The Best Family Farm Stays Near Sydney
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A farm stay in NSW provides fresh air, a sky full of stars and adorable nursery animals... what more could you ask for from an outdoor family holiday? A family farm stay experience is just the dose of nature and tech-free family bonding that you need, and Sydney is home to some gorgeous working farms that make for the perfect farm stays near Sydney.
17 of the Best Farm Stays in NSW
1. Bilpin Country Lodge, Blue Mountains
Why we love it: Bilpin Country Lodge is beautiful, clean and well equipped. There’s lots of space for the kids to run around in, plus there’s a game room, canoeing, hiking and, of course, a variety of animals to feed and pat. The kids won't know where to look or go first! We also love that you can book out the whole property for a big family gathering, anniversary or reunion – the farm stay lodge sleeps up to 20, so you can take over and make yourselves feel right at home.
Time from Sydney: 90 minutes
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2. Mowbray Park Farmstay, Picton
Why we love it: At Mowbray Park, your farm stay includes accommodation, activities plus you can access the whole farm. Now that’s a farm stay holiday! Activities include the Natural Horsemanship Experience (kids 8+) tennis, swimming, table tennis, canoeing, archery, boomerang throwing, sheep shearing, whip cracking, campfires, and farmyard activities, including feeding the cattle, collecting eggs and milking the cows.
Time from Sydney: 90 minutes
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3. Calmsley Hill City Farm, Abbotsbury
Why we love it: During summer, you can camp at Calmsley Hill City Farm. Packages include two days at the farm stay, overnight camping, dinner, breakfast, exclusive activities, animal encounters, helping with morning animal feeding and collecting eggs for breakfast. Explore the farm’s paddocks with the friendly farmers as the sun sets, and camp out in a paddock in front of grazing kangaroos, wallabies and emus. This is one unforgettable farm stay experience!
Time from Sydney: 45 minutes
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4. Morvern Valley Country Cottages, Bundanoon
Why we love it: Morvern Valley is host-free, so a whole luxurious cottage is all yours! Each cottage has its own BBQ area, parking, fenced private gardens, and even its own hen house for egg-collecting fun. Children will be thrilled to meet the animals, including ponies, miniature horses, donkeys, sheep, chickens, ducks, giant geese, alpacas and other friendly farm animals that love a pat. Nestled in the gorgeous Southern Highlands, Morvern Valley farm stay holiday is a must for families!
Time from Sydney: 90 minutes
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5. Redleaf Farm, Southern Highlands
Why we love it: With a brood of heritage breed Saddleback pigs, Highland cows, Border Leicester X Merino sheep and a menagerie of horses, dogs, ducks, chickens, geese, peacocks, goats and a donkey on an expansive 270-acre Southern Highlands property, Redleaf Farm offers two unique accommodation options that will ensure you immerse yourself in a relaxing country break!
Enveloped by serene bushland, The two gorgeous restored Redleaf train carriages make for a fun and quirky family farm experience. Redleaf also has safari-style glamping tents adorned with luxurious linen, cowhide rugs, fairy lights and a private outdoor hot shower for a dreamy off-grid adventure.
Time from Sydney: 2 hours
6. Chesleigh Homestead, Sofala
Why we love it: Chesleigh Homestead is an impressive 3,000-acre wilderness property in Sofala, a small goldrush village in the historic NSW's Central West, a stone's throw from Bathurst. The quaint and cosy residence has been built by hand over the past 40 years to create an authentic, rustic NSW farm stay experience, and it's famous for home-cooked meals, beautiful horse riding trails, unique adventures learning how to pan for gold. and their bonfire under the stars. Families looking for a unique farm stay in NSW will love feeding farm chickens, snuggling up by the open fire, enjoying the old fashioned games room and relaxing in the spa!
Time from Sydney: 3 hours
7. Pine View Camping & Farmstay, Goolma
Why we love it: A working sheep, cattle and cropping farm stay, Pine View Camping & Farmstay in Goolma, a tiny village in NSW Central West, is home to a menagerie of resident animals including sheep, cattle, horses, chickens, dogs and an alpaca. There are farm stay weekend activities where kids can get involved with real farm life - feeding chooks and collecting the eggs, going on a farm tour, counting kangaroos and other wildlife and grooming horses are all in a day's work. Little ones will love the pony rides, toasting marshmallows around a campfire, tractor rides and stargazing too! All in all, it's the perfect farm stay near Sydney!
Time from Sydney: 3.5 hours
8. Waterfall Way Farmstay, Wollomombi
Why we love it: Waterfall Way Farmstay in the NSW New England region is a generous, self-contained country house with all the luxuries of your own home. Enveloped by stunning gardens and native bushland, it is a secluded private hideaway on a family-run beef cattle farm with amazing views over the extensive farmland and the picturesque Oaky River, where you can also fish for trout or try and spot the platypus! The luxurious wood fire will keep you toasty during the cold winter nights!
