



Set across 525 acres (approx.) of rolling Southern Highlands countryside, just 90 minutes (138km) from Sydney and 70 minutes (124km) from the airport, 'Comfort Hill' is a rare convergence of history, scale and quiet grandeur - a landmark residence and a fully realised country estate in equal, uncompromising measure. The estate's story begins in the 1830s, when British plantation owners John and William Morris settled the land and named it for the Jamaican township of their youth. Built in 1841 from sandstone quarried on the property, the original homestead rooms remain the beating heart of a residence dramatically expanded in the early 2000s using stone drawn from that same quarry - a rare architectural continuity that lends the home an unbroken sense of place across nearly two centuries. 'Comfort Hill' has passed through only a handful of custodians, most recently television pioneer Reg Grundy and his wife Joy, who acquired the estate in 2007, breaking the Southern Highlands price record at the time and cementing its standing among the nation's most significant lifestyle holdings. Their imprint remains in the immaculate presentation, considered detail and generous scale of a home built for a life lived exceptionally well. At the heart of the estate stands the principal residence, a historic homestead of five charming bedrooms that pairs the character of its 1841 sandstone origins with the comfort and infrastructure of contemporary country living. Formal and informal living spaces unfold through the home's original and expanded wings, complemented by a scenic executive office suite, a private cinema and a dedicated wellness wing. Beyond the main house, 'Comfort Hill' offers a lovely two-bedroom, two-bathroom guest cottage, a three-bedroom, three-bathroom manager's house for estate management and a full second residence, complete with six bedrooms and six bathrooms, suited to extended family or offering exceptional flexibility for large-scale entertaining, multi-generational living, or to function as a fully staffed working estate. In a separate building, a dedicated snooker and cigar room speaks to the more convivial side of country life at 'Comfort Hill'. Framing the homestead are twelve acres of sculpted formal gardens, home to more than 60,000 trees planted over the estate's history - a mature and layered landscape that shifts through the seasons, from soft green canopies in spring to the deep russets and golds captured across the property's ornamental lake each autumn. This expansive lake, its banks planted with more than 10,000 yellow Japanese water irises, is the estate's singular centrepiece, a still, reflective heart to the surrounding gardens and paddocks alike. Beyond the formal gardens lies a genuine working farm, anchored by machinery and hay sheds, cattle yards, a workshop and a dedicated farm office. Long run as a sheep and dairy property under the Morris family, 'Comfort Hill' today is home to a celebrated Angus cattle herd and sheep, its extensive paddocks and substantial agricultural infrastructure reflecting a farm as productive as it is picturesque. For those with equestrian pursuits, 'Comfort Hill' offers a fully appointed six-stable complex, complete with a tack room, feed room, day yards and a dedicated dressage area, with infrastructure suited equally to a serious competition program or the simple pleasure of keeping horses at home. An all-weather tennis court with its own pavilion, rounds out a property built as much for leisure as for legacy. 'Comfort Hill's' water security reflects the scale and seriousness of the holding: fresh/rainwater storage of approximately 500,000 litres with a reticulated filter supplied to the house, three bores with a 250 mega-litre water irrigation licence, and additional dam infrastructure for water reticulation, to support both the gardens and the working farm, ensuring resilience across the estate's agricultural operations regardless of season. 'Comfort Hill' is, at once, a significant family home, a fully equipped equestrian and recreational retreat, a productive rural enterprise, and an irreplaceable fragment of Southern Highlands history. It is a place to live exceptionally well today - and a legacy to hold for generations to come.
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