Vast Snowy Mountains retreat and brumby refuge hits the market

This sprawling property in the heart of the Snowy Mountains region offers unbridled opportunity to snap up the spirit of the Alpine Country.

Bordering Kosciuszko National Park, 2911 Barry Way, Ingebirah is on 6,200 acre parcel of land with the opportunity for buyers to utilise the land as a tourism venture, working rural property or private estate.

Justin and Delia McInstosh purchased the property in February 2004 and transformed it into a brumbry refuge and business venture.

“At the time it was about 7,200 acres and we just fell in love with it and bought it,” Mr McIntosh said.

“When I got told that they accepted our offer for the 7,000-odd acres, I panicked a little bit and wondered, what the hell am I going to do with it?”

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2911 Barry Way, Ingebirah 6,200 acre land holding is currently on the market

The Main Homestead on the property

Previously living in Sydney, they were already familiar with the mountain country and looking for a property to “get a few horses”.

“Instead of having a couple of horses we have about 50 horses,” Mr McIntosh said.

Mr McIntosh said they had two horses to start with, with a gradual build and a big booking that had required 30 horses.

Mr McIntosh said the shootings of hundreds of brumbies in the area had “traumatised” him and influenced his decision to create a property that was also a safe haven for wild horses.

“I always had in the back of my mind if I was ever in the position to help the brumby I would,” he said.

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Justin and Delia purchased the property in 2004

Mr McIntosh said they were initially looking for a property for “a couple of horses”

Mr McIntosh said the day they were told their offer was accepted, he declared it would become a sanctuary for brumbies.

“So we have about 55 wild horses as well as about 50 riding horses,” he said

They began operating Snowy Wilderness the same year of purchase.

“Within six months we started doing horse rides and so forth and about a year later we started renting out the accommodation,” Mr McIntosh said.

On the property is a circa 1990 homestead that was constructed using locally milled Australian pine and handmade mud bricks.

You will also find two masterbuilt holiday retreats the Kosciuszko and Crackenback Lodge’s as well as a high country stone cottage with floor to ceiling windows called the Swiss Cottage.

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The McIntoshes’s 50 horses are utilsed in their business venture Snowy Wilderness

Snowy Wilderness offer two to seven day horse riding

Snowy Wilderness offers camp sites strategically located throughout its land, horse riding, a 120 person function centre that also caters for weddings, 4WD and eco-friendly cottages and lodges.

“People come in to stay there and horse ride, we also do multi-day horse rides anything from two to seven day horse rides,” Mr McIntosh said.

“We don’t know who is going to buy it of course, but the best buyer would be someone who is probably going to continue the business as we do.”

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Inside Crackenback Lodge

Inside the Main Homestead

Belle Property Snowy Mountains principal and agent Dani Kell said the size and pristine nature of the property is attracting buyer interest.

“It’s an interesting property and properties of that size don’t come up often,” she said.

“The interest has been quite broad and now people are just doing their due diligence to see what they want to do with it.”

Inside the Swiss Cottage

Inside Kosciuszko Lodge

Ms Kell said there has been a broad range of interest with some buyers with family in the area.

“I have one buyer where the property has been in the family before – it’s a big emotional heart decision for her,” she said.

The property includes DA approved Community Title subdivision comprising 16 generously sized lifestyle lots across just 53 acres of the broader 6,200 land holding.

“A property of that size, people are certainly looking at are they going to have a return on investement on it,” Ms Kell said.

“We will have buyers on the day I’m sure and will see what that translates to in price.”

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