Farmstay Country Destinations
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Arthur River
Arthur River, Western Australia (Destination)
Two and a half hours' drive south east of Perth on the Albany Highway lies the historic town of Arthur River, which dates back to the early 1850s. Arthur River's past is evoked by the town's grand buildings, many of which have been restored. The Arthur Wool Shed, which dates back to the 1950s, is a community shearing shed established so that loc ... READ MORE »
Bencubbin
Bencubbin, Western Australia (Destination)
Bencubbin is located three and a half hours' drive northeast of Perth in the centre of the northeastern wheat belt. Sandalwood cutters were in the area as early as the 1860s and a sheep station was established in 1867. The first farm land was taken up in 1908. The area is primarily devoted to wheat, coarse grains and sheep farming, although som ... READ MORE »
Bruce Rock
Bruce Rock, Western Australia (Destination)
Bruce Rock is a wheat-belt town located about 240 kilometres east of Perth. A farming town, Bruce Rock produces crops of wheat, barley, lupins and peas. Sheep, pigs and goats are also farmed in the area. The Bruce Rock Museum comprises of a historical display in the restored Bank with adjoining reconstructions of an original one-roomed school, a ... READ MORE »
Corrigin
Corrigin, Western Australia (Destination)
Corrigin is a popular stopover when visiting Hyden's Wave Rock and the seasonal wildflowers of the area. Located three and a half hours' drive east of Perth, Corrigin is a very attractive, tidy wheatbelt town. Tour the surrounding countryside during wildflower season to see vibrant colours stretching to the horizon. The craft shop sells local ha ... READ MORE »
Cuballing
Cuballing, Western Australia (Destination)
The historic town of Cuballing is situated on the Great Southern Highway two and a half hours' drive southeast of Perth. The town has many lovely buildings dating from the early 1900s including the newly restored Cuballing Tavern, Post Office and Agricultural Hall. Take a picnic lunch to Yornaning Dam and watch for the waterbirds that inhabit th ... READ MORE »
Cunderdin
Cunderdin, Western Australia (Destination)
Located a two hour drive east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway is the town of Cunderdin. Cunderdin was first settled with the arrival of the railway in 1894. In 1901, the Goldfields Water Scheme reached the town, bringing with it an increase in population. Visitors can see machinery used in bygone years at the Cunderdin Museum, including di ... READ MORE »
Darkan
Darkan, Western Australia (Destination)
Darkan is located two and half hours' drive southeast of Perth just off the Albany Highway. The small town has one pub and is surrounded by farming areas producing wheat, sheep and cattle. Visit the Six Mile Cottage outside the town for a glimpse of what life was like for a farmer in the district around the early 1900s. Tour the Darkan Heritag ... READ MORE »
Doodlakine
Doodlakine, Western Australia (Destination)
Doodlakine is two hours and forty five minutes' drive east of Perth in the wheat belt area. There is a local store, primary school and bowling club within the town. The local tavern provides dining facilities. ... READ MORE »
Dowerin
Dowerin, Western Australia (Destination)
Dowerin is situated 156 kilometres northeast of Perth on the Northam-Wyalkatchem-Merredin railway loop line. The name Dowerin is taken from the Aboriginal word 'Daren' that was given to a series of lakes some eight kilometres south of the town. The nearby soak or water hole known as Tin Dog Creek was a resting place and watering hole for travell ... READ MORE »
Dryandra
Dryandra, Western Australia (Destination)
Two and a half hours' drive southeast of Perth, Dryandra Woodland is an especially scenic area with magnificent wandoo forests and spectacular wildflowers in the spring. It is also the largest remaining forest in the area. As such, it is an important wildlife refuge area and several mammal species including the grey kangaroo, woylie and possum m ... READ MORE »
Dumbleyung
Dumbleyung, Western Australia (Destination)
Dumbleyung is a town 267 kilometres southeast of Perth in the West Australian wheatbelt. The area's main attraction is Lake Dumbleyung, the largest semi-permanent natural stretch of inland water in Western Australia. Approximately 13 kilometres long and 6.5 kilometres wide, it is famous as the site of the late Donald Campbell's historic World Wate ... READ MORE »
Hyden
Hyden, Western Australia (Destination)
Hyden is situated 340 kilometres or four hours' drive east of Perth, via the Brookton Highway. More than 100,000 tourists visit the town every year on their way to the famous Wave Rock. Wave Rock is just four kilometres east of Hyden on a nature reserve of some 160 hectares. The Rock is a granite cliff, 15 metres high and 110 long, shaped remar ... READ MORE »
Kellerberrin
Kellerberrin, Western Australia (Destination)
