For someone seeking to get away from it all, it's probably the perfect location. The views are spectacular, the tranquillity unparalleled - and neighbours are unlikely to be a problem.
The garden's rather big though. It's about twice the size of Manhattan.
This is the largest swathe of land to come up for sale in England and Wales in living memory - a billion square feet of rural Wales, boasting its own reservoir, woodlands and wildlife.
The price tag is £11million. Even for that much money, however, the Lake Vyrnwy estate in Powys cannot offer a stately pile or a Lord of the manor title.
But what Vyrnwy can provide is space.
More than 23,315 acres of it to be precise - enough to rival a city such as Salford or accommodate more than 13,000 football pitches. Not that anyone would be allowed to spoil the natural beauty of the area, which includes conservation areas, a nature reserve and several sites of special scientific interest associated with a magnificent Victorian dam.
The 4.75mile long reservoir in the Cambrian mountains is visible with the naked eye from space.
It was built by the Liverpool Corporation to supply water to the city, some 70 miles away, and when it began operating in 1892 it was the biggest in Europe. Most of the acreage acquired was common land and the rest was bought from landed gentry.
To create the reservoir, the village of Llanwddyn was demolished, flooded, and rebuilt nearby.
In 1974, the estate was taken over by Severn Trent Water Authority, which is now offering it for sale on a 125-year lease. It will keep control of the lake, which will continue to supply Liverpool, but it may negotiate a 30-year lease for water rights.
Knight Frank is marketing the estate either as a whole or in four lots.
The estate is dotted with 14 leased farms, plus 31 cottages, private or commercial buildings, including a lakeside cafe called Artisans.
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