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Barkala farmstay

96%

· Coonabarabran, New South Wales

13000 acres hosted by Maria N.

59 Vehicle/Tent sites

Family-friendly

Recent Hipcampers say this Hipcamp is great for families and kids.

Best tent sites: Finalist

Named one of the best Hipcamps to visit in 2023.

Maria is a Star Host

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Barkala Farmstay is a self-sustaining farm located off the grid, supplying our own water and solar electricity. The Farm is a grazing property situated on 13,000 acres surrounded by the tranquil Pilliga Forest. Only access is a 10km dirt road of the Newell Highway, north of Coonabarabran (follow directions below). As well as farm animals, the farm hosts a thriving community of birds and well- designed bush tracks where you can discover local wildlife, plants, Aboriginal artifacts, great lookouts, sandstone cliffs and caves all in the midst of the Pilliga Forrest. Barkala Farmstay is also home to Pilliga Pottery and the Blue Wren Bush Cafe (closed Wednesdays), offering pottery demonstrations and workshops, traditional European inspired fresh foods with ingredients from our organic green house and homemade Gelato. The property offers two camp sites, Goanna and Kellies Campground, which are freely available to anyone who books a camping stay with us. There are no allocated camping spots in either campground, thus it is first come, first serve. We offer large camping spots with no campground boundaries hence there is space for vehicles of any size. Both camping sites offer compost toilets and showers (although we encourage short showers due to our off-grid, self-sustaining farm). You are welcome to stop by the reception upon check-in to hear more about our campgrounds and we can help you find the perfect camp spot and tell you more about what we have to offer. Campers are welcome to enjoy feeding of our farm animals, our saltwater pool and campfires. Firewood can be collected on the property by yourself, or you can visit the reception to buy firewood. There is no phone reception close to any buildings but free limited Wi-Fi in the cafe area.Barkala Farm is a self-sustaining farm located off the grid (follow directions below), supplying our own water and solar electricity. The Farm is a grazing property situated on 13,000 acres surrounded by the tranquil Pilliga Forest. Campsites located close to the homestead, toilet and shower facilities, swimming pool, volleyball court, farm animals and cafe/pottery. Choose from a wide variety of camping sites ranging from creekside camping to open paddock sites. We also offer private sites away from the hub. As well as farm animals the farm hosts a thriving community of birds, well designed bush tracks where you can discover local wild life, plants, Aboriginal artifacts, great lookouts, sandstone cliffs and caves all in the midst of the Pilliga Forrest. Barkala Farm is also home to Pilliga Pottery and the Blue Wren Bush Cafe (not open for dinner on Wednesday night), offering demonstrations and workshops, traditional European inspired fresh foods with ingredients from our organic green house and home made Gelato. Campers can also enjoy feeding the farm animals, our salt water pool and campfires.

Activities

Biking

Hiking

Swimming

Wildlife watching

Natural features

Cave

Forest

River, stream, or creek

Mountainous

96%

200 Ratings · 144 reviews

Wade B.recommends

October 13, 2024

Kellies Campground

Outstanding

Wow! Great camping spot, clean, safe, large, fires, composting toilet, showers! 2 min to beautiful cafe, pool and very welcoming staff. Had dinner and breakfast and it was outstanding, great value food and wine.

Hednoc M.recommends

October 11, 2024

Kellies Campground

Family Friendly Camping

This was the first time for our family camping away from the Central Coast in a while and we camped out on the Kellies side of this wonderful farmstay. We had ample room around us, plenty of space in between other campers. Quiet and yet enough going on to entertain the family. We swam in the pool on one of the days when it got hot, had nice camp fires, ate some great wood fired oven pizzas and home made gelato for lunch in the cafe, followed by a nice cold beer. Plenty of dead wood around for making your own fires. Pottery classes onsite available each day for an extra activity. They seemed to have it all, which is good for those who dont camp much, but want the experience of a larger campsite and the convenience of glamping and other creature comforts such as showers and composting toilets. A quaint, creative space with rustic sustainable practices and permaculture type homestead gardens. Great customer service and sociable guests. Dogs allowed, which was great. However, the flies were relentless, possibly due to the farm animals onsite. The only thing that lacked was the amount of saw dust/wood shavings available in the toilets. If there were good heaps to scoop from, that would make all the Difference. Other than that, would be happy to recommend as well as return for another stay in the future. Thanks Maria and team

Carolina M.recommends

October 10, 2024

Kellies Campground

Lovely secluded camp with a great cafe, German food and serenity

Wilson S.recommends

October 8, 2024

Kellies Campground

Definitely the pick of the area

What a cool little find. I had no issues accessing the camp in an old, 2wd Impreza, down a 15 minute dirt road. It did rain overnight though and if it was a bit more saturated I could imagine having traction issues. I camped in the second camping area and felt secure but also totally separate from the outside world, which is what I was after. I would love to try out the cottages sometime, they look fun. The pottery barn, the gardens and the cafe are all lovely. In fact, I would go as far as to say that's THE best omelette I have ever eaten, and the coffee was great too. The hosts were so kind and friendly. If I had been in a better frame of mind at the time I would have loved to chat to everyone at brekky. Thanks for having me.

Tracey C.recommends

October 8, 2024

Kellies Campground

Seclusion on the Bush

We sat and relaxed after a busy schedule it was just what we needed. We will be back to enjoy all this place has to offer. Lovely dispersed camping ⛺️ not on top of each other am forts allowed just fabulous

Alison W.recommends

October 7, 2024

Kellies Campground

Wonderfully relaxing time camping here - great food, excellent bush walks and friendly staff

Location

Coonabarabran, New South Wales, AustraliaTraditional, ancestral territory of Kamilaroi First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Maria N.

Joined in March 2017

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