Recent Hipcampers say this Hipcamp is great for families and kids.
Creature comforts
Enjoy the comforts of home at some sites—including flush toilets, showers, and a kitchen.
Ellesmere Park Farm Stay was inspired by our trip following the stock routes of NSW by horse drawn vehicles. Many people commented they would love to do that, which gave us the idea of sharing our amazing journey with others.
Our camping area is a lot more comfortable than we endured with a well set up camp kitchen, green lawns and friendly animals all in one area. Our mascot, "Lucky lamb", is an attraction all of her own and who else can say "Kevin bacon" lives here!
Our farm stay offers a large grassed camping area with camp kitchen. We are located within easy driving distance of Greens lake and the Waranga basin for fishing, boating and swimming activities and only 15km from Rushworth and the historic Whroo township.
Campers are welcome to join us as we feed the animals and can book horse drawn wagon rides during their stay.
Fires and pets allowed (read Listing rules). There is only one toilet and one shower available, it is recommended that campers are self sufficient
Belinda and family have created a beautiful and relaxing space for campers to really enjoy the fun and charm a farm stay brings. All the furry friends you could want, our kids absolutely loved the calves and Turbo the bull. We were lucky enough to go for a ride in one of their carts too. Lot's of great memories were made here! Toilet and shower was a bonus as well as the well equipped kitchen area. Thanks for having us we had a ball!
The in house bbq area didn’t have any ventilation at all. even the window was permanently closed and there wasn’t any exhaust fan next to the gas bbq. after all it was very dirty (wasn’t cleaned at all and food scraps were still there from months) and we tried cook some food there putting some bbq sheets on top as we were relying on that. but after a while it caught with a fire as there were so much of cooked oil deposited previously. We were seriously frightened. Somehow we managed to stop the fire and we stopped cooking there. Lots of meat we brought were wasted as we couldn’t cook them. If you advertise bbq, it should be usable for anyone and also it should be safe to use the equipment. It is a very big hazard if anyone going to use it again that un ventilated kitchen having no exhaustion.
I know you can’t do anything about it but there certain party at the camp sites that were carrying on all night drinking and being drunk I was no happy at all in fact I just wanted to pack my tent and head home I am sorry this was meant to be my son’s first experience with a family camp he doesn’t want to go camping again I said to him I’m sorry son I didn’t expect this if this is what I am to expect with Hipcamp well no thanks 👎
Ellesmere Park Farm Stay. If I had to describe it in three words, they would be 'beautiful', 'amazing', and '#dacatsrADORBS'. The animals there were very calm, cool, collected, and very demure. Especially the family of cats there; 5 black kittens, there black cat parents + a rando black cat. And the goats and cows, lama/alpacas and horses were cool as well. And the peacock. And loads of other animals. At night, you absolutely MUST go star hopping; the view of stars is INCREDIBLE. Ellesmere Park Farm Stay is a place you won't forget soon. :]
Celine
P.S. Don't forget to bring insect repellent. Or you'll regret it. T_T
We had a lovely stay at the site. Opened lawn area and lucky we were the only group there. Well maintained and very clean. Everyone was friendly, very kind and helpful. Belinda lent us the batteries cause we forgot to buy some. There are fire drums to borrow and they will help you set one up in front of your site in no time! perfect for late night smores and warmth on the chill night. Our pooch also had one of the best weekends in his life running around saying hi to Timber the calf. All of the animals are cute and friendly but they are also stay in their areas a bit further from the site—no smell or any disturbances during the stay. You can see sunset and sunrise plus heaps of stars if the sky is clear. Definitely will go back again :)
Location
Stanhope, Victoria, AustraliaTraditional, ancestral territory of Ngurraiillam First Nations according to
Hipcamp acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and future and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
Ellesmere Park Farm Stay - Hipcamp in Stanhope, Victoria