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Barkala farmstay

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· Coonabarabran, New South Wales
13000 acres hosted by Maria N.
59 RV/tent sites
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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.
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96%
206 ratings · 149 reviews
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Dave P.recommends
November 12, 2024
Kellies Campground
Great bush walks good ammenities also goods tracks to drive on well signposted
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Wayne S.doesn't recommend
November 7, 2024
Kellies Campground
Great spot to explore the Pilliga
Great quiet spot in the Pilliga. Heaps of room. The road in was great. Enjoyed an ice cream (gelato) at the cafe. Would stay again if in the area.
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Rémi C.recommends
October 20, 2024
Kellies Campground
Fairytale getaway farm
We has an amazing stay at Pilliga farm. Access is precise and accommodation was perfect. We stayed at campsite 1: it was spacious, calm and the bathrooms were perfectly clean. The main house is very pretty and fairytale-like. We had dinner and breakfast there. The staff is very friendly and accessible. We even enjoyed a pottery painting class. The region is wonderful and there are as many hikes as you can dream of around. I recommend you going there for your next weekend adventure!
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Phil R.recommends
October 19, 2024
Kellies Campground
A great place to have some space with peace and quiet whilst still having the convenience of ammenities and the cafe ( gelato in particular). We were only looking for an overnight stay and I would be happy to have stayed longer if our schedule allowed.
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Steve N.recommends
October 16, 2024
Kellies Campground
This was a nice secluded camp spot with great resources - didn’t use a fire but it would have been perfect in cooler weather. So much wildlife around.
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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.
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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
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Hosted by Maria N.

Joined in March 2017
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