Group of 4 families + kids stayed a long weekend. Nice location with views and river frontage. Hosts merv and katherine were excellent and work really hard to provide an authentic and enjoyable farm experience. Animals are all well cared for with a range of breds and personalities. We even got to see the ostrich laying an egg. Lodge accomodation... More

Stayed for a weekend with a friend and a total of 4 children aged 4-8. We all had a great time. The kids especially loved feeding the animals and exploring down by the Avon River (they were searching for 'bunyips'!!) Farmer Katherine and Farmer Merv were so welcoming and accommodating, and they were great with the kids too. There were... More

Despite arriving late in the evening to Lavendale Farm, we had a warmth welcome by Farmers Katherine and Merv. We were greeted by a homemade bread and eggs breed from their farm. They have gone extra mile in providing a warmth home for us. In the morning, we had a opportunity to join them both in feeding the animals. We... More

Our family group have just returned from a delightful Easter stay with welcoming Farmers Katherine and Merv. We stayed in Aussie Bush cottage, Valencia cottage and Bali Hai cottage (each suitably decorated and all excellent) just far enough away from each other not to encroach on the serenity of the property. On arrival a home-baked loaf of bread and basket... More

My wife and I took 3 grandkids for a long weekend here. We couldn't have been made more welcome. The accommodation was well provided and very nice. We all loved feeding time and getting the chance to be a bit "hands on" with the animals. Highly recommended and shows the kids a little of what happens before the supermarket shelf.

We stayed in the main house as B&B guests. We arrived at animal feeding time, so we got to go down to the sheds and feed the pig, alpacas, horses, ostrich, ducks and chickens which was a heap of fun! The room was lovely and large and although close to the road, noise was minimal. We gathered food from the... More

We stayed for a few nights and we all loved it. The kids were kept very busy and enjoyd the time with the animals, they loved being able to collect eggs and feed the animals. Farmer Katherine and farmer Merv were so so friendly an the farm is beautiful. We loved our fresh bread and eggs also. We will be... More

We stayed for a few nights in the Aussie Bush cottage which we found clean, tidy and comfortable. The freshly baked bread and fresh eggs on arrival were much appreciated. Farmer Merv and Farmer Katherine are very friendly and answered all our questions. They were very good with the grand-children letting them help with feeding the animals and collecting eggs.... More

If you want a wonderful, self-catering farm stay with great walks, hands-on feeding lots of different animals, a fresh loaf of home-made bread on arrival (& home-laid eggs), peace & tranquility and beautiful accomodation, look no further. We're so glad we found Lavendale - thanks Farmer Katherine & Farmer Merv for establishing such a lovely retreat!