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Gumtree Dam Highlands

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· Abington, Queensland

25 acres hosted by Chrissy And Duane N.

7 RV/tent sites

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Camp at our farm retreat with us and our Scottish Highland Coos. We are 5 minutes out of Childers, Queensland. You will have plenty of room to yourself, there is potable water available and porta loos. We have a shower facility now too, which is made out of a horse float just to keep my hubby busy haha and to have something a little different. Now my new animals will have to be transported home on the back seat of my car 🤣 The Scottish folk pronounce it Heilen Coos... so that's how we say it, they might be a little shy, to start with but they wander around freely and will love to be hand fed sweet potatoes by you and brushed by Chrissy. Everyone will enjoy seeing these cuties. Feed times atm are around 8am and 4pm. We've just had a lovely, very patient camper, (27/4/24) Jo hand feed almost 3-month-old Lucy Moo for the very first time 😁 You'll meet Kelvin the Scottish Highland Bull, Oakley who is new mum to Lucy Moo born 5th of February and Willow, mum to Ferdinand (Ferdi) born earlier this year on the 3rd of January, so two beautiful calves to watch doing zoomies around the yard, swimming in the dam or chilling under a tree 😁 We have 2 dogs Jesse a blue heeler and Cane our Maremma, who are both very friendly. The Maremma dog is an Italian breed of livestock gaurdian dog he does bark a little at night if there is a fox or something around that might hurt our animals. Cane has been very successful at keeping all our pets safe. Guest's have told us they have slept through the night no troubles, in saying that sometimes he doesn't need to bark at all. If anyone thinks the barking might be an issue this probably isn't the place for you. We now have Percy the peacock 🦚 who randomly Honks! Our Neighbours have fish farms, so you will hear the odd shot gun go off at times, just to scare the shags away from feeding in the ponds. We are very easy to get along with but excessive noise or bad behaviour will not be tolerated. Feel free to put on music and have a few drinks by the camp fire, but we want our farm to be a place where our animals and our guests feel safe and relaxed. Thanks for your understanding. Relax with a cuppa, unwind with a book or go for a short bush walk and listen to the kookaburras. All your cares will feel like they are a million miles away as you soak up nature here at our farm. There are wonderful cafes and bakeries in Childers, an IGA and Woolworths. We are near Bingera National park, Cordalba state forest with an hour to some top snorkelling spots, also Drive passed acres of sugarcane and macadamia fields we are 45 minutes from Hervey Bay and 40 minutes the other way to Bundaburg. We love being so close to the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. We look forward to meeting you. Duane and Chrissy

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5 ratings · 5 reviews

Jeff K.recommends

May 2, 2024

Ferdinand's Site

We had a fantastic stay at Gumtree Dam. Chrissy and Duane are terrific hosts and helping to feed their animals is a real treat for guests. Easy caravan access and great basic facilities are provided, including campfires. We will definitely revisit and we highly recommend to other travellers.

Benjamin W.recommends

April 28, 2024

Ferdinand's Site

Ferdinand’s site!

Chrissy and Duane have a beautiful place with some of the most hilarious and fluffy Highland Cow’s you’ve ever seen. The two calves in particular are perfect right now (just old enough to be confident around people but still young enough to be absolutely adorable!) If you don’t love animals then this unfortunately might not be the place for you. Between highland cows, sheep, peacocks, chickens and the wonderful caretakers of the herd (Jesse, the sweetest/most ball obsessed cattle dog I’ve ever known and Cane, the diligent maremma night guard of the property who is always available for pats and belly rubs), there is always someone nearby. I will mention that Cane does make some noise throughout the night. It is his home and his job to protect the property when the lights go out and he does it exceptionally well. Overall we had an amazing stay. In the morning we handfed the fluffy cows and had an awesome time talking with Chrissy and Duane. The facilities are accessible and exceptional 👍 Thank you both for the night and we can’t wait to see you again soon. Cheers, Ben & Jo

Jasmine J.recommends

April 12, 2024

Ferdinand's Site

The most peaceful little hideaway

Chrissy and Duane are such lovely people with a beautiful and peaceful little hideaway ☺️ so accommodating with our last minute trip and late arrival. Not only welcomed by these beautiful people but also their four legged friends who we adored 🤍We were shown to our camp spot and there was even a camp fire ready and waiting. In the morning Kane the maremma came for a wonder to check on us and we even got to go meet the highlands, their babies and give them some brekkie 🥰 We definitely look forward to coming back!!

Kim C.recommends

April 11, 2024

Ferdinand's Site

Chrissy and Duane awesome hosts. Cow's were so cute. Peaceful, relaxing. Highly recommend. Will definitely be back.

Lachie O.recommends

April 5, 2024

Lucy's site

Camping at Chrissy and Duane’s

Absolutely loved staying at Chrissy and Duane’s! The owners are so lovely and nothing was a drama, even accomodating our late arrival. Duane had a fire already lit for us in our camp ground that was absolutely perfect! The cows are just beautiful, hand feeding them with the owners the next morning was a Fantastic experience. Highly recommended!!!!

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Abington, Queensland, AustraliaTraditional, ancestral territory of Taribelang Bunda and Dyungungoo (Gubbi Gubbi) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking

Hosted by Chrissy And Duane N.Joined in February 2024

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