from every window, today's family home is a charming symbiosis of two original overseers' cottages, and less sophisticated miners' quarters offer storage for trailers, ride-on mowers and the like. And there are stables too; perfect for a pony or two and currently set up for sheering the six sheep that graze the three paddocks.

The front door is rarely used but friends will know to walk straight into the sunny modern kitchen, where wellies and dogs are always welcome thanks to laminated timber flooring. A butler's pantry and palatial dining room are entertaining essentials for those with big families and lots of friends, and then there's the leafy poolside terrace that, together with the pool, make summers here such bliss.

Even winter comes with its own rewards. The winter sun that pours through the North-facing clerestory window of the family room linking the two original cottages; or fire up one of a trio of log-burning stoves that are so efficient. Enjoy the endless possibilities of a floor plan that can still deliver two independent living units, allowing exciting options you won't find anywhere else - think granny flat, teen retreat or even a Bed & Breakfast (STCC).

This estate is the perfect setting for those milestone occasions when only a marquee will do, there's a large level lawn on the western side with the prettiest of country views. Enjoy every opportunity to step outside and smell the roses on the way to the pool is heavenly and you could feel like you are in Provence in the South of France; keep a few chickens and pick fruit fresh from the tree: apples, cherries, quince, oranges, mandarins and grapefruits. Life is beautiful at "Willow Bank" where you can live the life you've always dreamed and create lasting memories just 15km from the CBD!