Macedon Ranges Vineyard Cottage

Be as warm as toast in your own cottage with a wood heater, sun soaked rooms overlooking a vineyard and only 15 minutes from Lancefield in the Macedon Ranges. Taste our wines and soak up the peace all with 1.15hrs from Melbourne.

Feel like your really away from it all as you drive up a valley to "The Mooring". Be surrounded by hills that make you want to take long walks to soak up the peace and quiet. Pass by the "Wilimee Mooring" the sacred stone axe quarry of the Wurundjeri people.

The cottage is fully equipped with your own kitchen, dining nook, bathroom with clawfoot bath/shower, waterless eco toilet and bedroom with a wood heater to keep you warm. The bedroom has a queen bed with beautiful linen sheets and a feather doona whilst the kitchen has sun soaked bench seats from which you can pass the day reading and looking at the bush.

At night sit in the courtyard and whilst the bbq cooks your dinner sit by the outdoor firepit and star gaze or cosy up in a wingback chair beside the fire. The cottage is very warm if you keep the fire going as it has double glazed windows but we recommend for extra comfort bring your slippers as the floors can be cold.

It accommodates children in a double junior bunk (160x 70cm) and pets too.
Provisions include tea, local ground coffee, Olive Oil and balsamic vinegar. The bathroom has shampoo, conditioner and soap. Owners are 600m from cottage in separate house and can provide a wine tasting by appointment. Owner Ben Ranken is an accomplished winemaker with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Fiano available to purchase. Wifi is not available and mobile phone coverage is particular to certain spots in the cottage! Some classic dvds for the tv are available too.

Please ask if you wish to walk through the vineyard due to disease risk to the vines. We can also guide you to some mown walks through our property. Or simple sit in the hammock, try your hand at yabbying (ask us for nets) or have a row in the dam with our tinny. Note the dam is close to the cottage so be aware of this when staying with small children. Likewise the shed is out of bounds due to machinery and equipment.

Lancefield is 15 minutes away with a great Pub option, Brewery and lovely woodfired Pizza. There is also a great bakery and bookshop. Heading Kilmore way you must visit "The Meatroom" with its deli style shop and baked goods. Or go further to Hanging rock for a hike. Farmers market are booming in this region with Lancefield, Woodend, Kyneton and Riddells creek on a saturday each month.

Dogs are welcome however we don't have an enclosed yard. We do have a enclosed dog kennel with small run. We have one jack russell dog and four ducks that roam however they can be locked up.