'Walk in and enjoy it': The Shoalhaven mountain retreat perfect for every season

“You walk in, and it just feels like home.” That’s how listing agent Carrie Bond of Bond Lifestyle Properties describes 350a Browns Mountain Road, or Woodlands, as it’s affectionately known.

The colonial-style farmhouse sits in private seclusion upon Browns Mountain, just 20 minutes from Nowra and 30 minutes from both Kangaroo Valley and Berry.

Upon entry, guests are met with a large, open-plan living and kitchen area, and a wooden staircase leading up to the loft.

The kitchen sports a wooden benchtop and white cabinetry combo, giving rustic country vibes.

With a veranda that wraps around the home and French doors at every turn, the home would be filled with fresh country air in the summer months.

In the winter, Woodlands’ occupants will have not just one, but three fireplaces to choose from and curl up in front of with a good book and a glass of red.

The house sits on around two hectares, and Bond says if what’s inside takes your breath away, what’s outside is next-level.

“It’s stunning, from the beautiful established hedges, the formal garden all around the house, and a combination of cleared paddocks, rainforest and beautiful trees,” she says.

“It’s constantly changing with the seasons – in the spring before the trees were in bloom, the hedges were fuchsia and now all the daffodils have come out.”

The beautiful gardens surround a centrepiece crystal-blue 20-metre lap pool, with an electronic hard cover and a deck perched on the end.

With raised vegetable garden beds, the property is perfect for those who have a green thumb.

Bond says no matter who the Woodlands buyer is, they will not be disappointed.

“Everybody who has looked at it has said they wouldn’t change a thing,” she says.

“It’s one of those places that, regardless of whether you wanted it as your forever home or to holiday in, you basically can walk in and enjoy it.”

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Price guide: Circa $3.5 million

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Agent: Bond Lifestyle Properties, Carrie Bond 0421 449 846