Home exchange and house swap holiday accommodation in Goulds Country, North East Tasmania, TAS
Kevin and Tina are a happily married couple with 2 beautifully behaved children. Tina has just completed a second degree and is now a PhD candidate. Kevin is a Software Engineer and Clinical Data Scientist. Our passions include fine wine, good food, excellent company and we all share an enduring love of literature. We have lived across Australia and around the world, and whilst we adore our current home, we are still keen to share the joys of Australia with our children.
#26095
Jul 2022
Hidden Valley is a glorious stone cottage sitting in the midst of 50 beautiful and historic acres. It is set in pristine surrounds, on the edge of the National Forest and 2ks from your nearest neighbour. Whilst only 20 minutes to the local fishing village of St Helens, your privacy and relaxation are assured. You are lord of all you survey. The views are breathtaking, the air oxygen pure, and the starry nights beyond belief.
The house includes a stone cottage hewn from the stones on the property. It has cathedral ceilings in the master bedroom, and is finished with local woods. The house includes a modern wing which flows elegantly onto the stone cottage and is aesthetic, elegant, well-appointed and eminently comfortable. There are 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large lounge with a wood burning stove, and a sizeable kitchen. At the front of the house and overlooking the valley, there is an expansive glass conservatory, with a charcoal bbq. A second gas bbq for grilling steak is at the back door. The kitchen is filled with every preparation and cooking device conceivable in order to easily get the best of the marvelous local produce.
The house itself is enclosed within its own single acre paddock. Beyond this, sheep graze freely in the outer paddocks. Outside the fence line an abundance of wildlife, led by hundreds of wallabies, wombats, and Tassie Devils meander from dusk around the outer fences.
There forest is easily accessible for walking and fossicking. There is also a mapped trail through the ferns and waterways at the bottom of the valley, which feels like a journey into a Jurassic wonder land (without dinosaurs). See if you can spot the resident platypus in our spring fed dam.
House
Airconditioning, Heating, Bath, Internet, Wifi, Computer, TV, Stereo, Piano, Open Fireplace, Dishwasher, Gas Cooking, Coffee machine, Washing Machine, Security system
Play Equipment, Toys
BBQ, Verandah, Deck, Rain Tank
Cottesloe WA Australia
No
Yes
Simultaneous, Open to last minute
Short term (1-4 wks), Medium term (1-3 mths)
Yes
School Holidays, Christmas, Easter
Car Swap Negotiable, Children Welcome, Pets Welcome
Family holiday, Tree change, Mountains & Snow, Romantic, Out there
Shopping, Golf, Kids Activities, Biking, Hiking, Bushwalking, Fossicking, Boating, Sailing, Surfing
Cafes, Restaurants, Pubs/Bars, Clubs [e.g. RSL], Historical Sites, Public Library, Farmer's markets, Parks
Gould's Country (New England) is a place of rolling green hills, and is just 5ks from the renowned Blue Tier, which boasts world class mountain biking tracks through the glorious Tasmanian Hills. St Helens is just 25ks away offering fabulous local produce, and has a swathe of good restaurants. The Northern Tasmania coast is on your doorstep, with the most glorious white sand, unspoilt beaches, and amazing fishing. The Bay of Fires, just outside St Helen's is your local beach.
It is also close to many of the best that the East Coast and Tasmania has to offer:
St Columbia Falls: 16.4kms (21 mins drive)
Halls Falls: 7.9kms drive around to entrance (700m walk from back of the property)
St Helens (Tourist town and bike trails): 23kms (22 mins drive)
Poimena Bike trails: 7.7kms (16min drive)
Derby Bike trails: 39kms (51min drive)
The Gardens: 43kms (45min drive)
Binalong Bay: 34kms (36min drive)
Scamander surfing beach: 42kms (44min drive)
Anchor Stamper: 6.7kms (14mins drive)
Blue Tier Gian Tree walk: 11.9kms
Moon Valley Rim walk: 8.4kms (17min amazing drive through the forrest)
Ben Lomond: 100ks
2.5 hours from Launceston and 3.5 hours to Hobart.
Nature, Quiet, Family
Bakery, Convenience Store, Pharmacy, Supermarket, Yoga/Pilates
St Helens (23kms)
Launceston (145kms)
Note: The location shown on the map is approximate only.
There is 1 endorsement for this house swap member:
Sadly we will most likely never get to repeat this life style of holiday again on Kevin and Tina's farm here in Tasmania such a big contrast to our subtropical lifestyle at home and it was a was truely a unique holiday which everyone should experience. To spend time on their charming little property hidden away in Goulds Country, so pristine with magnificent natural forest little gullies lush with ferns, Famous mountains and waterfalls all in close range to explore. We were thrilled to sight an Albino Roo passing by. The friendliest sheep and sweet little lambs all in the field below the warm homestead flooded with sun light and warmth through large windows. The fires at night we will miss dearly. Such a great way to visit and see all around Tasmania and still have a base to return to. Kevin and Tina were exceptional house swappers and we thank them very much.
Roz from TEWANTIN QLD (Nov 2022)