Time from Sydney: 6 hours
9. Ashmar Farmstay, Gloucester
Why we love it: You'll have a gorgeous self-contained heritage cottage all to yourself in which to experience an authentic family farm stay! Get started at Ashmar Farmstay by milking a cow, collecting farm eggs, feeding the animals and bushwalking through the ancient cycads. For kids, there is so much to see and do at the farm, and plenty of wide-open spaces to play in. They'll learn all about farm animals and where food comes from.
Time from Sydney: less than 3 hours
10. Kookaburra Farmstay, Port Stephens
Why we love it: At Kookaburra Farmstay there's a farmhouse, cottages and cabins for your overnight farm stay, as well as a daily animal feeding schedule that includes cow milking, a tractor ride to feed the pigs, then the donkey, goats, alpacas, sheep and ducks. The farm is also close to beaches and tourist attractions around Port Stephens and Nelson Bay.
Time from Sydney: 2.5+ hours
11. Tobruk Sheep Station, Maroota
*Temporarily closed*
Why we love it: Tobruk Sheep Station provides an authentic outback setting with a fun, interactive farm stay experience for the kids. It features a working sheep station with two unique farm stay options where you can enjoy the charm of the rustic buildings, blacksmith's shop and farm machinery, plus the warmth of the open campfire in Drovers Camp with billy tea and baking damper. Enjoy hearty country meals, the friendly animals and the beautiful sunsets high above the Hawkesbury River and the Blue Mountains as you settle into your NSW farm stay.
Time from Sydney: 70 minutes
12. Starline Alpacas Farmstay Resort, Hunter Valley
Why we love it: Starline Alpacas is a deluxe family farm stay on a working alpaca farm with around 200 alpacas! Visit and hand-feed them while you wander the fields and you'll see the cria (baby alpacas) frolic in the late afternoon. There is also an orchard with quince, lemons, pears, apples and peaches, which you can pick during your farm stay. Choose from a range of cottages to stay in, and there's a saltwater swimming pool, spa, sauna and children's playground.
Time from Sydney: 2+ hours
13. Barcoos Barn Farmstay, Perthville
Why we love it: Barcoos Barn is a genuine working farm stay with loads of merino sheep, breeding cows, working dogs and horses, including Barcoo, the wonderful 20+-year-old Clydesdale, and Cody, the awesome Shetland pony. There’s loads of hands-on interactive family fun and kids will love the farm stay activities, led pony rides and sled or sulky rides, pulled by resident Clydesdale, Bella. Located in Perthville, a charming little town just south of Bathurst, farm stay at Barcoos Barn provides is an easy getaway with two self-contained units, plus caravan, motorhome and camping facilities.
Time from Sydney: 2+ hours
14. Ocean & Earth Farmstay, Limeburners Creek
Why we love it: Ocean & Earth Farmstay is a beautiful farm stay surrounded by natural bushland brimming with native wildlife and friendly farm animals. You get the whole farmhouse to yourself, so you can completely relax, and there’s plenty of activities to keep kids entertained. While away the hours swimming in the dam, canoeing, fishing, yabbying, feeding resident farm animals (such as horses, cows, alpacas and chooks), bushwalking and bird watching. Plus, there's spectacular stargazing and a bonfire on Saturday nights!
Time from Sydney: 2.5 hours
15. Kimo Estate
For those keen to experience farm life without roughing it too much, Kimo Estate is possibly the most elegant family farm stay in NSW! Located on a 2,800-hectare working sheep and cattle farm in Gundagai, Kimo Estate offers luxury eco-hut accommodations with the most incredible views of the countryside to wake up to each morning. Helicopter tours, horse riding camps, and farm workshops are available for families to immerse themselves in the overall experience of life on the farm.
Time from Sydney: 4 hours
16. Minimbah Farm, Kangaroo Valley
*Temporarily closed*
Why we love it: Minimbah Farm is a stunning NSW farm stay sprawled across 150 acres of beautiful scenic farmland, featuring its own flowing creek and amazing views with almost endless grass paddocks backing onto a lush rainforest. It’s a fully operational beef cattle property, that also boasts goats, alpacas, horses, chickens, peacocks and abundant native wildlife, including echidnas, wombats, kangaroos, wallabies, lizards, parrots, kookaburras, magpies and cockatoos. There are three gorgeous farm stay cottages to choose from, equipped with a container to feed the goats and alpacas, and a basket to collect fresh farm eggs.
Time from Sydney: 2 hours
17. Dusodie Holiday Farm, Dungog
Why we love it: Dusodie Farm farm stay is set on the banks of the Chichester River, in the foothills of the Chichester State Forest. This is a true farm stay NSW experience, with plenty of animals and wildlife for all to enjoy. It makes for a great family getaway, where parents can relax while kids enjoy the cubby, sandpit or trampoline, hand-feed farm animals, and take advantage of the freedom of a country lifestyle. Wake to the sounds of abundant birdlife and inhale the crisp, clean country air on your Sydney farm stay.
Time from Sydney: 2 hours
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