Ok first I want to live here. I felt like I'd walked into my dream house. Cosy, romantic and and at night on the back verandah, I'd sit with a drink and watch the sunset and listen to birds. I needed to get away and immediately I knew I was in the perfect place.

It was very easy to find, an easy drive from Melbourne, charming and thoughtfully decorated. Claire and Andy are knowledgeable and accessible hosts. I arrived to a kitchen stocked with essentials plus fresh farm eggs (yum) a loaf of sourdough, home grown tomatoes and fresh peaches from their tree. While the Schoolhouse is on a farm, you have total privacy. Around 20 minutes drive from Jan Juc beach which is great for walks or just sitting and watching the evening surfers. A few minutes drive away is the Freshwater Creek cake shop, renowned in these parts and rightly so. Everything I ate was yummy. You can walk around the farm and feel you are miles from nowhere but you're not. At one point I needed my neck sorted out and Claire directed me to an osteopath who was brilliant. I am definitely going back. A very happy place.