Activities

Activities to do on site include exploring the extensive gardens and lake, birdwatching, wildflower and bushwalks. Children will enjoy looking for marron in the lake and river, feeding the ducks, night spotting for possums and bandicoots or watching the kangaroos.

You can spend a quiet afternoon by the waterfall sampling the local wines, or enjoying a BBQ at the BBQ gazebo with friends. Many a lazy Summer afternoon has been spent indulging in a game of cricket or football on the mown lawns, or in Winter sipping a glass of red by a cosy fire.

Further afield, there are our wineries to explore, where you can lunch at some of the best award-winning restaurants in Australia, or be picked up at your cottage by one of the many wine/brewery or food tours available. There are also adventure tours, bush tucker and cave tours, or you can design your own tour if the mood takes you.

The area is known for its gourmet food, so you should indulge in some tastings at some of the local producers. Buy direct and enjoy meeting the creators of these wonderful products, such as cheese and yoghurt, olive oil, jams, vinegars, pickles, chocolates, coffee, and venison to name a few. Enjoy your purchases in the evening on the balcony of your cottage as you watch the sun setting over the river valley.

We are only a 10 minutes’ drive to the famous Surfer's Point where they hold a world class surfing competition,

Cape Leeuwin, where the 2 oceans meet, is only 30 minutes drive away through some of the most spectacular Karri forest you’ll ever see. The 100-year-old lighthouse still operates and is open for tours, and the waves crashing over the rocks is a sight not to be missed.

Whale watching tours also operate from Augusta or Dunsborough, in season, and you are almost guaranteed to get up close and personal with these wonderful creatures, or if you prefer something more leisurely the river cruise up the beautiful Blackwood River offers some magnificent scenery.

Further north, Cape Naturaliste is only 30 minutes’ drive away as well, along the Caves Rd Tourist Drive through the regions many vineyards. The coastline between the capes has many beautiful bays and swimming beaches with stunning rock formations, and national parks. If you are feeling energetic, the Cape To Cape walk track has 21 loop walks depending on your degree of fitness.

Our caves are world famous and you have the choice of taking an organised tour, or a self-guided audio tour.

The cottages are also only 5 minutes’ drive from our local and very beautiful 18 hole golf course which welcomes visitors, carts and clubs for hire and abundant local flora and fauna.