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_Historical Mowbray Farm back on market in nearly 50 years

An Australian landmark property with a rich history dating back to 1822 is coming to the market for the first time in nearly 50 years.
July 02, 2020

Mowbray Park is a residential and commercial property with unique historical significance and offers a variety of potential uses to the next custodian. 

Current operations including working agricultural farm as well as farmstay holiday accommodation and associated activities. 

Image: Mowbray Park, 745 Barkers Lodge Road, Picton, NSW 

The property consists of 69.28 hectares of premium pastures and has undergone a significant number of improvements including a substantial brick homestead (circa. 1880) approx. 700 sqm internally with 10 ensuite bedrooms.

Image: Barkers Lodge, the brick homestead with 10 ensuite bedrooms

It also has a further six buildings of mixed use and heritage significance, commercial dining room and kitchen, conference hall, wedding reception hall/venue, numerous supporting farm buildings, swimming pool and all-weather tennis court.

Image: Mowbray Park's swimming pool, amongst other modern improvements and facilities

The variety of existing buildings and facilities offer a unique development advantage over other comparative sites. The scope of the property improvements also provides unusual flexibility for any prospective purchaser as these facilities can be used for multiple purposes including:

  • Additional dwellings for family, guests or worker
  • Leased independently for income producing purposes, or modified and adapted for other approved activities to suit the purchaser's needs including country estate, holiday farm, riding academy, country club, vineyard etc.
  • Excellent fenced pastures, favourable topography with creek and double weir, two bores and multiple dams all providing a permanent water supply
  • General farm improvements including animal nursery, shearing shed, horse shelters and more
  • Two road access

Mowbray Park is approved as an 'existing tourism operation' and as such has an existing bedding capacity of 150. There are no similar properties in the Wollondilly Shire.

Image: Long Shed offering a wedding reception hall/venue

Located in the earmarked South-West growth corridor for the expansion of Sydney in the next decade, it is in close proximity to the town of Picton (10 km), Sydney CBD (97 km), Sydney Airport (83 km), Badgerys Creek Airport (51 km) and the regional hubs of Camden and Campbelltown. It is well serviced by the Hume Highway and M5/M7 motorways entering Greater Sydney. 

This property is for sale via expressions of interest. 

For more information, please contact Adam Ross on +61 409 663 051 or William Laing on +61 404 381 960.