Myself, my partner and my father-in-law stayed at Nulla Nulla Blacksmith's Farm, for three amazing and wonderful weeks!
The Farm is situated in the Misty Mountains, and when we arrived they
were surrounded by beautiful fluffy clouds, overlooking the sweep of the
valleys below, which displayed the odd homestead here and there.
This is the real Australia. Huge vistas, just unbelievable views across the
Macleay Valley, as we travelled on a red-dirt road to gain access to the Farm.
The Macleay river is visible on the journey, the creek which is an out-let from the river, surrounds the whole property of Nulla Nulla, and is the clearest
water imaginable, we could see the bottom of the creek, which was bedded
with some gorgeous quartz rock and swimming was great! Make sure you
take footwear to go in the creek, swimming shoes, as the pebbles and rocks
can hurt!
The cabin is a hideaway, a five-ten minute walk from the main house. It
has a veranda at the front and to the back also, so that there is ample
area for sitting outside, having breakfast or a glass of wine. The back
area is private, and looks onto the creek, the cabin itself is surrounded by
trees. Wildlife, is all around, the birds serenade from morning until night,
not far from the property, kangaroo can be seen cavorting.
The cabin is self-contained, and has a lovely cosy ambience. Evenings are
spent having a barbaque on the back veranda, and listening to the sound
of the wildlife all around.
There are lots of places to travel to, bearing in mind that in Australia you
do have to travel fair distances to get to where you are going! Kempsey
is a lovely town, with shops, and some good restaurants, lots of natural
food and treatments available in the various shops. Fresh fish is available
from Kempsey twice a week, and is straight from the ocean. We spent
a day in Armidale, which is the nearest city 152km from Bellbrook. Although Kempsey is the main town at a 54Km.
Lovely drive through the mountains, views to both sides.
We enjoyed helping Wendy and Guido, who own the property, with their
farm - they have fruit trees over a 25 acre site, with vegetable gardens
dotted around, tended by Wendy. They are hospitable and very friendly,
and we enjoyed some of their lovely home-grown produce - Wendy met
us on arrival with a complimentary basket of goodies! All organic!
Highly recommended, well worth a visit!