This was a quaint and quirky miners cottage in a very sweet small village. The cottage was comfortable, clean and well equipped. We were a family of 6 adults but even though it was compact for us it still felt spacious with the extra room over the garage and the various places to sit outside. Great views and in a very quiet location. Interesting history available to read about the cottage and the family.

We didn't get to meet Virginia, but she was lovely and very helpful by phone, and willing to come and solve any problems if we had any.

All water in this area needs to be boiled/filtered for drinking.

Phone/internet coverage was non existent for us (with Optus), and no wifi available in Derby, so we had to travel to Branxholm to pick up a signal. Hard if you're addicted to it! Made it a little difficult for us to contact the hosts if we needed to, or if there was an emergency.

No groceries available in the village, available a short distance away by car, again in Branxholm

Probably not a great spot to use as a base for anywhere but great for biking trails and short, peaceful breaks.