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Anlaby Station
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Anlaby is well positioned within the Kapunda, Barossa Valley and Clare Tourism Regions to make it your base to tour these exciting areas. Tours of the Anlaby House and Garden are available for groups of 10 or more [by prior appointment]. These tours include the principal rooms of the house including the servants work rooms, kitchen, scullery and butler’s pantry. At the end of the house tour you will have a strong sense of how the family and servants lived and worked there. With approximately 10 acres of garden a guided walk through these historically listed gardens typically includes the shade house, glass house, walled vegetable garden, rose gardens and terraced lawns. The original carriageway winds past the front of the house and down to the peacock aviary. The garden is indeed a restoration work in progress and not all in pristine condition. The garden is of the old fashioned “English style” yet located in a dry South Australian climate and this creates challenges.
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  • Ninja Lee
    Gippsland, Australia2 contributions
    Ultimate Homestead Stay
    If you love breathtaking country views, spotting the local wildlife & listening to birdsong - Anlaby is for you. The history of this working sheep station will have you wanting to learn more. You can take a guided garden tour or stroll the grounds at your leisure. The accommodations & food are 5 Star & like us you’ll be planning your next stay. The hosts Peter & Andrew are amazing people always planning the next part of their journey in restoring this beautiful Aussie historical manor & its legacy. There is also a gift shop loaded with delightful wares ( you might want to pack an extra carry bag)
    Visited August 2023
    Written 21 August 2023
  • Trish C
    Phillip Island, Australia16 contributions
    Friend’s weekend
    Our stay was amazing couldn’t have been better. The cottages was beautiful and equipped with everything we required with lots of lovely touches. It’s definitely been one of our favourite stays so far, and would definitely recommend it to others! The gardens are superb and the variety of plants are amazing. Peter and Andrew are fantastic hosts Thanks
    Visited August 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 22 August 2023
  • Jenny C
    1 contribution
    Fantastic Venue and accommodation for a wedding
    What a wonderful location for a wedding ! My daughter was married on Anlaby Station last week and they could not have picked a more wonderful location. Andrew & Peter took care of all the guests so well and the venue , gardens and accommodation were all outstanding - not to mention the food - that was exceptional. We stayed in the Gardeners Cottage that had recently been renovated and it was comfortable and had all the extras needed for family and friends to get ready for a wedding. Hosting 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Can't thank Andrew and Peter enough for making my daughters wedding such a truly magical and fabulous day ! Regards Jenny Cogar
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 27 November 2023
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Jenny C
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Fantastic Venue and accommodation for a wedding
Oct. 2023 • Family
What a wonderful location for a wedding ! My daughter was married on Anlaby Station last week and they could not have picked a more wonderful location. Andrew & Peter took care of all the guests so well and the venue , gardens and accommodation were all outstanding - not to mention the food - that was exceptional. We stayed in the Gardeners Cottage that had recently been renovated and it was comfortable and had all the extras needed for family and friends to get ready for a wedding. Hosting 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Can't thank Andrew and Peter enough for making my daughters wedding such a truly
magical and fabulous day !
Regards Jenny Cogar
Written 27 November 2023
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Trish C
Phillip Island, Australia16 contributions
Friend’s weekend
Aug. 2023 • Friends
Our stay was amazing couldn’t have been better. The cottages was beautiful and equipped with everything we required with lots of lovely touches. It’s definitely been one of our favourite stays so far, and would definitely recommend it to others! The gardens are superb and the variety of plants are amazing. Peter and Andrew are fantastic hosts Thanks
Written 22 August 2023
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Ninja Lee
Gippsland, Australia2 contributions
Ultimate Homestead Stay
Aug. 2023
If you love breathtaking country views, spotting the local wildlife & listening to birdsong - Anlaby is for you.
The history of this working sheep station will have you wanting to learn more.
You can take a guided garden tour or stroll the grounds at your leisure.
The accommodations & food are 5 Star & like us you’ll be planning your next stay.
The hosts Peter & Andrew are amazing people always planning the next part of their journey in restoring this beautiful Aussie historical manor & its legacy.
There is also a gift shop loaded with delightful wares ( you might want to pack an extra carry bag)
Written 21 August 2023
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Anne H
Melbourne, Australia30 contributions
The most glorious estate with luxury accommodation and beautiful hospitality.
Oct. 2022 • Friends
Gorgeous 3 bedroom cottage with renovated bathrooms, luxury linen, super comfy beds and many little touches like fresh fruit, flowers, wine selection, and nespresso coffee machine.
Walk around the sumptuous gardens for hours and stummble across peacocks, rose garden, shade houses, origional 1820's stables, and so much more. The most beautiful B&B I've stayed in Australia. Thankyou to our hosts Andrew and Peter. Cannot recommend highly enough.
Written 18 October 2022
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Jenny B
Naracoorte, Australia74 contributions
A weekend stay with a large group.
Sep. 2022 • Friends
From the moment you arrived you felt welcomed, nothing was too much trouble. We were there to celebrate a friends birthday so all the accomodation was booked for the festivities. The accomodation we stayed in was the ensuite room in the gardeners cottage. It was clean, well presented and comfortable. The facilities of two lounges and kitchen had everything you needed for a weekend stay. There were two other bedrooms with two separate bathrooms. The other accomodation options were a two bedroom cottage both with ensuites and an open planned lounge kitchen. Both these cottages were single level and had back yard with seating facilites. The third cottage , the manor house had two double bedrooms and one twin room on the upper level with bathroom, kitchen and lounge downstairs. The stairs in this house were quite steep, so if mobility issues or a little older then the other cottages would be the option. All accomodation had provisions for a cooked breakfast, cereal and orange juice and a coffee machine.
We were given a tour of the historic house by one of the owners. He and his partner are lovingly restoring the house while residing there. Worth having a look if it’s available. We also had a tour of the garden which they are also maintaining and restoring. On one evening we had a dinner in the stables, the catering was good, decided by our birthday girl, I know they do provide meals, to the room, if requested.
There is also a gift shop on site with beautiful Marino products from their farm, along with other treasured items.
Well worth the visit.
Written 3 October 2022
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BrionyMc
Brisbane, Australia5 contributions
Unique opportunity, highly recommend
Apr. 2022
Highly recommend a visit to Anlaby Station, we stayed two nights and enjoyed the impressive gardens and history of this amazing property. Welcoming hosts and quality accommodation. I wasn't sure if the property would be suitable for children but Miss 5yrs and Miss 8yrs had a wonderful time exploring the 'secret' gardens, debating what was stored within the antique safe and playing endless games of fetch with the hosts dog. I know they will remember this experience for many years to come.
Written 7 April 2022
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Andrew
Hi Briony Thank you for your kind words, and we are so glad to hear you had such a wonderful stay. Jess loved the endless games of fetch also. We look forward to welcoming you and your family back again soon.
Written 25 April 2022
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Laura C
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We recommend the visit especially if you have an EV (Electric Vehicle) 😍
Dec. 2021 • Family
We stumbled across Anlaby and chose to stay in the Gardener's Cottage. Turns out the property is like a Botanical Garden and is home to the largest collection of significant trees on the National Trust register in Australia! 💚🌳 It's a beautiful place to explore and admire.

