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Daniella
28 Jul 2025
We had a quiet winter stay at Hideaway Cottage. It was really peaceful and a short stroll to walk to the beach and see the winter waves. We had a little trouble with the woodheater as it was short on ...kindling so quite hard to get going after coming back from a day out. The zebra couch was super comfy as was the bed. Property is on tank water so we brought bottled water for drinking as unsure of quality but ok yo use otherwise.
The Woodside pub has lovely food but you have to drive there. Only shop in Woodside Beach is caravan kiosk which has limited hrs in winter.
The waterfall in Agnes is well worth the trip, driving in thru the green hills is really strange and its a shock to see the waterfall in there.
We walked the 900m jetty at Port Welshpool and saw seals swimming, the water was gorgeously clear. Lunch at the Rusty Gurnard pub was amazing especially the clam chowder.
Local towns we enjoyed along the way were Yarram, Meeniyan, Foster & Leongatha.
Our only real issue with our stay was the kitchen. The crockery, pots, pans, cups, trays and cutlery were grubby and we had to wash it before using, and the kitchen cupboards were sticky inside and out. The pool table area was filthy and the cues etc were chucked on the floor which desperately needed to be swept so we didn’t end up using this area unfortunately.
We can see that for a summer beach holiday with kids this place would be great, but for us as a child free weekend it wasn’t to the standard expected.
The Woodside pub has lovely food but you have to drive there. Only shop in Woodside Beach is caravan kiosk which has limited hrs in winter.
The waterfall in Agnes is well worth the trip, driving in thru the green hills is really strange and its a shock to see the waterfall in there.
We walked the 900m jetty at Port Welshpool and saw seals swimming, the water was gorgeously clear. Lunch at the Rusty Gurnard pub was amazing especially the clam chowder.
Local towns we enjoyed along the way were Yarram, Meeniyan, Foster & Leongatha.
Our only real issue with our stay was the kitchen. The crockery, pots, pans, cups, trays and cutlery were grubby and we had to wash it before using, and the kitchen cupboards were sticky inside and out. The pool table area was filthy and the cues etc were chucked on the floor which desperately needed to be swept so we didn’t end up using this area unfortunately.
We can see that for a summer beach holiday with kids this place would be great, but for us as a child free weekend it wasn’t to the standard expected.
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Hi, My name is Michelle and I'm a married mother of 5 Kids. I love the beach and watching my kids swim and surf. I'm also an active member of the Woodside Beach Life Saving Club, 4 of my kids are life savers and 1 is still a nipper. When we travel, I enjoy accommodation that is clean and safe.
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