The Farmhouse - a true country escape

Discover country life on an organic apple orchard and yet be only 10 min away from beautiful local beaches. The Farmhouse is our beautiful original farmhouse on the property with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms to accommodate 8 guest. It is fully equipped for your comfort and tranquility, there is a large country style kitchen with all you could need a cosy wood heater in the living room with all the other rooms heated electric. The Farmhouse is set on a 40 acre organic apple orchard in Cygnet part of the Huon Valley. It's a great place to start exploring from. . Eden Orchard & Farmstay won the 2015 and 2016 Certificate of Excellence Award, a direct result of consistent great reviews from Tripadvisor travelers. Explore the farm: meet our animals the Highland cattle, goats, alpaca's, heritage pigs, sheep, cows, bunnies, turkeys and chooks. We also have four dams in which platypus reside, pademelon, possums, quolls at your doorstep and eagles soaring over the orchard. You can be as much involved with life on the farm as you like, join our animal feeding tours in the late afternoons, take a tour around the orchard, in season pick apples, black berries or dig fresh potatoes for your dinner, have a look for some fossils on our hills or just keep to your selves as we give you all the privacy you want. To follow our life on the farm visit our facebook page. We are in the middle of the Huon Valley and close to great beaches and fishing spots, we have rods available on request. Also close are The Tahune Airwalk, Hastings Caves, Bruny Island and the Salamanca markets just to name a few. A special mention of all the of great Vineyards and restaurants is in place or get your hands on our fresh local produce and cook up a storm in your own kitchen. About Cygnet ( we're 2 minutes out of Cygnet centre ) Cygnet is a small town of approximately 1000 people, situated in the Huon Valley 45 minutes southwest of Hobart and 12 minutes out of Huonville. Cygnet is in the heart of the Huon Valley, an apple, cherry and berry growing district. Over the past thirty years it has successfully mixed alternative lifestyle and visitors activities such as woodturning, shops with interesting local crafts, lovely cafes and diners and holiday cottage accommodation with more traditional dairy cattle, orchards, mixed farming and sawmilling. It is an area of such richness that the recent SBS cooking/lifestyle series Gourmet Farmer showcased both the area and its presenter, Matthew Evans's, love of local fresh produce and cuisine designed to make enthusiastic foodies go weak with delight. Matthew Evans set up his Fat Pig Farm just on the out skirts of Cygnet and his lunches and cooking classes are real popular. Every second weekend of January Cygnet hosts the famous Cygnet Folk Festival a real drawcard for any music lover, we host visitors from all over that attend this festival yearly. Cygnet also started a French Inspired weekend once a year, due to the French connections with admiral Bruni D'Entrecasteaux naming the bay that runs up to Cygnet Port des Cygnets noir due to the high amount of black swans that reside in this area. Your accommodation is warm and inviting. The Farmhouse has 4 lovely bedrooms ( sleeps 8) the master bedroom has a luxurious king size ensemble, there is a second parents retreat with a queen ensemble (plus a fold out bed if needed), the third has two single ensembles and the fourth bedroom has a single bed. All beds have electric blankets. The Farmhouse has a large country style kitchen and a wood fire in the living room, the rest of the house has electric heating. It's a great place to stay in for the day with a good book on the couch, watch one of our up to date movies or play a nice board game. We have all of these available and keep them updated. There is an enclosed garden area with small playground and BBQ facilities in front of the farm stay, we also have some outdoor games and dad has not been forgotten we got fishing rods and plenty of good fishing spots ready for you. Minimum two night bookings / special rates for long term stays ( over 3 weeks ) We supply a welcome parcel of breakfast provisions to start of your stay plus the Farmhouse has a pantry closet with staples free for you to use.