Dunmore Farm | Heritage Cottage + Wood-Fired Hot Tub

A private 1860s farm cottage on 150 acres of working farmland in North East Victoria, with a wood-fired hot tub, a clawfoot bath and the entire Cottage to yourself. A slow country escape for two, or a gathering of up to six.

The Cottage
The Cottage was built in the 1860s from red gum milled on the property, and its bones remain: original weatherboards, a deep verandah and a corrugated iron roof carrying the patina of more than 150 years. It has been restored with care for the way it was built. Three bedrooms sleep six, with two queen rooms dressed in French flax linen and a bunk room with king-single bunks.

Your stay
Afternoons here have a way of lengthening. Light the wood fire, cook something slow in the well-equipped kitchen and run a deep bath with natural salts and farm botanicals. As evening falls, heat the Ember hot tub and watch the light drain from the paddocks. Later, pull a book from the small library and let the night stretch out.

Life on the farm
This is a working farm, and it moves to its own rhythm. Collect eggs from the hens, gather from the kitchen garden and orchard in season, spend time with the animals or walk the designated areas of the property. Expect birdsong at dawn, cattle grazing in the paddocks and the occasional sound of farm work. No two stays are quite the same, because no two seasons are.

Beyond the gate
Two and a half hours from Melbourne, Dunmore makes an easy base for the cellar doors of the King Valley, Milawa’s producers, Glenrowan, Beechworth and the High Country. Or stay put and do very little.

Rates are for exclusive use of the Cottage and are priced by number of guests. Linen, cleaning, firewood and the hot tub are included.