Property Description

Quamby Homestead, located a short drive from the Great Ocean Road, Warrnambool and Port Fairy, offers the opportunity to soak up some history whilst enjoying excellent accommodation in the serenity of a 3-acre garden setting. Scattered throughout the garden, the fully renovated accommodation includes the standard Mews Rooms and the original School and Carriage Houses. The Carriage House has two bedrooms (with queen and single beds), bathroom, large living area, kitchen and delightful private terrace garden. The School House, where the Lindsay children were once educated, boasts a queen-size bed and ensuite with views over the dam. The five Mews Rooms have queen-size beds and en-suites and are surrounded by attractive gardens. Continental and full cooked breakfast is served in the homestead dining room by a wood fire in winter, or on a shady verandah in the summer months. Light evening meals are also now available in the Homestead Bar/Guest Lounge. Quamby's superb gardens are the main feature of the property. Soak up the ambience, relax and enjoy, or spot kangaroo, echidna, possums, and study the historic plantings in a relaxed, private atmosphere. Quamby is an ideal accommodation break in your travels, as it is situated between the Great Ocean Road and the Grampians, enroute from Melbourne and Adelaide, and just 20 minutes' drive from Warrnambool. Stop to draw a breath, or spend a couple of days exploring the unique volcanic coastline, and surrounding district.

Things To Do

Day trip to the Grampians Spend a day by the beach along the Shipwreck Coast Stroll in the 3 acre botanic gardens Relax in the Historic 1888 victorian homestead guest lounge Look for Echidnas, kangaroos and koalas on the farm Play Golf at Port Fairy Golf Club

Travel Directions

To assist you in travelling to Quamby Homestead, 3223 Caramut Road, Woolsthorpe: Distance / driving time from Melbourne: 250km / 3hours via Hamilton Highway (B140); 320km / 4hours via Princes Highway and Warrnambool 6hours via Great Ocean Road Directions from Melbourne (via Hamilton Hwy): Princes Highway to Geelong #M1, Hamilton Highway to Caramut #B140, turn left (south) on to Warrnambool Road #C174, drive 20kms to Quamby Homestead. Sign indicating Homestead 300m on right. Cream colored mailbox and accommodation sign located at front gate Directions from Melbourne (via Warrnambool): Princes Highway to Warrnambool #A1 (via Geelong, Winchelsea, Colac, Camperdown, Terang, Warrnambool), travel through Warrnambool and turn right on to Caramut Road C174. Drive 25kms from Warrnambool to Woolsthorpe (via Mailors Flat, Winslow, Woolsthorpe). Remain travelling on C174 - Caramut Road, Quamby Homestead is 10km from the Woolsthorpe General Store. Sign indicating homestead 300m on left. Cream colored mailbox and accommodation sign located at front gate Melway Directory: Edition 34: Map 626 D7 RACV Vicroads Directory: Edition 3: Map 89 J3

Mews Room - Queen

Set within three acres of beautiful gardens our Queen Mews Rooms have cast-iron Queen beds. Recently completely renovated, each room has a private ensuite, digital (free to air) television, wood flooring, leather arm chairs, refrigerator, tea/coffee making facilities, and split system air-conditioning/heating. You can enjoy the leisurely 2km walk around the property, spend time in the botanic garden, relax in your room, or lose yourself in the superb, Victorian guest lounge in the Homestead (equipped with digital (free to air) television and DVD player). A continental and full cooked breakfast is included in the Mews Room tariff, and is served in the Homestead Dining Room beside an open fire on the cooler mornings, or on a shady verandah in the summer months.
Mews Room - Twin

Set within three acres of beautiful gardens our Twin Mews Room has cast-iron twin single beds. Recently completely renovated, each room has a private ensuite, digital (free to air) television, wood flooring, leather arm chairs, refrigerator, tea/coffee making facilities, and split system air-conditioning/heating. You can enjoy the leisurely 2km walk around the property, spend time in the botanic garden, relax in your room, or lose yourself in the superb, Victorian guest lounge in the Homestead (equipped with digital (free to air) television and DVD player). A continental and full cooked breakfast is included in the Mews Room tariff, and is served in the Homestead Dining Room beside an open fire on the cooler mornings, or on a shady verandah in the summer months.
School House

The idyllic School House, where the Lindsay children were once educated, is the perfect romantic hideaway ¿ larger than the Mews Rooms, this cottage is ideal for a longer break or long weekend. In this recently renovated former Victorian school house, you will find a queen-size iron bed, ensuite bathroom with double walk-in shower & bath, digital (free to air) television, split system air-conditioning/heating, tea/coffee making facilities, wood flooring, refrigerator and arm chairs & table at which to relax and take in the views over the property's water dams and farmland. You can enjoy the leisurely 2km walk around the property, spend time in the botanic garden, relax in your room, or lose yourself in the superb, Victorian guest lounge in the Homestead (equipped with digital (free to air) television and DVD player). A continental and full cooked breakfast is included in the Mews Room tariff, and is served in the Homestead Dining Room beside an open fire on the cooler mornings, or on a shady verandah in the summer months.
The Carriage House B&B

Enjoy the stunning sunsets from the lounge or terrace of the recently renovated Carriage House. Located within the botanic garden of Quamby Homestead, overlooking tranquil farmland, this is an ideal retreat for a family or four adults. With two bedrooms (one with a Queen bed and one with twin single beds), guests can stay in the Carriage House as a fully self-contained cottage or choose to take the a Bed & Breakfast tariff that includes a cooked and continental breakfast served in the homestead dining room by a wood fire in winter, or on a shady verandah in the summer months. The Carriage House has been recently renovated and guests will find a fully self-contained kitchen equipped with oven, stove, microwave, full sized refrigerator, cooking utensils, crockery, cutlery and glassware - all you would need for a cosy and relaxed getaway. Elsewhere in the cottage there is a family shower-room, large living area with leather sofas, digital (free to air) television and DVD player, wood burning stove, split system air-conditioning/heating and glass doors leading onto a delightful private terrace & garden.
The Carriage House Self-Catering

Enjoy the stunning sunsets from the lounge or terrace of the recently renovated Carriage House. Located within the botanic garden of Quamby Homestead, overlooking tranquil farmland, this is an ideal retreat for a family or four adults. With two bedrooms (one with a Queen bed and one with twin single beds), guests can stay in the Carriage House as a fully self-contained cottage or choose to take the a Bed & Breakfast tariff that includes a cooked and continental breakfast served in the homestead dining room by a wood fire in winter, or on a shady verandah in the summer months. The Carriage House has been recently renovated and guests will find a fully self-contained kitchen equipped with oven, stove, microwave, full sized refrigerator, cooking utensils, crockery, cutlery and glassware - all you would need for a cosy and relaxed getaway. Elsewhere in the cottage there is a family shower-room, large living area with leather sofas, digital (free to air) television and DVD player, wood burning stove, split system air-conditioning/heating and glass doors leading onto a delightful private terrace & garden.