Kellerberrin is located in the centre of the wheat belt region a comfortable two hour drive east of Midland. The main industries are wheat and sheep farming and the manufacture of agricultural equipment. Attractions include a folk museum featuring local memorabilia, Kellerberrin Hill Lookout with panoramic views, Centenary Park including a child ... READ MORE »
Kondinin
Kondinin, Western Australia (Destination)
Kondinin is known as the gateway to Wave Rock, which is a leisurely 40 minute drive away. The region is in the heart of grain and sheep farming country. Attractions of the town include Kondinin Lake, Pioneer Cemetery, the trail of the Bush Schools, a Women's Suffrage gazebo and garden, a scenic 18 hole golf course surrounding Woorkakanin Rock and ... READ MORE »
Koorda
Koorda, Western Australia (Destination)
Just over three hours' drive northeast of Perth is the wheatbelt town of Koorda. The predominantly farming community dedicates itself to growing wheat, coarse grains and sheep. Early in September, Koorda hosts its annual Agricultural Show, which brings together past and present Koorda residents, along with a large number of visitors. The show fea ... READ MORE »
Kulin
Kulin, Western Australia (Destination)
Kulin is a convenient stopover for travellers between Perth and Esperance. While in this five star tidy town, don't miss a visit to the excellent local herbarium. Jilakin Rock, 24 kilometres east of Kulin, is a spectacular grey monolith overlooking a lake. It is here that the popular Kulin Bush Races are held every October, attracting visitors f ... READ MORE »
Lake Grace
Lake Grace, Western Australia (Destination)
Lake Grace is 347 kilometres southeast of Perth and was named in 1909 after a shallow salt lake nine kilometres west of the town. Lake Grace has the only remaining Australian Inland Mission Hospital in Western Australia. Still available for inspection at the western end of town, do not miss this unique reminder of how medical needs were catered ... READ MORE »
Lake King
Lake King, Western Australia (Destination)
Lake King is five and a half hours' drive east of Perth. The town is a stopping place for visitors travelling across arid country and through Frank Hann National Park to Norseman. It is a crossroads centre with a tavern and several stores. In season the surrounding countryside puts on a wonderful display of colourful wildflowers. Visit the Lake ... READ MORE »
Marvel Loch
Marvel Loch, Western Australia (Destination)
Marvel Loch is located five and a half hours' drive east of Perth. Named after a racehorse that won the Caulfield Cup in 1905, Marvel Loch was originally a gold mining town. ... READ MORE »
Meckering
Meckering, Western Australia (Destination)
Meckering is 132 kilometres or one and a half hours' drive east of Perth on Great Eastern Highway. The township of Meckering is best known for being completely destroyed by an earthquake on the morning of 14 October 1968. The quake measured 6.9 on the Richter scale and injured 20 people. Fortunately nobody was killed. Much of the wreckage has b ... READ MORE »
Merredin
Merredin, Western Australia (Destination)
Merredin is the largest regional centre in the eastern wheatbelt, around three hours drive east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway. An alternative route is via Toodyay and Goomalling along the Pioneer Pathway. The Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail also includes Merredin and is a scenic and historic route based on attractions adjacent the great east ... READ MORE »
Mukinbudin
Mukinbudin, Western Australia (Destination)
Mukinbudin is three and a half hours' drive northeast of Perth in the wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The district is famous for its wheat and sheep farming. The town was gazetted in 1922 and has many interesting historical and natural features. Visit three historical graves at the Wattoning Homestead site and the gnamma hole which was the ... READ MORE »
Narembeen
Narembeen, Western Australia (Destination)
Narembeen is located a three and a half hour drive east of Perth and about 70 kilometres south of Merredin. It lies in Western Australia's wheat belt area. Narembeen is largely a farming town but the region also has a lot of beautiful, purple flowered jacaranda trees. Native merritt trees also grow in great abundance. The trees' strong, straight w ... READ MORE »
Narrogin
Narrogin, Western Australia (Destination)
Narrogin, a two hour drive from Perth, is located in the heart of Western Australia's richest farming land. Narrogin is a great base to explore the region, with many attractions within a half hour drive from the town. Dryandra Woodland, a picturesque 22 kilometre drive from Narrogin, is home to over 100 bird and 24 mammal species and provides an ... READ MORE »
Nungarin
Nungarin, Western Australia (Destination)
Located a three and a half hour drive east of Perth is the historic town of Nungarin. Nungarin was a depot for Australian army personnel from 1944 to 1960. The Mangowine Homestead was a wayside stop on the way to the Goldfields for many travellers and it has been restored to its original condition. McCorry's Hotel and adjoining blacksmith's buildi ... READ MORE »
