Coastal country acreage: best of both worlds
Regional New South Wales offers so many beautiful locations for home owners choosing an acreage block. Often when we imagine acreage house plans, our first thought is building in the country rather than a coastal setting. However home builders in Port Stephens get the best of both worlds, and with the suburbs of Port Stephens extending from Tea Gardens to Medowie there’s a variety of acreage living potential to consider. If you’d like to build an acreage home and love the idea of country-coastal living on beautiful Worimi country, this article is for you.
Salt Ash and Bob’s Farm
Only an hour from Newcastle, Port Stephens is renowned for its spectacular sand dunes and stunning coastline. Located on the main road between Newcastle and Nelson Bay are the peaceful areas of Salt Ash and Bob’s Farm. These suburbs of Port Stephens are home to working farms and vineyards so the area is often referred to as ‘the food bowl of the peninsula’.
There’s an abundance of activities and swathes of natural beauty to enjoy nearby. On the coastal side of Salt Ash and Bob’s Farm, Worimi National Park is where you can enjoy whale watching, fishing and beach driving. Inland on the north west sits the Tilligerry National Park covering the north shore of Tilligerry Creek. If you’re quiet enough you can spot birdlife and koalas along these walking tracks.
Choosing an acreage block in either Salt Ash or Bob’s Farm means you’re a mere 10 minute drive to Anna Bay and Boat Harbour for snorkelling and swimming in pristine beaches. The slice of paradise that is Birubi Beach can be found here too with its vast expanse of sand dunes spreading southwards. The wide vista enjoyed from the beach cafe leaves a lasting impression. Another ten minutes further along the road, you can be surfing the waves of beautiful One Mile Beach. Every day feels like holiday living.
Medowie
Medowie offers the perfect blend of rural living and convenience. Just half an hour from Newcastle,15 minutes from Raymond Terrace and 20 minutes to the Tomaree Peninsula, you have the perfect balance of a dream lifestyle with close access to key employment areas. Choosing an acreage block in Medowie will allow you to make an easy commute and with Newcastle airport at Williamtown, only 8 minutes away, you can make interstate flights with ease.
The fast growing township of Medowie is surrounded by rural properties and growers such as Medowie Macadamias and The Little Tin Shed, famous for their flowers. Medowie provides a wide range of local community and sporting facilities perfect for every age range.
Nelson Plains
The acreage builder with a passion for being on the water might snatch up a river frontage block in Nelson Plains on either the Hunter or Williams River. Located only minutes from Raymond Terrace CBD and 30 km to Newcastle you’ve got rural lifestyle with city convenience including boating access to Newcastle Harbour as well.
Tea Gardens
Tea Gardens combines the ease of country living with all the benefits of riverside and coastal activities from fishing to sailing and other water sports
There are plenty of social and sporting clubs including a magnificent golf course in Hawks Nest and an art gallery which regularly exhibits local artists. Tea Gardens is a place with a big community heart.
If you want to build an acreage home in a location that gives you access to the Barrington Coast while still being a commutable drive to Newcastle, Tea Gardens is also close to the beauty of Myall Lakes.
Access all the essentials in Nelson Bay
Living on acreage around here definitely doesn’t mean being stuck in the sticks when the township of Nelson Bay is only a hop-skip-and-a-jump away. The commercial centre of the area, Nelson Bay is where you’ll find a community hospital, schools, supermarkets, speciality shops, a wealth of eateries as well as art galleries, a cinema and bowling club. When you build an acreage home in the areas heading out Port Stephens, nearby Nelson Bay has all of your essentials covered.
Living the dream in coastal country style
When you build an acreage home, you amplify the Australian dream of having space for the kids to run around, motorbikes, horses and the simple outdoor life. Acreage house plans allow room for the massive shed and carport to home all the toys including boats, quads and, of course, the ride-on. Living in the areas hugging Port Stephens makes it all possible to mix up farm and coastal lifestyle.
Choosing your Port Stephens builder
If you like the sound of country coastal style for your new home construction, the suburbs of Port Stephens are great places to consider. You’ll want to choose a Port Stephens acreage builder with plenty of local knowledge and experience with council regulations – with over 50 years in the construction industry, Valley Homes is the Port Stephens builder you can trust to transform your acreage house plans into your dream home. Call us today.
