Gil and I were on our way to stay with our family
at the Cheyenne Wilderness Retreat near
Walcha.
We had not stayed at a farm stay before and were excited by this change in our holiday adventures. Just a little bit of information on Walcha, it is a very quaint country town and has all the amenities needed for the country folk around the district. In the early pioneering time explorer John Oxley passed through the area in 1818 and named the Apsley River and also noted the Apsley Falls, where the river begins its descent to the coast, European settlement began in 1832. We met our family at Walcha and then all made the 24kms to the Retreat it did not take long to be driving along a dirt road, this was in very good condition some of the paddocks along the side of the road had sheep and cattle grazing.
We had not stayed at a farm stay before and were excited by this change in our holiday adventures. Just a little bit of information on Walcha, it is a very quaint country town and has all the amenities needed for the country folk around the district. In the early pioneering time explorer John Oxley passed through the area in 1818 and named the Apsley River and also noted the Apsley Falls, where the river begins its descent to the coast, European settlement began in 1832. We met our family at Walcha and then all made the 24kms to the Retreat it did not take long to be driving along a dirt road, this was in very good condition some of the paddocks along the side of the road had sheep and cattle grazing.
We arrived at the gate with the sign
Cheyenne Wilderness Retreat thinking the farm must just be a few metres away but
it was at least another kilometer, we stopped at the corrugated iron shearing
shed on our way, this was very interesting inside to see all the shearing stalls, the run the sheep go down after shearing and sorting tables. From the shearing shed we could see the farm, the main house and a cottage with various sheds around the grounds it looked beautiful. We pulled up and were greeted by Sue and Burgh Blomfield the owners of the property we could feel the friendly atmosphere immediately. There were dogs, chooks, guinea fowl and we could hear a goat, horses and cows further away the sounds of the country life.
The Cheyenne Wilderness Retreat is situated on the edge of a beautiful gorge,
the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park and Wilderness Area. The farm is a working 760 hectares cattle property and this was established by Burgh’s grandfather and is a fine example of high country grazing property.
shed on our way, this was very interesting inside to see all the shearing stalls, the run the sheep go down after shearing and sorting tables. From the shearing shed we could see the farm, the main house and a cottage with various sheds around the grounds it looked beautiful. We pulled up and were greeted by Sue and Burgh Blomfield the owners of the property we could feel the friendly atmosphere immediately. There were dogs, chooks, guinea fowl and we could hear a goat, horses and cows further away the sounds of the country life.
The Cheyenne Wilderness Retreat is situated on the edge of a beautiful gorge,
the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park and Wilderness Area. The farm is a working 760 hectares cattle property and this was established by Burgh’s grandfather and is a fine example of high country grazing property.
The Blomfield family involved us in their
day to day feeding of animals, chickens, pig, goat, horses and poddy calves,
collecting eggs and having a go at milking a cow.
There are plenty of walking trails to walk around the property and advantage spots to view the beautiful gorge where you can see for long distances. We did a bit of fun shooting.
We were only here for a couple of days so we wanted to do and see as much as possible. Burgh cooked us a beautiful meal in the camp oven which started in the afternoon cooking the meat in a heavy pan under coals then by 6pm it was cooked and we all joined Sue and Burgh for the meal in the main house, just delicious, Sue had cooked beautiful fresh veggies and served a wonderful dessert we were truly spoilt.
There are plenty of walking trails to walk around the property and advantage spots to view the beautiful gorge where you can see for long distances. We did a bit of fun shooting.
We were only here for a couple of days so we wanted to do and see as much as possible. Burgh cooked us a beautiful meal in the camp oven which started in the afternoon cooking the meat in a heavy pan under coals then by 6pm it was cooked and we all joined Sue and Burgh for the meal in the main house, just delicious, Sue had cooked beautiful fresh veggies and served a wonderful dessert we were truly spoilt.
The area has quite a few native animals, we
saw a dingo, kangaroos and the most gorgeous and beautiful Brush Tail Rock
Wallabies that come up to the top of the gorge at night where Sue and Burgh put
food out for them and we were able to watch them move around, this is an
absolute wonderful experience.
Of course there are the native birds, kookaburras, magpies, cockatoos, galahs and many more. This is a place where you can be as busy as you want or just relax and do nothing a very good farm to bring children
Of course there are the native birds, kookaburras, magpies, cockatoos, galahs and many more. This is a place where you can be as busy as you want or just relax and do nothing a very good farm to bring children
