PICTURES: Take a peek inside this incredible Tipperary house and estate, now on sale for €3.6m

A stunning lakeside estate with a timeless Georgian Manor house on approximately 200 acres of land has come to the property market in Nenagh for €3.6 million. Bellevue House and Estate also comes with the option of an additional 50 acres subject to further negotiation.

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The incredible house dates to circa 1750 and is a detached two-storey over a basement. The home and property in general have undergone major restoration and refurbishment since being acquired by its current owners in 1997. 

The estate was once in the ownership of the Sadlier family, who descend from Col. Thomas Sadleir. He represented counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Galway, Mayo and Tipperary in Parliament at various times during the 17th Century. 

Bellevue Estate is approached through wrought iron gates mounted between cut stone pillars with adjoining pedestrian gates.

Through the main entrance, approached via rising limestone steps, the reception hall is a testament to the exceptional quality of the restoration that took place and is reflected throughout. The impressive hall has a polished timber floor and panelled walls with matching alcoves, a stone chimney piece and ornate ceiling plasterwork.

To the left is the incredible dining room with a columned stone mantlepiece. This room enjoys a dual aspect, looking down the wooded avenue and to the front to Lough Derg. 

On the opposite side of the hall is the delightful drawing room with a Bosci style chimney piece, an ornate ceiling rose and a large bay window overlooking the grounds. The drawing room is also dual aspect, overlooking the manicured lawns and Lough Derg. 

The room in turn opens to the sitting room with polished timber flooring, a columned marble fireplace and a fine ornate ceiling. This room connects to the stair’s hall, off which is the cloakroom. A couple of steps takes you then to the family room, passing the door to the basement. The family room has polished timber floors, a Scandinavian stove and French doors to the garden.  

From the family room is the kitchen/breakfast room with an extensive range of fitted wall and floor mounted units, a central food preparation island with Belfast style sink and a bay window with seating. Double doors lead to the large butler’s pantry. Opposite the kitchen on the other side of the family room is the door to the integrated garage and boiler house.

Ascending to the first floor, there is the home cinema/sitting room with two windows overlooking the house courtyard. There are two double bedrooms, both en-suite, all with timber lined ceilings.

Also on the first floor are three more bedrooms. There are two double bedrooms, both en-suite. The first has an ornate carved mantlepiece with a gas-fired grate and steps rising to a tiled en-suite bathroom with bath/shower and separate dressing room. The second bedroom, also a double, has an en-suite shower room. The third bedroom is the truly delightful master bedroom suite. The bedroom has an open arch to a small sunroom which offers exceptional views over the Parkland, countryside and Lough Derg. The bathroom has double washbasins and a jacuzzi bath, bidet wash basin and shower. Completing the bedroom suite is a very large walk-in wardrobe. 

Steps from the stairs hall descend to the semi-basement where there are two large offices. In addition, there is a small gym area and a sauna, steam room, shower and WC. The wine cellar is also accessed from the gym area. 

Immediately to the rear of the house is the courtyard. There are several small and large sheds here. The wood fired central heating boiler occupies the small open-ended shed. Immediately adjoining is the open fronted wood store, with a large reserve freshwater tank atop. Next is the implement shed for gardening equipment and lawn mowers. Opposite is the converted byre.

An adjoining gated arch leads to the extensive walled garden with an associated gardeners’ cottage, currently used for storage. The walled garden has several fruit trees but in the main is laid out in lawns interspersed with flowering shrubs and trees.

Through the water tower arch is the stable yard. The groom’s cottage is tiny and used for storage. The adjoining three stables have been partially refurbished and designed to allow conversion subject to planning permission. Next are three coach houses with concrete floors. The loft extends over the entirety of this structure. A small stone shed with enclosure follows. The final building contains five large stables with loft over. The farmyard also contains a three span haybarn with three span lean-to on one side.

On the lake shore is a traditional stone-built boat house, suitable for storing 2 lake boats. The associated harbour is large enough to moor two larger cruisers of sailing boats, subject to a maximum draft of approximately 1m.

A feature of the estate is approximately 2 km of lake frontage to Lough Derg.

The parkland and pasture lands extending to approximately 120 acres are used for the grazing of cattle. These lands are tenanted on a 11-month conacre licence to a local farmer.

Bellevue is located on the eastern shores of Lough Derg in County Tipperary. There are a few small hamlets in the area including Ballinderry, Coolbaun and Kilbarron. The main commercial centre of the area is the Market Town of Nenagh, approximately 18km southeast.

Bellevue House is listed as a protected structure in the current Tipperary County Development Plan 2022 – 2028. 

For more information on this incredible home and estate, you can go here.