Welcome to 2114 Kimbolton Road — a rural lifestyle 15 minutes from Feilding & 5 minutes from a decent flat white - where a dog with a big bark and a silent robot roam the lawn.
The pitch
No weekends driving a ride on, lugging chainsaws & spraying weeds. This isn't that.
Sunday morning starts with birdsong. 'Once were paddocks' are tamed 24/7 by a robot driving itty bitty razor blades. The kitchen window frames a field of contented animals - not ours. Good fences keep dogs, poultry and children safe. There is time to enjoy good stuff
"It's the country, with fast wi-fi, a pub & a cafe 5 mins away"
At a glance
Beds
3 + 1
Room for guests
Baths
2 + 3 toilets
Queuing is entirely optional
Land
1 acre
Big enough to be rural, small enough not to need a rescue plan.
Dwellings
Two
Live in one. Enjoy hosting guests and family in the other
Lifestyle
Orchard · vege garden · vineyard · chooks · ducks
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The place
The short version, for people who scroll fast and view faster.
That's 4000 sq metres. A fruit orchard, no-spray vege garden, nut trees, vineyard, heritage cider apple trees. We are talking established, producing - not a "one day/ some day" project. A rooster, hens, a pair of ducks gives you egg hunts, sometimes chicks.
Rolled veranda & roses roadside; log fires,gas heater & heat pump keep it toasty inside. A north facing kitchen renovated by people who actually cook.
Three outdoor vehicle spaces. Tinkering, starting seedlings, drying onions, fishing gear, camping gear, cider making, woodwork, paint - room for all the good stuff.
No text reminders of every other day 'water restrictions.'
Primary school is a 2 min walk. Secondary school bus stop ditto. Close enough for everything that matters, far enough that only those you love drop in unannounced.
They chew quietly. You get on with stuff (or not) It's a beaut arrangement.
A look around
Just the place, on a reasonably good day using not the latest Iphone. Click any photo to view it larger.
Find us
15 minutes from Feilding, 25 from Palmerston North. Turn off the main road when the GPS starts sounding uncertain — that's the right one.
Straight up Kimbolton Rd. You literally can't miss it.
Head north via Kairanga-Bunnythorpe Rd, then Kimbolton Rd.
Bring a rental with decent ground clearance. Or don't — the road's sealed.
Questions
Kinda rural. The nearest streetlights are two paddocks away at an interseaction - none for 7 kilometres in either direction. Feilding is 15 minutes away; Palmerston North about 25.
Thanks to Elon it's fast. You can Zoom, stream, rage-refresh weather forecasts or play 2 HD movies at the same time.
Fenced lawns (3) to keep pets and children safe. Water tank on community scheme, established shelter belts, orchard, vege garden, mini vineyard, poultry, tools & equipment gear by separate agreement.
The ducks are free agents, in their opinion, and frequently join the sheep next door but they do consider the orchard home base and may be reluctant to vacate.
By negotiation. Starting from $810,000 - that's RV of $790,000 plus chattels. Serious enquiries only, please — 'just having a look' is a perfectly fine reason to visit, but let's not both waste a sunny day. Included and by negotiation chattels in PDF .
Come have a look
Private viewings by appointment only. Most days in August work — there are likely to be lambs. Prefer the phone? Call or text any time.