STATELY BLUE MOUNTAINS RETREAT!

Introducing 'The Nunnery'. A stately Blue Mountains residence; a grand property of style and grace with a rich history, waiting for you to write its next chapter.

Built in 1906 as a country retreat by a successful manufacturer, this fully renovated heritage mansion is an imposing statement of a Federation-Arts and Crafts country manor, set proudly on an expansive 6,020sqm parcel.

Fully refurbished in 2021, the Nunnery consists of 10 spacious bedrooms, each with individual bathroom, a split-level tower that could be the perfect library, a large chapel (or your ballroom), vast dining hall, commercial-grade kitchen, stunning and generous formal lounge, panoramic views of the croquet lawn and beyond, all providing restorative grace with a peaceful ambiance.

Currently operational as a boutique retreat centre, there also provides significant development potential via a large land parcel or even subdivided (STCA).

This exceptional property features:
- Stunning Federation Arts & Craft style home refurbished in 2021 to the highest standard.
- Ornate high ceilings, federation cornices and palatial features.
- Ideal opportunity for bed and breakfast accommodation, live in or invest.
- 10 spacious bedrooms with ensuites and air-conditioning.
- Expansive kitchen with Caesar Stone bench tops, walk in pantry, 8 burner commercial gas stove & oven.
- Large formal lounge room with open fireplace. Stately grandeur overlooking the garden.
- Spacious dining hall, seating up to 20 people with ornate high ceilings throughout.
- Peaceful chapel or grand formal entertaining space with gorgeous stained glass windows and separate entrance.
- Split level tower with additional bedroom & library leading gracefully to the 'tower room' (the original bell tower).
- Sun-drenched interiors with delightful outlooks.
- Courtyard entrance with original fountain.
- Tennis court ripe for re-invigoration, or numerous outdoor pursuits (basketball, pickleball).
- Additional 2-room workshop with hot water and gas connection.
- Tool shed with concrete floor, 1.5m high under house storage.
- Short stroll from Leura Mall, Woolworths, Post Office, Train station, and Cafe/Restaurants.
- Leura Public School 2 minutes drive; Katoomba hospital 4 minutes drive.
- Currently operating as boutique wellness retreat and Day Spa including treatment rooms, the Blue Mountains' only float tank, accommodating up to 35 guests.
- Current DA consent in place to operate the property as a hotel, plus significant development potential on vacant land.

Properties of this calibre, presenting such a range of possibilities are rarely offered. Don't miss your opportunity to acquire this Blue Mountains landmark property.

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An excerpt from the historical notes in the State Heritage Inventory for the property summarise the evolution of the property as:

"The core of The Nunnery was built in 1906 as a country retreat by a partner in a Sydney bicycle-making firm, Bennett and Wood. The Bennetts used the house on its 2.4 hectares (6 acres) with attractive vistas, a croquet lawn and a tennis court until 1930, when they sold it to an umbrella-manufacturer called House.

Around 1935 House sold the property to the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, who used it as a retreat, associated with their hospital at Lewisham in Sydney. The house was maintained with the addition of a 'small, but ornate
chapel'.

In 1979 the order sold the property to John and Robin Pascoe who altered and extended the house, building a swimming pool and opening the Little Company Guesthouse in 1980. After the successful guesthouse was sold to Alan and Margaret Hair in 1985, the Hairs built on the estate a residence for themselves called Bethany in 1987, some cottages in the same year and a two-storied conference centre called Pitcaple in 1990. Bethany is now separately owned."

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