Kaydale Lodge Gardens

Kaydale Lodge Gardens is an amazing two-hectare garden and features country house accommodation with old-style farm hospitality. It is open for morning/afternoon teas and light lunches. The in-house accommodation features an ensuite, DVD library and a variety of Tasmanian native timbers that have been used extensively throughout the lodge. Ideal for visitors who want a quiet place to stay in a rural location. Spend the evening wandering through the visual delights of this unique large country garden. Featuring a grand scale rockery, pear walk, zen garden and the productive vegetable garden with its seasonal produce used in the dining room. Evening meals available and bookings essential. Established in 1979 on a 70 hectare farm at Nietta which is a 30 minute drive inland from Ulverstone. Kaydale is a perfect base to see all the beautiful local attractions and is seven km from the magnificent Leven Canyon.

Button’s Cottage Rural Retreat is situated at Gaunts, a 500-acre working pastoral property on the hinterland of the central northwest coast of Tasmania. Button’s Cottage, built-in 1886, retains the original external features as a humble homestead and now has an elegant interior. It has been a dream to renovate the cottage and to now be able to open the doors to extend a very warm welcome to our guests. Fully refurbished in 2008 with modern amenities, Button’s Cottage retains the original split paling kitchen, ceiling and walls of circa 1886. The cottage offers self-contained accommodation for up to four people. Located in Tasmania’s north-west central coast hinterland, 32 kilometres from the coast, Gaunts Farm exhibits 190 hectares of agricultural and pastoral land featuring fertile red volcanic basalt soil, high annual rainfall of 1300mm, a high altitude of 500 metres and some of the cleanest air in the world. The Castra Rivulet flows through Gaunts Farm, featuring Dynamo, Step, Castra, Cascade and Liabootah Waterfalls. This provides a spectacle of water that rises and falls quickly after abundant rainfall to deliver a strong sense of place and soul, as acknowledged by many visitors over time. Access to Gaunts Farm, via Gaunts Rd displays a temperate rainforest verge, maintained for its historical and botanical value is a showcase of annual native blossom with occasional snowfalls.

This is a hosted stay through Hipcamp, below is the information provided by the Host regarding their offering. Pitch your tent or park your van next to one of our lovely dams. South Preston Dam Camp is home to running streams, waterfalls, platypus, free-range pigs, sheep along with stunning views. Visitors can enjoy swimming in the warmer months and lots of walking and exploring the rest of the year. Campers must be self-contained with their own toilet/shower facilities and must take all waste and rubbish with them on departure. Camp fires are welcome pending there are no restrictions and they must be kept contained. Access can be difficult after heavy rainfall and you will need to drive through opened paddocks and unformed tracks to campsites so please use caution. Locally located 20 mins drive to Ulverstone and a 10-minute drive to Leven Canyon, Preston falls and Gunns Plains so there is plenty to see and do in the surrounding area. 60 minutes drive to Cradle Mountain and 90 mins drive Tullah West coast. 30 mins Penguin and Devonport.