How Sweet It Is at Sweet Bay Farm Sweet Bay Farm is 127 acres.

Sweet Bay Farm is an exquisite 127-acre property designed for country living.

How Sweet It Is at Sweet Bay Farm Sweet Bay Farm is 127 acres.

There is a fenced orchard with plum, apple, almond, peach, sweet and sour cherry and apricot trees close to the home.

Sweet Bay Farm is an exquisite 127-acre property designed for country living.

Tremendous attention to detail, as well as old world craftsmanship, has created a timeless estate in both the buildings and on the grounds.

The custom-designed residence near The Plains was built in 2004 and features a firstfloor master suite, three additional bedrooms, two baths and family room on the second level and a finished third-floor children’s dorm with full bath.

The lower level includes a French-inspired wine cellar with a constant geothermal 5355° F. temperature and perfect humidity. To the right of the residence, a relocated log bank barn, estimated circa 1795, has been remodeled as a two-bedroom guest and pool house with a salt water pool. To the left of the home, there’s a three-bedroom caretaker cottage and two-bay garage plus storage bay. A circa 1795 log structure has been remodeled as a two-bedroom guest and pool house with a salt water pool.

A circa 1795 log structure has been remodeled as a two-bedroom guest and pool house with a salt water pool.

The lower level includes a French-inspired wine cellar with a constant geothermal 53-55° F. temperature. The dining area awaits guests.

The home offers a warm, welcoming atmosphere.

Outdoor entertaining and dining areas provide stunning views. The home offers a warm, welcoming atmosphere.

Sweet Bay includes a seven-stall barn with access potential to ride out into some of the finest land in the Orange County Hounds territory. Additional features include seven paddocks with an automatic watering system and five run-in sheds. The property has an automatic watering system for cattle, with watering spigots for special needs, two ponds and two equipment sheds providing cover for farm equipment.

Additional features include wide board oak floors on the first and second levels quarter sawed from fallen oak trees at the Upperville Horse Show grounds during a 1990s hurricane. The home features high-speed Wi-Fi and a 60-amp generator. The farm also is protected by an open space easement with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.

Thomas & Talbot Real Estate 2 South Madison Street Middleburg, VA. 20117 $6,800,000 John Coles 540-270-0094

The custom-designed residence features a first-floor master suite.