Stay in a beautifully restored, historic first settlers cottage built of convict-cut stone on a property first granted 200 years ago. Enjoy the solitude, the bird life and wonderful country views across the lake. Relax with a wine on the front verandah looking across the lake or lounge on the deck and catch some rays. Unique, comfortable and decorated with great taste, this entire cottage is yours with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, sitting room with stone fireplace, galley kitchen and dining area with great views. Ideal for two friendly couples heading out of the hustle and bustle of the city to breathe fresh air and recharge the batteries. Loads of exercise opportunities ... swim in the river at the village, climb the ranges behind the cottage, paddle out on the lake ... ride your mountain bike in some of the toughest trails in Oz. Or .. walk the historic Old North Road. It's all here. Please note that the drive includes 2.2km of unsealed, graded road to our driveway entrance.
Numéro d’enregistrement de l’hébergement : 2775, PID-STRA-13461
Nº de l’hébergement : 9517133
Des frais pour toute personne supplémentaire peuvent être facturés et dépendent de la politique de l'hébergement
Une pièce d'identité officielle avec photo et un dépôt de garantie en espèces, par carte de crédit ou par carte de débit, peuvent être demandés à l'arrivée pour couvrir tous frais imprévus
Les demandes spéciales, qui ne peuvent pas être garanties, sont soumises à disponibilité à l'arrivée et peuvent entraîner des frais supplémentaires
Les fêtes et les événements de groupe sont interdits
L'hôte n'a pas indiqué si l'hébergement était équipé d'un détecteur de monoxyde de carbone ; pensez à apporter un détecteur portable lors de votre séjour
L'hôte a indiqué que l'hébergement était équipé d'un détecteur de fumée
Cet hébergement comprend les dispositifs de sécurité suivants : un extincteur et une trousse de secours
À propos du quartier
St. Albans
Cette maison de vacances vous donne rendez-vous à St. Albans, plus précisément en zone rurale, au bord de l'eau. Profitez de votre séjour pour expérimenter de nouvelles activités aux célèbres Exploitation viticole Jubilee Vineyard Estate et Tizzana Winery. Vous préférez le calme et la beauté des grands espaces ? Mettez plutôt le cap sur les magnifiques sites de Fleuve Hawkesbury et Parc national de Dharug. Amateur de sport nautique ? Profitez de votre séjour dans la région pour découvrir la natation ! Si vous préférez les activités en plein air, on vous conseille plutôt la randonnée, les balades en vélo et la randonnée en VTT.
Parc national de Dharug - 35 min en voiture - 29.5 km
Del Rio Golf Course - 36 min en voiture - 32.2 km
Sentier Grass Tree Circuit - 43 min en voiture - 36.0 km
Restaurants
Settlers Arms Inn - 4 min en voiture
Pickled Wombat Cafe - 4 min en voiture
Coffee Hut, St Albans NSW - 4 min en voiture
Foire aux questions
Historic Georgian Stone Built Cottage accepte-t-il les animaux de compagnie?
Non, l’établissement n’accepte pas les animaux de compagnie.
Combien cela coûte-t-il de séjourner à Historic Georgian Stone Built Cottage?
En date du 31 mai 2026, les prix trouvés pour un séjour d’une nuit pour deux adultes à l’hébergement Historic Georgian Stone Built Cottage le 8 juin 2026 commencent à 313 $ CA, taxes et frais en sus. Ce prix est fondé sur le plus bas prix par nuit des 24 dernières heures pour des séjours dans les 30 prochains jours. Les prix sont sujets à changement. Choisissez vos dates pour obtenir des prix précis.
Combien coûte le stationnement à Historic Georgian Stone Built Cottage?
L’hébergement dispose d’un stationnement sur place.
À quelle heure est-il possible d'arriver à Historic Georgian Stone Built Cottage?
L’arrivée est possible à partir de 15 h.
À quelle heure doit s'effectuer le départ à Historic Georgian Stone Built Cottage?
Le départ est à 11 h.
Où se situe Historic Georgian Stone Built Cottage?
Propriété de vacances se trouve au bord de l’eau, à 15,3 mi (24,7 km) de Fleuve Hawkesbury, et à moins de 52 km des sites suivants : Marramarra National Park et Parc national de Dharug.
Avis
8,6
Excellent
Les avis sont présentés en ordre chronologique, soumis à un processus de modération et vérifiés, à moins d’indication contraire.
Points forts : Propreté, état et installations de l’hébergement
The view was beautiful. No air con like the ad said and were attacked by mozzies overnight and a nest of wasps under the outside table yesterday but overall was a good spot for a short stay
Kali
Séjour de 2 nuits en janvier 2026
Avis vérifié
6/10 – Acceptable
Jim C.
20 janv. 2025
Points forts : Communication, emplacement
Points faibles : Propreté, arrivée
Sandstone cottage
Nice location and a good experience to stay in a heritage cottage. Well appointed however some areas of the cottage require more attention to detail.
Jim C.
Séjour de 4 nuits en janvier 2025
Avis vérifié
10/10 – Excellent
Christy W.
31 oct. 2024
Points forts : Propreté, arrivée, communication, emplacement, exactitude de l’annonce
Lovely getaway
We booked this from the US as we needed lodging close to our daughter’s wedding venue (St Joseph’s Guesthouse). The property exceeded our expectations. Drew and Kerrie were excellent hosts and able to accommodate our request for an extra night.
Christy W.
Séjour de 3 nuits en octobre 2024
VrboOwner a répondu le 7 nov. 2024
Thank you Christy. It was a pleasure having you stay at First Farm Cottage
We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay.
