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Gumtree Dam Highlands

98%

· Abington, Queensland

25 acres hosted by Chrissy And Duane N.

10 Vehicle/Tent sites

Big rig-friendly

Spacious, level camping well-suited for travel trailers over 40 ft long.

Family-friendly

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

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We welcome you to our peaceful, farm retreat with our Scottish Highland Coos. We are 5 minutes out of Childers, Queensland. You will have plenty of room to yourself, there is potable water available and porta loos. We have a quirky shower facility now too made out of a horse float, this is only for guests who don't have their own shower; however, you are welcome to look. Now my new pets will have to be transported home on the back seat of my car 😂 We unfortunately have had to put our prices up a little as overheads are ridiculous. Weare flexible where you camp, so once you arrive discuss with us what you would like, privacy. full sun, near the amenities... or send me a message at anytime. Our address for your destination purposes is 106 Hatchery Rd Abington Qld 4660, however a booking is needed before arrival The Scottish folk pronounce it "Heilen Coos" so that's how we say it, I'm not spelling it wrong 🤩😆 Please remember this is our home check in is after 1pm and check out is strictly before 10.30am, we promise you will get your 'Heilen Coo' fix 😝 We have merchandise and firewood please bring cash. And if have any food scraps throw them in with the chooks or a coin donation towards food, no pressure but would be appreciated 😍 Feed times are usually at 4pm. You'll meet Kelvin the Scottish Highland Bull, Oakley who mum to Lucy Moo born 5th of February and Willow, mum to Ferdinand (Ferdi) born earlier this year on the 3rd of January, so two beautiful calves to watch doing zoomies around the yard, swimming in the dam or chilling under a tree 😁 Be mindful although they are friendly and gentle the mums can be protective, so be smart please. .Parents please supervise your children at all times, no running or screaming. We provide an exciting experience and expect you to help us keep it this way. Baz and Nige are our Nigerian dwarf goats they are such characters and sure to make you laugh. Our chickens are friendly and don't mind a cuddle. Just be sure not to squeeze, be rough or chase the small animals please. You are able to share your food scraps with the animal, but no onion, white potato or avocado. Please leave your pets at your campsite when visiting our animals; Otherwise you are able to walk them around the beautiful 25 acres with them. We have 2 dogs Jesse a blue heeler and Cane our Maremma, who are both very friendly. The Maremma dog is an Italian breed of livestock gaurdian dog he does bark a little at night if there is a fox or something around that might hurt our animals. Cane has been very successful at keeping all our pets safe. Guest's have told us they have slept through the night no troubles, in saying that sometimes he doesn't need to bark at all. If anyone thinks the barking might be an issue this probably isn't the place for you. We now have Percy the peacock 🦚 who randomly Honks and explores all parts of our block. Our Neighbours have fish farms, so you will hear the odd shot gun go off at times, just to scare the shags away from feeding in the ponds. We are very easy to get along with but excessive noise or bad behaviour will not be tolerated. Feel free to put on some music (quiet by 9 and off by 10pm) and have a few drinks by the campfire, but we want our farm to be a place where our animals and our guests feel safe and relaxed. Thanks for your understanding. Relax with a cuppa, unwind with a book or go for a short bush walk and listen to the kookaburras. All your cares will feel like they are a million miles away as you soak up nature here at our farm. Conveniently there is a dump point in at Childers at the rest area, 16 Cresent St. 6km from here. There are wonderful cafes and bakeries in Childers, an IGA and Woolworths. We are near Bingera National park, Cordalba state forest with an hour to some top snorkelling spots, also Drive passed acres of sugarcane and macadamia fields we are 45 minutes from Hervey Bay and 40 minutes the other way to Bundaburg. We love being so close to the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. We look forward to meeting you. Duane and Chrissy

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Farm

98%

122 Ratings · 86 reviews

Danielle R.recommends

September 20, 2024

Ferdinand's Site

Mini school holiday vacay

We had an absolute ball! Chrissy and Duane are welcoming and just great people! Our girls loved the animals, especially the chickens! It was great to be included in the afternoon feeds for all the animals. The our campsite was fantastic, close to the toilet and a small walk to the shower. Both amenities were spotless! Loved the grounds, right amount of shade and sun and just peaceful. We enjoyed our little site visits from the calves, they were curious, calm and loved a scratch. We will be back, I look forward to meeting the new additions to Chrissy and Duane’s tribe!

Yoko H.recommends

September 16, 2024

Willow's site

Fun stay with animals!!

I really enjoyed staying at Chrissy and Duane’s land . There are many animals which they lives there happily and we had a chance to feed them. And in the evening, I could witnessed so beautiful night stars!! It was so beautiful!!. I really recommend this land for family.

Kerry F.recommends

September 15, 2024

Dusty's site

We enjoyed our three nights, staying at the the Gum Tree Dam, Chrissy and Duane were very helpful, kind and friendy Dustys, is a great spot overlooking the farm animals, a short walk to feed , also mingling with other guest, enjoying being able to hand feed and touch them. Their Amenities near by only a shot walk. The neighbour was lovely to talk to, also helpful. Just waking up in the morning listening to the animals, the bird life was lovely , so peaceful. Very happy to return, in the future.

Kylie M.recommends

September 15, 2024

Ferdinand's Site

Awesome stay at Ferdi’s site!!

We had such a great time staying in our camper at Ferdinand’s site for the past 3 nights. Beautiful site overlooking one of the small dams which Willow and Oakley like to have the odd bathe in 😍 and only a short walk to the two portaloos, horse float shower (so cool) and access to potable water 🤩 Chrissy and Duane were extremely easy going and welcoming. We felt very at home on their special coo farm! Would highly recommend a visit here.

Lauren M.recommends

September 14, 2024

Lucy's site

Absolutely beautiful place to camp. Chrissy and Duane we're both very lovely and accommodating. Both willing to go the extra mile to ensure you had a fun and relaxing experience. It was great to see all the animals roaming around and to have the chance to feed them aswell. Cannot recommend the whole experience enough, we are looking forward to coming back again soon.

Elly F.recommends

September 8, 2024

Dusty's site

A toddlers delight

We loved our stay, specifically, our animal loving toddler loved the stay! Chrissy and Duane’s property is neat and tidy, facilities were awesome. Fire pit provided at every site and the animals were adorable!

Location

Abington, Queensland, AustraliaTraditional, ancestral territory of Taribelang Bunda and Dyungungoo (Gubbi Gubbi) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Chrissy And Duane N.

Joined in February 2024

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