Turns out we could have travelled to Anlaby in our electric vehicle! 💚🚙

I just assumed my 3rd hand EV wouldn't make the trip (nearly 100km each way from Adelaide and her range is 120km) and there wouldn't be a place to charge at the property and didn't want to "bother them" asking if I could bring my charger and extension cords. The property isn't/wasn't on car charging PlugShare app. But there IS a new charging station and they said it's only just gone in which is why they haven't updated their website 😅 They applied for a tourism infrastructure grant which partly paid for the solar panels and battery too 💚🌞

The Gardener's Cottage is great for a couple, two to three couples, a family or small family and grandparents, a group of friends, or a mix!
Written 8 January 2022
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Andrew
Hi Briony Thank you for your kind words, and we are so glad to hear you had such a wonderful stay. Jess loved the endless games of fetch also. We look forward to welcoming you and your family back again soon.
Written 25 April 2022
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Catherine B
Brisbane, Australia28 contributions
Part of Australia’s history
Sep. 2019
We spent one night at Anlaby. The accommodation was great . The country kitchen met our needs. The welcome from Michelle and her hospitality was excellent. The tour of the house was very informative. A unique part of Australia’s history I was unaware of.
Written 17 September 2019
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Tarawachtel
19 contributions
Perfect day out
Jul. 2019 • Friends
We visited Anlaby Station for a 30th birthday over the weekend. The day started with a comprehensive tour of the gardens and surrounds. Michelle our guide was lovely, accomodating and very informative. We loved walking through the beautiful gardens and learning about the interesting history. This was followed by a simple but tasty lunch. We then wandered through the homesteads with Michelle which was once again interesting and beautiful. What a great day out. Thank you Anlaby team!
Written 22 July 2019
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Steve W
Adelaide, Australia3,277 contributions
Great gardens
Oct. 2016 • Family
I visited the property and gardens during an open weekend in October, and the gardens were massive, and must be one of the largest private gardens going around. They were a work in progress, but the areas that had been completed were coming back with plenty of colourful flowers. The old building is now a B&B, and the rest of the property is for hire for weddings etc. It all looks great (given how far remote we were).
Written 7 January 2017
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