Farmstay Activities
There's so much to do!
On the farm...
Experience country lifestyle firsthand ... Join in day to day farm activities with your hosts... feeding, mustering, drenching or whatever is happening.
Take a guided 4WD Tour of the working property and see first hand, the "fine wool" merino sheep, the shaggy Highland and commercial Angus cattle and maybe even spot a kangaroo or a koala and at the same time take in the beautiful country side.
Walk the farm trails over the hills or along the beautiful Mihi Creek.
Fish in the Creek and farm dams for perch, and in summer for craybobs (yabbies or crayfish) then maybe eat your catch for dinner.
Rekindle old memories of holidays in the county and share this experience with your children. Show them the miniature horses and where eggs come from, how working dogs round up the sheep and most of all teach them respect for all animals large and small.
Nearby there's...
* Wineries and wine tastings
* Gostwyck Church amazing in Autumn
* Golf courses in both Uralla and Armidale
* Saumarez - pioneer homestead
We can also arrange...
* Gold panning & fossicking at historic Rocky River
* An adventure on horseback either in the gorge wilderness for a day or overnight
* Or a sedate plod through a paddock at the nearby riding school
* 4WD trips
* Satellite tracking station visit
* Helicopter flights over gorge country
Armidale, Uralla, Walcha and more
Armidale (25km), City of culture, education and cathedrals is well known for the oldest regional university, the University of New England which itself offers many attractions like the Museum of Antiquities with a selection of archaeological artefacts from ancient civilisations as far back as 100,000 BC.
* New England Regional Art Museum - Armidale
* Armidale Heritage Walk and Heritage Bus Drive
* Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place
* Book-shops, restaurants, cafes, art galleries and pottery studios, vineyards and many more attractions are waiting for you in Armidale.
Uralla (23km) is steeped in history with tales of Thunderbolt the bushranger and gold diggings.
* Visit McCrossins Mill which houses the Thunderbolt collection and one of Australia's few remaining and intact Chinese joss houses from the gold rush
* See The New England Brass and Iron Lace Foundry (Australia's oldest working foundry)
* Antiquarian book-shops and several antique shops and art galleries
* Hire pans from the Uralla Visitor Centre and test your luck Gold panning at Rocky River
* Dangars Lagoon Nature Reserve - wetland bird haven
* Thunderbolts Rock and Grave
In Walcha (66km) you find Tia Falls and Gorge, Apsley Falls and Youdale's Pioneer Hut (4WD only).
Other points of interest and things to do:
* You could spend at least a couple of days National Parking and see as much nature, birdlife, bush walks etc as you could wish for
* Dangars Falls near Armidale in the World Heritage listed Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
* Via Waterfall Way see:
* Wollomombi Falls at Wollomombi
* Point Lookout in New England National Park
* Ebor Falls at Ebor
* Dangar Falls at Dorrigo
* The Rain Forest Centre and Sky Walk at Dorrigo
* Trout fishing in eastern streams
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