Warm regards Drew & Kerrie
Avis vérifié
10/10 – Excellent
Nicole M.
28 avr. 2024
Points forts : Propreté, arrivée, communication, emplacement, exactitude de l’annonce
A beautiful experience
Our stay at the First Farm was a truly wonderful experience. A tastefully renovated heritage property at an incredibly beautiful and peaceful location, steeped in history. Welcoming and generous hosts that were easy to communicate with. The perfect spot for a romantic weekend or family catch up (especially during the St Albans festival)!
Nicole M.
Séjour de 3 nuits en avril 2024
Avis vérifié
10/10 – Excellent
Nicole H.
21 mars 2024
Points forts : Propreté, arrivée, communication, emplacement, exactitude de l’annonce
Great for a wedding in St Albans
We stayed at the cottage to attend a friend's wedding in St Albans. Overall, the property was lovely - clean, interesting and peaceful. Beware if you are over 6ft tall, the doorframes are quite low and that was an issue for my partner.
Loved the small touches, including a stocked fridge (there are no shops in St Albans) including eggs, bread and milk.
Our daughter loved seeing the kangaroos hanging outside the cottage on arrival.
Thanks for a lovely stay.
Nicole H.
Séjour de 2 nuits en mars 2024
Avis vérifié
4/10 – Médiocre
Alison E.
16 févr. 2025
Points forts : Emplacement
Points faibles : Propreté, exactitude de l’annonce
Almost, But Not Quite
We picked this property for the quiet and the history of the house. The quiet it delivered in spades, and it was perfect for that. The history was not all there. The layout of the house was as expected – a house split in the middle by a hallway with two rooms either side. Proportions were correct, but the lack of the Australian Hardwood trims, doors and frames (the cleats in the stonework were there) was a bit disappointing.The cleanliness of both the house and yard were not great. The yard could do with a serious clean up, including the backyard.Maintenance was also an issue – of 10 doors that led outside, only three were functioning correctly, with one more leading to the backyard, which we didn’t need. Given that when we arrived the air conditioning, as promised on this page, was non-existent, it would have been nice to be able to open the house up to the breeze blowing in from the lake. There is no phone service, and the wifi is okay. Your best bet is to go to the local pub 2kms down the road and take your laptop! The staff at the pub are lovely, the meals are really good! In short, if you want somewhere quiet where no-one can find you and you can’t use tech then this is your place! Otherwise, I hope that the owners will stay for a few weeks and get the place back up to standard (a list of maintenance items has been sent).
Alison E.
Séjour de 3 nuits en février 2025
Avis vérifié
10/10 – Excellent
Stephen S.
12 oct. 2022
Points forts : Propreté, communication, emplacement et exactitude de l’annonce.
Weekend at St Albans
Great place to get away from it all. Lovely views, very peaceful. Amazing old sandstone building, well appointed.
Unfortunately, there was a mix up in the booking and the place had been double booked (through two different online booking organisations) for the weekend which was a bit uncomfortable (people were already in there when we arrived) but it was resolved.
Stephen S.
Séjour de 2 nuits en octobre 2022
Avis vérifié
10/10 – Excellent
Elizabeth G.
10 oct. 2022
Points forts : Propreté, arrivée, communication, emplacement, exactitude de l’annonce
Stay did not go ahead
We advised the owner via the Stayz website that we were advised against proceeding with the booking due to flood warnings for the locality and to avoid putting a strain on local resources in the circumstances. Our message was:
Dear Drew and Kerrie
We have arrived in Sydney but have been advised that the St Albans Fire Brigade has issued major flood warnings and that all providers of tourist accommodation are required to ask current tenants to leave the area and advise future tenants not to come. Would you please confirm this to be the case for your cottage? We are very disappointed of course.
Kind regards
Elizabeth Game
Drew, the owner, subsequently rang me and I advised that we planned to rebook.
I will look for a date in February 2023.
Elizabeth G.
Séjour de 3 nuits en octobre 2022
À propos de l’hôte
Hôte : Kerrie and Drew Mitchell
Kerrie and Drew are experienced hosts having owned another fabulous and much larger Hawksbury property - Bandusia Retreat. They have spent the last two years building and extending and have completed a full refurbishment of First Farm cottage. Always offering accommodation of the highest standard in its class, they have once again created a benchmark holiday retreat for city guests in this beautiful forgotten valley.
Voici pourquoi l’hôte a choisi cet hébergement
First Farm was one of the first properties granted along the Hawkesbury and signed off by Governor Macquarie in the land grant of 1820. John Bayley having reached the age of 21 was entitled to a land grant in the colony and searched out the most suitable property well served with water and rich soils to grow corn and potatoes for the hungry and growing colony. This is a chance to share all that history that is embodied in this heritage listed cottage with our city friends. We are excited to offer the cottage as a mid-week retreat and a romantic weekend escape.
Voici ce qui rend cet hébergement unique
Relaxing, clean air and wonderful natural flora and fauna. True retreat qualities to help guests relax and forget their stresses. Rejuvenating environment with more history to be experienced with the Great North Road, Settlers Arms Inne and the stories told on the headstones in our local graveyards. The lake offers a keen fishermen an opportunity to clean our some big carp or maybe lure in a bass. The birdwatcher has their hands full from first light as they wake to the many and varied sounds of the 100 or so species in our area. Pelicans, ducks, cormorants, darts, herons, white ibis and swamp hens are your companions as you paddle out on your ski onto the lake waters.