Byron photographer Anna Swain is selling her treasured family home

• Owners: Anna and Andrew Swain
• The property: Four-bedroom farmhouse, 20 minutes from Byron Bay
• Address: 193 Brooklet Road, Brooklet, NSW
• Agent: Nick Dunn, McGrath Byron Bay 0448 301 111

With adult children living in Europe and a part-time home in Greece, author and photographer Anna Swain and her husband Andrew are selling their northern NSW farm.

The Newrybar property has been the family home for 23 years and is a treasured part of the Swain story.

Anna says it’s tough to be moving on.

“There is a lot of history and many memories here. Our three children grew up here. It’s a heartbreaker,” she says.

The house was renovated in the 1970s by the original owner, a local dairy farmer.

Since buying the property in 2002, seasoned renovators Anna and Andrew have added their unique touch, making it their own.

“We wanted to honour the original house as much as possible,” she says.

Through the renovations, the couple uncovered a treasure trove of charming features.

“Pressed tin ceilings, hardwood floors, original boards and doors and a painted carpet on the floor in one of the bedrooms, which we chose to keep as a relic of past times,” says Anna.

Aluminium doors and windows were swapped out for timber versions; a bathroom update retained the original pink bathtub, and Andrew built a new bathroom off their main bedroom.

“As the boys grew older, I craved a bathroom of my own so my clever husband built the beautiful bathhouse as a sanctuary for us,” says Anna.

Only two minutes from Newrybar and 20 minutes from Byron Bay, the home is in a sought-after location.

Despite the region’s growing popularity, Anna says the place still has a village feel.

“We adore this area. There are still a lot of old families and farmers, keeping its rural authenticity. It’s nice to have a small but buzzy place nearby where you can get supplies and coffee and also hay bales and chook food.”

Anna says she is privileged to have called this place home and will leave with a lifetime of memories.

“Collecting eggs with the kids in the early morning, lunch under the trees in the backyard, sitting on the back verandah watching afternoon storms rolling in, cosy winter days by the fire.”

The Asking Price is: $4,000,000

193 Brooklet Road, Brooklet NSW 2479

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While Greece is calling them for now, this isn’t the Swain’s final farewell to the area.

“We are very fortunate to still own a home in Brunswick Heads, and we will come back and forth.”