Wow — what a sensational place!
We were genuinely gutted that we’d only booked one night. Wide River Water is easily one of the best places we’ve stayed, and we were completely blown away by how beautiful and peaceful it is.
A special mention to Karen and Richard, who we had the pleasure of meeting during our stay. Richard took our son, along with the other children staying on the property, to feed the cows on the morning we left. It was such a great experience for the kids and a really lovely way to finish our stay.
There are fire pits at each site which can be moved around to suit, and bagged firewood is available for $12 through an honesty box, which we thought was fantastic. We were also told that river dolphins occasionally visit, although unfortunately we didn’t get to see any on our visit.
Even our neighbours were great. One of them came over to help me out when my lighter ran out of gas — just one of those little moments that sums up the friendly, relaxed atmosphere of the place.
You can hear a little traffic from the Bruce Highway, which is about 2 km away, but honestly, don’t let that put you off. It really is a minor thing compared with everything else this place has going for it.
We were genuinely sad to pack up and leave after just one night. We absolutely loved it and will definitely be back — next time we’re staying for much longer! We highly recommend.