Pingelly
Pingelly, Western Australia (Destination)
Pingelly is a farming town two hours' drive southeast of Perth. This attractive town offers a rare insight into Western Australia's rich colonial heritage. The Mourambine Heritage Trail starts at St Patrick's Church which was built in 1871 and is still in use today. The trail takes you past many old dwellings that further illustrate the town's p ... READ MORE »
Quairading
Quairading, Western Australia (Destination)
Quairading is located about 170 kilometres east of Perth in Western Australia's wheat belt. The town derived its name from the Aboriginal word 'Kwirading', meaning the home of a small bush kangaroo. The Quairading District Heritage Trail starts in the townsite of Dangin and helps visitors gain insight into Quairading's early history. Toapin Weir ... READ MORE »
Southern Cross
Southern Cross, Western Australia (Destination)
Southern Cross is located on the Great Eastern Highway, three hours' drive west of Kalgoorlie. It is the centre for the Yilgarn Shire (Yilgarn is the Aboriginal word for white stone or quartz). The area includes Bullfinch, Marvel Loch, Moorine Rock, Bodollin and Koolyanobbing. Southern Cross is situated in a prosperous, well established farming a ... READ MORE »
Tammin
Tammin, Western Australia (Destination)
The wheat belt town of Tammin is located two hours' drive east of Perth. It derives its name from a small marsupial found in the area, the Tammar. The huge wheat silos, which dominate the town's skyline, were the first concrete silos built in Australia. Hunts Well is a historical site located a few kilometres south of the town. Explorer Charles ... READ MORE »
Trayning
Trayning, Western Australia (Destination)
Trayning is a small agricultural town located two and a half hours' drive east of Perth. The name originated from the Trayning Well, derived from the Aboriginal word 'During' meaning 'snake in the grass by the campfire'. The search for gold in this area also unearthed an unusual finger-like projection of white quartz named Whiteman, a popular vis ... READ MORE »
Wagin
Wagin, Western Australia (Destination)
Wagin is an inland town about three hours' drive southeast of Perth. The town is the centre of a thriving Merino stud industry and proud home to the Wagin Woolorama, Western Australia's largest agricultural show, held annually in early March. The Wagin Historical Village depicts a real pioneering village as it was 100 years ago. A bank, a one ro ... READ MORE »
Wandering
Wandering, Western Australia (Destination)
The town of Wandering lies one and a half hours' drive south east of Perth. It was first settled in 1859 by members of the George Stedman Watts family, when they found their straying wagon team horses grazing in lush grass around a fresh water spring, still known as Horse Well. The Watts property, Grassdale, located on the south eastern approach ... READ MORE »
Westonia
Westonia, Western Australia (Destination)
Westonia is located just over four hours' drive east of Perth, where the wheatbelt meets the goldfields. The town owes its origin to gold mining although it now relies on wheat and sheep farming. In 1915 Westonia had two mines in operation and by 1917 there was a population in excess of 2000. This quickly diminished when mining operations ceased ... READ MORE »
Wickepin
Wickepin, Western Australia (Destination)
The small wheatbelt town of Wickepin lies two and a half hours' drive southeast of Perth. The well known Australian author Albert Facey lived in Wickepin and many of his stories are about the area. His house has been moved to the centre of the town as a tourist attraction. The homestead was built in 1924 and has been fully restored. It includes a ... READ MORE »
Williams
Williams, Western Australia (Destination)
Williams is located on the Williams River, two hours drive south of Perth along the Albany Highway. This attractive and historic town is an ideal travellers' resting spot. Take a stroll along heritage trails, picnic by the river, and enjoy your choice of farm stay, motel or hotel accommodation. ... READ MORE »
Wongan Hills
Wongan Hills, Western Australia (Destination)
Located two hours' drive (or 185 kilometres) northeast of Perth is the rural town of Wongan Hills, the centre of a prosperous grain, sheep and pig farming district. The town takes its name from the range of flat topped hills lying to the northwest. These hills are the largest single area of natural vegetation remaining in the northern wheatbelt. ... READ MORE »
Wyalkatchem
Wyalkatchem, Western Australia (Destination)
Wyalkatchem is at the centre of Western Australia's wheat belt, about 200 kilometres northeast of Perth. The town is thought to have been named after the Wyalkatchem Tank which was built by sandalwood cutters in 1881. Wyalkatchem is in some of Western Australia's best wildflower country. The town lies on the old Goldfields Track, the route taken ... READ MORE »
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