Two self-contained heritage cottages on a working permaculture farm — an hour from Melbourne, a world away from everything else.
Check availability →Home Farm Healesville is run by Elizabeth and Matthew Lodge alongside their four young adult children. Forty-three acres of pasture, food forest and quiet bushland that adjoins Toolangi State Forest — first cared for by Rex and Helen Bexley, now stewarded by us.
We farm by permaculture principles, with bee hives, chickens, gardens and a simple belief: allow nature to do its thing. Thrive. When you stay, you're part of that rhythm for a few days — or not, if a long bath and a glass of something local is more your speed.
— The Lodge Family
A handful of small pleasures we hope you'll fall into the moment you arrive.
Two heritage cottages, yours entirely. Bring the people, bring the food.
Slow evenings, crackling timber, and a couch you won't want to leave.
BBQs with a long horizon — the Yarra Ranges right out the back.
Bees, chickens, the food forest. Meet the animals — or just watch.
Stay for the weekend, or settle in for the week. Each cottage is fully self-contained with everything you need.
A self-contained Edwardian home with a private garden, large lounge with open fire, and a BBQ area looking out to the mountains.
A bright, generous home built for bigger gatherings — four bedrooms, twelve beds, a wood-fired heater and room for everyone at the table.
You're an hour from Melbourne and minutes from some of Australia's best cellar doors. Spend a morning at Healesville Sanctuary, a long lunch at TarraWarra, an afternoon at the Yarra Glen Chocolaterie — then come back to the farm in time for sunset.
Toolangi State Forest begins at our back fence. Maroondah Reservoir is a short drive. Hot air balloons drift over the valley most clear mornings.
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Per couple, per night, in either cottage. Extra adults and children are an additional nightly rate — infants stay free. We also offer two tailored packages for families and friend groups.