Top of the bucket list for many families visiting the Highlands is to spend time on a farm, and just in time too! A recent survey by Primary Industries Education Foundation found one third of Aussie kids struggle to identify fruit and vegetables, and are
Travel back in time to an era of elegant glamour … then step outside for hiking or mountain biking. Writer Agatha Christie was an ardent champion of the delights of early 20th century train travel. Her continental train trips and the works they inspired helped add
Escape Southern Highlands stays at a secluded riverside retreat and tries to meet its elusive residents Ornithorynchus anatinus is a curious creature. This iconic Australian monotreme with its duck bill, beaver tail and webbed feet so confounded the first Europeans to examine a specimen they judged
Escape Southern Highlands stays at a designer shed and discovers magic at the bottom of the garden. I’m all for that old adage try before you buy but it sort of defeats the purpose when staying somewhere new for the first time. Which is why I am
At the top of the wish list for many visitors to the Highlands is to experience life on a farm. Particularly children, and understandably so. A recent survey found one third of Australian kids struggled to identify fruit and vegetables, and where produce came from.
Simple, stylish and bucolic, this Highlands hideout is the ultimate small escape with big peace and tranquillity on offer. In my experience, style is not something that can be learned or copied. Rather, it comes from an innate belief that what you do and the way
With the best of both worlds, there are full on farming activities and self contained seclusion on offer at this beautifully presented Exeter gem. It seems fitting that the welcoming party for Exeter Farm Stay is of the animal variety. Angelique the alpaca hovers by a
What’s the story? The Bendooley Estate Cottages are all about peace, quiet and simple luxury with a literary edge in a beautiful natural setting. As a young border at Moss Vale’s Tudor House in the 1920s, it would have taken quite an imagination for 10 year
Calm, comfortable and convenient self contained accommodation is the hallmark of The Sebel Bowral Heritage Park. Use it as a well appointed base for exploring the Southern Highlands or a restful retreat with small excursions around the beautiful town of Bowral. When furniture retailer Harry Sebel
With its striking red door and sky blue weatherboards, this quaint cottage on one of Bowral’s central streets could easily be mistaken for yet another charming Highlands home. But there is more to this warm and welcoming property than first meets the eye. The Hidden Door
