Top Reasons You Will Love This Home: Set on 2.56 acres of peaceful land with approximately one-third under environmental protection, this property ensures lasting privacy with year-round trails and natural surroundings. Enjoy the best of both worlds of the quiet of country living and the convenience of being just 5 minutes to Meaford's schools, shops, cafés, fine dining, Georgian Bay, the harbour, and live performances at Meaford Hall. A detached double-car garage provides extra storage or workshop space, making this the perfect home, retreat, or retirement haven. Step into a bright, carpet-free home with a welcoming foyer featuring 12 ceilings and a spacious coat closet, with updates including upgraded baseboards, Shaker Lincoln rain-glass pocket doors, wide-plank oak hardwood on the main level, Cedarport Thornbury windows (2016), upper-level Van Dolders windows (2015), hardwood in the loft, luxury vinyl in the basement, and a Lennox high-efficiency furnace with humidifier (2015). The partially finished basement offers a modern laundry room, a vestibule at the stair landing, storage, and potential to finish to your taste. The chef's kitchen (renovated 2020) is a showpiece with Caesarstone quartz counters, a dual-function stove/oven, soft-close cabinetry with spice rack doors, and a pantry with built-in drawers, opening to the dining and living areas that flow around a slate stone wood-burning fireplace with patio doors leading to multiple decks and a serene garden pond. Under a cathedral tongue-and-groove ceiling with exposed beams, the primary suite offers a walk-in closet with custom organizer and a spa-inspired ensuite with heated floors, freestanding soaker tub, walk-in shower, and double quartz sinks (2015). Multiple decks, a covered porch, and a sunroom invite you to enjoy the outdoors every season, exploring trails or relaxing by the pond, with golf, ski hills, beaches, and hiking all nearby. 2,129 sq. ft. above grade plus a partially finished basement. (id:2493)