Bilpin Country Lodge

Kind hospitality, good equipment, outside and inside. You can't be bored for a minute, not even with small children. Lovely pets, fresh eggs every day!!! I Would go back here in a heartbeat despite the distance of 14000 km. We’re happy to spend a few days at a brilliant and beautiful place in BCL Tibor,Budapest/Hungary/Europe

Five related families (10 adults and 10 children) spent Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon having a tremendous time at the lodge celebrating a 60th birthday. Facilities are excellent (6 ensuite bedrooms) with a big, well equipped kitchen, plenty of fridge space and spacious lounge area with a very efficient wood fireplace. Owner Mike gave us a comprehensive briefing on arrival so everything went smoothly. We paid a quite reasonable extra fee for a 4pm checkout on the Sunday. This is highly recommended as no one wanted to leave at 10am. The kids enjoyed feeding and patting the farm animals, collecting eggs and bushwalking. The large heated spa was a hit too. The adults just chilled out. The Saturday market just down the road is not large, but has high quality produce and is a chance to support the locals. Open Hearth catered for the Saturday dinner. Sensational food with comprehensive heating instructions. Enough for seconds all round for Sunday lunch. The included cook your own breakfasts were great - cereals, bacon, eggs, sausages, pancake mix, milk, bread jams etc. All in all a really great weekend escape.

Only one hour twenty minutes from Sydney, this retreat is absolutely ideal for the extended family. It can sleep up to twenty, with comfortable rooms and fully equipped kitchen. Best of all the kids are catered for. Little ones will love the playground and the farm animals. I’ve never been partial to goats but these ones were endearing. So we’re the alpaca and Shetland pony. Big kids might like the trampoline or basketball hoop (indoor). Parents would like the bush land walks, bird life and tall trees which surround the farmhouse, chicken coop and dam. After a weekend away with family you’re refreshed but wishing you could stay all week.