A two minute walk from the fabled Guildford General Store, and an equally short stroll (or roll!) from the historic Guildford Family Hotel, this superb property offers the perfect lifestyle in an oasis of peace and rural tranquillity 10 minutes from Castlemaine, 15 from Daylesford and 90 from Melbourne. The home itself is perfect for growing families, with three huge bedrooms, the main with parents' wing walk-in dressing room and bathroom, and a fourth offering a perfect study, home office, snug or guest room. If you are working from home or the kids love the internet just a bit too much you will all love the lightning fast NBN connection. The rendered brick homestead boasts classic wide verandahs for summer days (and morning cups of tea), and an undercover patio, alongside a sumptuous screening of grapevine, is the perfect spot for outdoor entertaining, social gatherings and enjoying the garden ambience in privacy and peace. Indoors, a superbly workable kitchen, with central island bench and 900mm stainless steel gas cooktop and electric oven. An over-abundance of kitchen cupboards, storage and pantry space includes provision for as big a fridge as you like! The kitchen overlooks an expansive open-plan living and dining space with polished Tasmanian oak floorboards, all served by reverse cycle air-conditioning and wood heater. There's a ceiling fan here too, as there is in each of the bedrooms and study. Adjoining the kitchen is another wonderful open space, perfect for formal dining, presently offering another cosy living room option in this extra roomy floorplan. Of the two big bathrooms, the main features classic corner spa bath and big shower recess. The emphasis on space continues into the over-sized laundry. Outdoors, a lovely orchard with cherry, plum, apple, pear, fig, nectarine and olive trees fruiting abundantly, a veggie garden, a chicken coop for free-ranging birds, and a sense of space, freedom and open air unattainable in cities. Plenty of room here for the kids, the family dog, an extra pet or two. In fact, so generous is the land (1.2 acres) that conversations around subdivision are positively progressed with Council. A huge concrete-floored shed provides double garaging, massive storage and workshop, plus there's a carport and a big fernery right alongside the house. A perfect country home, big enough for everybody, with room to move, room to breathe, room to spare, and close to everything that matters. With its primary school re-opening this year, to wide acclaim, and its flourishing local arts and music scene, Guildford boasts a generous and welcoming community (pop. 333!). On weekend mornings, veteran cars jostle for parks at the Store with local farmers collecting the weekend paper on their tractor. This is a village you will love calling 'home'.