WOW! What an incredible find this was! There are so many amazing things about this property, the location and the hosts. The photos don't do it justice. It by far surpassed any expectations. We were blown away by the property when we arrived. We arrived later than expected and Jennifer had thoughtfully gotten the wood burning fire started for us so even though it was cold outside is was warm and toasty inside.
The property is a lot more spacious that we expected with gorgeous cathedral ceilings, beautiful sunlight filled rooms, and with doors along two sides it has the most an incredible sweeping views out across the farmland. Every single detail inside the property has been very well thought through with luxury, comfort and design in mind, from the luxury linen sheets, to the super soft fluffy towels, the luxury hand wash, the selection of books to read, the delicious breakfast hamper with the freshest eggs you'll ever have and honey from the bees on the property, the big stack of firewood ready for the wood burning fire, even down to the choice of chemical free detergents and the luxury recycled toilet paper that donates 50% of profits from purchases to build toilets in 3rd world countries - everything has been chosen to provide luxury and comfort for guests while remaining eco friendly.
The property itself sits on the farmland about 100 metres away from the farmhouse. With its french doors opening out onto a paddock on one side, and french doors opening out towards bushland and a small river (a short walk away) on the other side. It's secluded, peaceful and for the whole weekend I didn't hear one car or airplane - utter blissful peace and quiet. I even had an afternoon nap outside in winter sun on the verandah :-)
Jennifer and Ian were the most perfect hosts. They are warm and welcoming and available if we needed anything, but they also left us to our ourselves to enjoy the property. On our last day we wanted to get involved in some farm activities and Ian took us to a paddock to help him round up juvenile cows into the next paddock (this was a lot of fun!). And Jennifer kindly took us to a different paddock to feed the horses.
We had the perfect balance of doing absolutely nothing as well as getting involved in farm life. We will be returning to stay here and highly +++ recommend this property to couples or families.