Romantic Getaway Victoria

“From high on the hill watch the clouds roll over the Gippsland Lakes

Photograph stunning sunsets and gaze into starry skies

 Wake to the raucous laughter of Kookaburras

Stand in awe before the views over the hinterland below

Where the meandering Nicholson River threads its way to the Lakes.

“Here is a place to be both inspired and to reconnect with all that is important in life”                   

Luxury accommodation just 3Km off the highway and 10m minutes from Bairnsdale, Down to Earth Farm Retreat, on its 130 secluded acres is a surprise! 

This is a secluded hideaway

Explore the diversity of this special landscape, wander through the vegetable gardens and enclosed orchards and relax in the environmentally friendly, innovative underground accommodation that may be a blueprint for the future. 

• Self sufficient
• Environmentally friendly
• Secluded
• Underground living

These Grand Design style buildings have been featured in the “Gippsland Magazine” and provide the perfect place to enjoy the seclusion of a farmstay, investigate the benefits of eco-smart living and a more self-sustainable way of life.

The views come first. Not visible until entering the property, you will be met with sweeping 360 degree views from the Gippsland Lakes to the Great Dividing Range. The unique buildings come next. Constructed inside the earth with native garden roof. The glass faces of the buildings protrude and guests can view the rural and bush environment whilst relaxing inside.

The property features:

• Rainforest with dense red-fruited saw sedge plants towering to over 3 metres
• Rocky outcrops overlooking the Nicholson River valley to the north
• Wildlife sanctuary regions
• Vegetable gardens and orchards
• Farmland

Staying at Down to Earth Farm Retreat is a lifestyle experience. Leave the pressures of modern life behind and let life find its balance. Be healthy in fresh country air and spend time in nature. See native animals in their natural environment and bring a torch for a night walk. Explore the environment, view the roof-garden, listen to the bird calls and feel yourself unwind. It doesn’t get any better!

Stay in these private apartments and be refreshed and inspired. Down to Earth Farm Retreat is one of the best kept secrets of East Gippsland.

Finalist in the East Gippsland Business Awards 2017