Five Fab Family & Furpal Friendly Highland Pubs

If you’re visiting the Southern Highlands with family, friends & the pooch, why not head to a gorgeous Highlands beer garden for an al fresco get together: 🍕 Bundanoon Hotel is definitely a favourite beer garden for families with pooches & the local Bundanoon mini donkeys have been known to occasionally pop in too – […]

Highland Foodie Adventures this Winter

If you’re plotting a few wintery nights getaway in the Southern Highlands here are some wonderful foodie adventures that are worth planning your trip around: 🏫 The wonderful Voor Ouker Indonesian Pop Up Restaurant is back in historic Exeter Village Hall on Friday and Saturday 23rd and 24th August nights! Katrina and her team are […]

Why do we love Alpacas?

Woodland Studio and Farm alpacas Albert and Archie

People often ask why do we have alpacas at our Exeter farm in the Southern Highlands… For starters, we’re biased and think alpacas are gorgeous! But they also have an important job to do here at Woodland Farm in protecting our much-loved flock of Suffolk sheep and lambs from foxes and other predators. Alpacas make […]

Day Trip to Beautiful Berrima and Surrounds

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🏫 If you feel like an adventure not too far off the beaten track from Berrima, checkout historic Joadja Site and Distillery – an intriguing precinct founded in the 1870’s, which sits in a beautiful valley just 30 minutes drive away. Joadja was once a thriving community for hundreds of Scottish shale oil miners. The […]

Suffolk Sheep – why they’re the best!

Woodland Studio & Farm, Exeter NSW Farmstay

🐑 For starters, they are super cute with their gorgeous big black ears, face and legs which are hard to miss in the paddock. Did you know that Shaun the most famous mischievous Sheep, is a Suffolk? What a great poster boy for the breed. We have a few in our flock who could probably […]

Five Highland Date Night Ideas Autumn 2023

🍾 An evening at George’s at Osborn House is guaranteed to impress on date night, starting with drinks on the terrace followed by a romantic dinner inside this beautiful venue. Set in a boutique hotel in Bundanoon, there are stunning views over Morton National Park and George’s Restaurant continually showcases the best Highlands produce in […]

Five Fab Southern Highland Food & Bev Takeaways September 2022

🥩 Birch Store at Moss Vale is a firm favourite for our guests to drop into on the way to the farm. No better place to pick up quality goodies for a magnificent grazing platter to enjoy in the Spring sunshine. It’s also a great spot to pick up a pressie or two to take home […]

Five Furpal Friendly Highland Walks & Cafes for August 2022

🛴 Bong Bong Track is the perfect walk to catch the winter sun with the whole family including your favourite furpal on lead. The track meanders along the Wingecarribee River flat between Moss Vale and Burradoo. Enjoy by foot, bike or scooter, & spot local woodland birds and wildlife whilst you are at it. Stop […]

July 2022 – Some Fabulous To Dos in the Southern Highlands

🛴 Many great Highland adventures for the kids to choose from during these school hols: Shibumi Equestrian, Bundanoon Skate Park, Illawarra Fly Treetop Adventures, Empire Cinema, Tenpin Bowling at Mittagong, Bradman Museum & BYO bike or trike to the sunny (fingers crossed) & deliciously flat Bong Bong Common for beginners. 🎇 Where better to celebrate […]

June 2022 – What’s on in the Southern Highlands

June 2022 What's on Southern Highlands

🥧 With the temperature dropping June is definitely Pie Time in the Highlands. Pie & pinot, pie & bubbles, pie on a plate or takeaways on the pie trail are a few of the yum options on offer. A quartet of mini pies matched to their cool climate wines at Cherry Tree Hill Wines will […]