- Clarendon Eyre is, without exaggeration, one of Australia’s most compelling real estate offerings.
- The Murray River estate owned by Ken Miller (father of Steph Claire Smith’s husband Josh Miller) notably comes with a golf course designed to replicate the surfaces of Augusta National.
- Address: 185 Morgans Mill Road, Bearii VIC.
Your dollar might not go very far in most places, but it’ll go the distance of a well struck three-wood near Northern Victoria’s Murray River, where you’ll find ‘Clarendon Eyre’.
Situated on an enviable parcel of 260 acres alongside the country’s longest river, this is an estate that’s been described as “genuinely unprecedented, unmatched, and almost certainly unrepeatable.” And we’re inclined to agree.
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The moment you pass through the gates is the moment you’re greeted by a visual feast of emerald greens from the immaculate Santa Ana couch fairways; gleaming whites of the carefully groomed bunkers; turquoise emanating from a spectacular ornamental lake; and the golden hues that flicker through the redgums that lead to a postcard-worthy bend of the Murray.
The main residence itself — a dreamy amalgamation of the former Mornington Art Gallery and a quaint weatherboard from Malvern that originally bore the Clarendon Eyre moniker; both shipped and merged on site before undergoing refurbishment — is wrapped by shady verandas and an enchanting garden.
It houses seven well-considered bedrooms, five bathrooms, plus a 10-car garage; while flaunting sumptuous finishes ranging from custom timber floors to porcelain benchtops, as well as Control4 smart technology and Sonos sound system. An ideal space for entertaining, we’re told.
The headliner here — characterised as the “mic-drop moment” at Clarendon Eyre within the official listing — is its golf course.
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Spread across 40 acres and featuring five holes with multiple tee boxes, the course was designed to replicate the surfaces of Augusta National and supposedly succeeds with every blade of grass cared for by a full-time team using top-tier equipment (all of which can be purchased with the property). Eat your heart out, Mark Wahlberg.
Golf course aside, the property-jewel-in-the-crown of Northern Victoria also hosts a tennis court, heated pool and spa, Olympic sized in-built trampoline, cinema, an “extensive” palm tree collection, seven double-door machinery sheds, as well as a commercial laundry facility.
Clarendon Eyre (185 Morgans Mill Road, Bearii VIC) can be reached from Melbourne via a three-hour drive or 45-minute helicopter ride. Serious buyers should be prepared to pony up around $8.6 million — hit the link below for more details.
