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Happy Healthy Valleys

60%

· Upper Esk, Tasmania

40 acres hosted by Charly T.

29 Vehicle/Tent sites

THIS IS A WORKING FARM WITH MANY FREE ROAMING ANIMALS! Check in after 9am you get a whole day BEFORE you camp for the night and check out by 3pm this way you get another day here and plenty of daylight to get to your next place. This place has river flats surrounded by wilderness and is the first private property on the river, so therefor the LAST property at the end of the road before the road goes into Forestry tracks. Many would consider this place to be very remote.....to us it is close to the City only 50 minutes away over the Mountain gravel roads. If you want to travel on mostly sealed roads go through Fingal and PAST Mathinna. Check maps before you leave as NO reception out here. It is 40 acres and we have MANY MANY free roaming animals, milking goats, ducks, chickens, cows, 3 BIG dogs and a pet pig who loves a belly rub. (The dogs will get out of the way of cars so just drive ahead and the dogs will move out of your way they have big barks but they are friendly) PLEASE NOTE: If you have any issues with dogs let us know in ADVANCE and we can lock them in their yard for your stay. EVERYONE is told upon arrival to honk/toot your horn if you have any issues or need help and one of us will come and help if you let us know! Otherwise we leave people in peace to camp as they wish and where they want. The property has a big guest house that is currently empty, this is where the flushing toilet is for you to use whilst camping if you like. This Rustic country house is also available for hire/rent, there is hot water via a woodfire (takes up to 5 hours to heat up water $50 per wheelbarrow load of wood) with Big triangle bath and a shower for use if you book the house, (3 single beds and a few new double bed air mattresses are available for your less rugged campers who want to come but need that extra comfort or to be close to a toilet at $40 per person per night.) You are welcome to come camping anytime with a range of needs catered to. Sorry no wheelchair ramps, a single step into the house and one step into the toilet too. Pick whatever spot you like to camp upon, by the river, the rocky island in the river, in the bush, just on the paddock grass anywhere. The big house is for you to use the toilet, kitchen sink and feel free to have a cold shower if you want. You can wander on the property connect with us and if you like you can help feed the animals. We are very happy to host people who love nature and enjoy organic farm life. There is NO wifi or mobile phone reception ZERO, so you can finally enjoy total tranquility. (there is a landline telephone in the big house so you can make a call if you need to, it is a private number)Pick whatever spot you like to camp, by the river, in the bush, just on the grass. Great fishing and swimming holes along the river. The main house is for you to use the toilet, kitchen, bath and shower (hot water via woodfire stove/oven $50 for fire wood) You can wander on the property connect with us and if you like you can help with feeding the animals, collect eggs have a go at milking by hand goats and a cow. We are happy to host people who love nature and enjoy organic farm life. Yes we have produce for sale too. We are at the very end of the road with miles of 4WD and walking tracks going beyond the farm up into the wilderness. There is NO wifi or mobile reception, so you can finally enjoy total tranquility. Welcome to Happy Healthy Valleys: www.happyhealthyvalleys.com (have a look at the pictures there).

Activities

Fishing

Hiking

Off-roading (OHV)

Climbing

Natural features

Forest

River, stream, or creek

Swimming hole

Mountainous

60%

15 Ratings · 12 reviews

Wendy H.recommends

April 11, 2024

Happy Healthy Valleys

We had a lovely quiet camp, Charlie was friendly and helpful. You can check out the camp on YouTube if you like https://youtu.be/N8C4fYFcj8w?si=LN7rd7AWhkzWSiuf and https://youtu.be/_Q_GSNgNjGQ?si=_e6iuN8h5m6TeLYi the second video has drone footage of the paddock, I would suggest if you are coming from the Northwest it might be an idea to take the long way through Fingal and Mathina. The directions on the site take you on a lovely scenic drive but once you pass Ben lomand turn off, its gravel road and a very long steep hill, corrugated in places. We enjoyed the drive but decided to take the long way back on sealed roads. The short walks to the river were very pretty and the river was peaceful, we had a campfire on the shingle beside the river both nights, it was perefect.

