Lilly Pilly Cottage

Description

LILLY PILLY COTTAGE offers a Swan Valley/Perth Hills Family Fun Filled Farm stay experience on an organic vineyard & farm, only a short distance from the Swan Valley, Caversham Wildlife Park, the Margaret River Chocolate Factory and Lake Leschenaultia. Lilly Pilly Cottage is on 100 acres of tall timbers, pastures, and a quaint vineyard, all near the small village of Gidgegannup. Gidgegannup is in the Perth Hills of Western Australia, it\'s close to the city but far enough to be country- only 50min from Perth central and 40min from the international airport. A wonderful opportunity for children to get back to basics having a wholesome and safe farmstay experience, helping feed and touch the friendly farm animals. A great opportunity for parents to come & relax and enjoy the bush tranquility. Do as much or as little as you like. Ideal for a family or a couple\'s retreat.

This secluded homely cottage tucked into tall timbers offers a fully equipped kitchen/dining. Three bedrooms plus a reading/play room off the main lounge room with games, puzzles and books. All linen and towels are provided, so all you need to bring is your food.

In the winter enjoy a cozy log fire (chopped wood provided) or toast some marshmallows on an outdoor camp-fire. Lilly Pilly Cottage is airconditioned for those hot summer days, then enjoy the balmy evenings outdoors and barbecue on the patio overlooking the Australian bush. The children can bring a torch and spot the possums, find a kangaroo or other nocturnals or just take a stroll in the bush. All this is on a quiet 100 acre property. You can also go for a short drive and canoe, swim, picnic or BBQ at beautiful Lake Leschenaultia or a picnic at Nobel Falls.

Find peace, tranquility and relaxation whilst you watch your family have fun and visit some of the most well kept secrets in the Perth Hills. Gidgegannup is situated between the Swan & Avon Valleys a pleasant 50 minute scenic drive from Perth for your West Australian country farm holiday.

Farm Activities

Lilly Pilly Cottage extends a warm welcome to children having activities which delight them, like the morning and evening feeding of the friendly farm animals. The farm environment allows opportunity for children to bond with the animals and interact with nature. Farm stay suits all ages and people.

In the morning watch the milking of Betsie the cow (in season) and taste milk that is truly \'farm fresh\'. Also, assist in the feeding of Blue and Boof the ponies and our miniature Shetland Amy - a lovable, very huggable \'My Little Pony\' look alike, who loves to be brushed. Meet Baci our beautiful Palomino pony. Hand feed Inca and Cuzco the alpacas and hand feed the chooks and ducks.

A pony ride (led) on Amy is also available for little ones. This is at $20 per half hour, by request to Amity.

You can also be a part of the grape harvest sometime in March. This is when our Shiraz grapes are hand-picked and crushed for the year\'s vintage. After the grapes are picked we celebrate the harvest by enjoying a smorgasbord of food and a taste of last year\'s vintage.

Local Attractions & facilities

Gidgegannup Village is 5 minutes away & offers a bakery and fast food outlet (fish-n-chips/pizza/hamburgers) plus a deli and liquor store.
Berry Reserve - 1000 acres of native bush, with brook & seasonal waterfalls is ideal for picnics & bush walks just 5 minutes away.
Noble Falls - picnic/bbq area, playground plus water-falls 10min east.
Visit ‘Experience Gidgegannup’ website for more walks, attractions and picnic locations.

Swan Valley & its array of restaurants & vineyards 15min west. Swan Valley Tourism have maps and information online or in person.

Caversham Wildlife Park is a pleasant 30min drive away visit their webpage.

In Chidlow, only 15min sth/east, is one of the Hills best kept summer secrets - Lake Leschenaultia - it\'s a huge fresh water lake on a 168 hectare bushland park. Here you can sit under the shade of a gum tree paddling your feet in the lake, whilst watching your kiddies splashing about. All this plus a vast lawned picnic area with BBQ\'s for those warm summer evenings. Activities include: swimming, cycling, bird-watching and canoeing. Look it up on Google for more information.

Horse Riding & Trail Rides also in Chidlow @ Forge Farm - phone for bookings.

Mundaring Village - Shopping Centre/LooseBox Restaurant 15min south
Visit their Mundaring Tourist Centre online for a wealth of tourist attractions, restaurants and cafe`s in the Perth Hills

York, Northam & Toodyay - Historic country towns are a scenic 30-40 minutes drive east through the Avon Valley.


We look forward to your booking enquiry and know you will enjoy a family fun filled farm-stay country life experience.

Ray and Manuela

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