RARE TASMANIAN COASTAL ESTATE ON THE MARKET FOR MORE THAN $20 MILLION
A 250-hectare beachfront vineyard, distillery and resort on Tasmania’s East Coast has been listed for sale, marking one of the most significant lifestyle and tourism opportunities to emerge in the State in years.
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A landmark coastal property on Tasmania’s East Coast has hit the market, with expectations of more than $20 million for the fully integrated vineyard, distillery and hospitality estate.
White Sands Estate, set across 250 hectares at Four Mile Creek, is being offered by owner-operator John White through Tom Ryan of Knight Frank and Josh Hart of McGrath.
It represents one of the largest privately owned coastal holdings on the East Coast, a region increasingly favoured by both domestic and international investors seeking long-term tourism and lifestyle assets.
The property’s credentials are formidable. It encompasses an operating brewery, distillery and vineyard with a cellar door and tasting room housed within a 3,254-square-metre two-level complex.
Accommodation includes 19 self-contained villas and larger group lodges, alongside multiple event spaces catering to weddings, conferences and corporate retreats. The estate also features manicured lawns, gardens and beachfront event locations with direct private access to Four Mile Creek beach.
Located along the Tasman Highway between St Helens and Bicheno, White Sands occupies a prime position on the East Coast tourism trail, within easy reach of Freycinet National Park, Douglas Apsley and Maria Island. It’s about 90 minutes’ drive from Launceston, making it an accessible yet secluded escape that draws consistent visitor traffic year-round.
Knight Frank’s Tom Ryan said the property’s combination of operational success, large-scale infrastructure and future potential made it an exceptional offering. “An opportunity of this scale simply doesn’t come to the market,” he said.
“We expect strong interest from both domestic and international investors, particularly given the global profile White Sands Estate has developed.”
While already operating as a successful hospitality and tourism venture, the property also offers significant potential for expansion.
“The large-scale site offers multiple future development pathways,” Ryan added. “That includes eco-tourism, resort or residential projects, as well as expanded events and commercial operations.”
McGrath’s Josh Hart echoed that sentiment, describing the listing as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to secure a fully operational coastal agritourism and lifestyle asset in a tightly held pocket of the East Coast.”
“It occupies a rare stretch of coastline with direct beach access and sweeping ocean views,” Hart said.
“This region benefits from strong year-round visitation linked to nearby icons such as Freycinet and Wineglass Bay, and there are very few large-scale holdings of this nature remaining.”
The East Coast of Tasmania has long been a magnet for tourism investment, prized for its dramatic coastal scenery, growing food and wine culture, and consistent visitor growth.
With strong domestic demand and increasing international visibility, assets like White Sands Estate are becoming increasingly scarce, and increasingly valuable.
The Expressions of Interest campaign for White Sands Estate closes at 2pm AEDT on Thursday, November 20.
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The imposing stone structures, with towers, turrets and a hot tub room, lord over the landscape near the mountain resort town of Sandpoint.
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Idaho is not a place that’s often associated with Medieval castles, but a pair have just hit the market for $6.25 million.
The imposing stone structures have towers, turrets, ramparts, arrow-slit windows and even a drawbridge, and might just be the most authentic-looking castles this side of the Atlantic.
“Who expects to see a castle like this in Idaho?” said listing agent Brenda Burk of Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty, who brought the property to the market last week. They are, she said, “extremely unusual.”
Schweitzer Castle and Château de Melusine, as they’re known, stand within Schweitzer Mountain Resort in the Selkirk Mountains and overlook the nearby mountain resort town of Sandpoint. They take in panoramic views of Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho’s largest lake.
The pair of ski-in/ski-out homes each have three bedrooms, two bathrooms and three stories, Burk explained. They are “so authentic,” she said. “Every single stone was handlaid.”
Schweitzer Castle, she said, wasn’t built for “functionality,” but has been modernized and adapted and now has everything a 21st-century residence requires, along with a dungeon, which for some buyers may also be a requisite.
The chateau, meanwhile, has a hot tub room with mountain views, as well as a garage.
The property is being sold furnished, and will come complete with the hand-carved statues, armor, mounted swords, stained-glass windows and a host of antiques dating to the 15th and 16th centuries.
The owner, an antique collector who couldn’t be reached for comment, “is always looking for that hidden jewel and he found that here,” Burk said.
The next custodian is likely to stem from a varied pool of buyers, Burk said, that would include “the trophy-home buyer, someone who can say ‘I own a castle.’”
The property could also appeal to someone looking for a vacation home, or a multi-generational estate, and beyond that “there’s the dreamers,” she said. “We definitely try to market to people who like Medieval history or maybe do Renaissance fairs.”
The seller “really wants it to go to someone with the same passion.”
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