Christina J.doesn't recommend

April 8, 2024

Happy Healthy Valleys

Unpleasant stay

Unfortunately we were extremely disappointed with our stay. As per host standards, the property should have minimized hazards and prepare guest with safety warnings. As we came in through the gates we were surrounded by a group of extremely large dogs barking and circling the cars. The host had advised of this and said just to drive on but it was unsettling and set our dog off barking and jumping round the car.The paddock we were camped in had free roaming cows. We had to shovel cow pats away to be able to set up our camp. The grass was long and the ground very uneven with trip hazards everywhere. The worst of it though was the plague of European Wasps. I was stung and 2 other members of our group also suffered the same fate. We couldn't sit outside, cook or eat comfortably until the sunset and the wasps disappeared. We paid $45 a night for this. We had booked for 2 nights but packed up and left there the next morning. Other people camped there were also extremely disappointed and intended to leave the next morning also. They had to put their dog in their van as it was so bad, Would certainly rethink using this app again to find a camp.

Debbie B.doesn't recommend

April 4, 2024

Happy Healthy Valleys

Despite the beautiful setting for our camp spot and the overall helpfulness of the host ,Charley . The big barking three of the six dogs that greet you each time once through the gate and meander down to the camp spot can be confronting even if you are a dog owner or even have no dog with you .

Jen W.doesn't recommend

April 1, 2024

Happy Healthy Valleys

Disappointing

After a nice drive through the country side we travelled down a narrow road to find the property. A property sign would have been good. Lucky we remembered about the saddle on the fence. When entering the gate we were greeted by a LOT of dogs, some quite large and scary looking. (I imagine it would be quite confronting for anyone not used to dogs) Made our way down to the camping area which was unkept with extremely long grass and lots and lots of cow pats. Which we needed to clear away before we set up, lucky one of our group had a shovel. While we were setting up we were inundated with European wasps. Three of us were stung. We tried to have some snacks and they got worse. We decided to wait until dark to cook anything for tea. We did have a nice walk down to the river where our dogs managed to have a swim. We had booked for two nights but after just the afternoon of dealing with the wasps we had had enough and packed up early before they got bad when the sun came up. We drove past the owner who did not try and engage with us. If it was my property I would want to know why? when booked for more than one night we were leaving after one night. The property was grossly over price. Should have been $10 a night as we were totally self sufficient. So disappointing we were looking forward to staying in paradise as advertised, not the nightmare we experienced.

Tracey W.doesn't recommend

March 31, 2024

Happy Healthy Valleys

Wouldn’t bother

We had some trouble finding the place as there is no sign and it’s quite remote. Maybe a sign wouldn’t hurt. Due to the low hanging branches we couldn’t use the driveway and had to cut past the tied up pig and plenty of random rubbish . . The paddock hadn’t been mowed and the grass was a foot long . There wasn’t a spot where you could see the river although a track had been cleared to walk in . It was an ok place To stay but not for $45 a couple . It’s a 10 dollar site.

Greg M.recommends

March 15, 2024

Happy Healthy Valleys

Upon arriving at the gate we thought for sure we were at the wrong property. After re reading our e mail the directions are very clear so we knew it was the right one. After entering we were greeted with dogs and goats. We were given directions to the river, it was so peaceful, no man made noises just nature. Amazing night sky, if you want a beautiful private camp you must come here. Remember there is no mobile reception so down load instructions and map before getting out there. Probably more convenient if you can be self contained. Thank you to the hosts for opening up their very private property to allow strangers to enjoy it.

Location

Upper Esk, Tasmania, AustraliaTraditional, ancestral territory of Pyemmairrener and Palawa First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Charly T.

Joined in January 2023

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