{"id":610,"date":"2023-10-02T16:06:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T05:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marysfarmcottages.com.au\/?page_id=610"},"modified":"2023-10-13T15:45:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T04:45:29","slug":"what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marysfarmcottages.com.au\/what-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"610\" class=\"elementor elementor-610\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdc372f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdc372f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local attractions<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b77e3a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b77e3a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Western Australian Wheatbelt is full of charming character townships, fresh local produce, and rural farmland.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67e4f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b67e4f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tWe have put together a list of our favourite nearby attractions for you to consider. Feel free to chat to our staff; they will be happy to offer their advice to help you make the most of your stay. You can also check out Australia&#8217;s Golden Outback or Wheatbelt Tourism websites for further ideas.\n<div style=\"height: 12px;\"><\/div>\nMary&#8217;s Farm Cottages is the perfect place to stop for a break on your way from Perth to Esperance and also a great place to visit in its own right.\n<div style=\"height: 12px;\"><\/div>\nWhile you are here, come and visit the family&#8217;s &#8216;state of the art&#8217; yabby (fresh water crayfish) establishment. Cambinata Yabbies is the largest and most sophisticated yabby processing facility in Australia.\n<div style=\"height: 12px;\"><\/div>\nHere you can enjoy a tour and have the opportunity to purchase delicious gourmet products that you can enjoy and take home as gifts. Pre-ordered steamed yabbies are available either at Cambinata or delivered to your cottages.\n<div style=\"height: 12px;\"><\/div>\nWildflowers are amazingly flowering all year with the peak in September through to November (I have learnt a lot since we built the cottages thanks to Jolanda Keeble who stayed with us every month from January to December to produce an amazing book detailing the flowers to be found month by month &#8211; she found over 600 species.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67da7ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-button\" data-id=\"67da7ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-plus-button-wrapper   text-center   \"><div class=\"button_parallax   \" ><div id=\"button66200b58e226b\"  class=\" text-center ts-button content_hover_effect   \" ><div class=\"pt_plus_button btn66200b58e217c button-style-12   \"  ><div class=\"animted-content-inner \"><a href=\"\/contact-us\/\" class=\"button-link-wrap \" role=\"button\" data-hover=\"Contact Us\"  ><span>Contact Us<i class=\"btn-icon button-after fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce3bae3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ce3bae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c033c3 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c033c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39f3db0\" data-id=\"39f3db0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea99e55 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea99e55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ad58e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1ad58e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to do on the farm<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38d99ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38d99ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMary&#8217;s Farm Cottages are located on a working farm. Tractor rides and farm tours are available at a small extra cost.\n<div style=\"height: 12px;\"><\/div>\nTake a complimentary tour of the yabby farm and sample products at Cambinata Yabbies\nCheck out the giant wheat bins and large machinery for the family cropping operation\nHave lunch in the shearing shed, surrounded by relics from the past, local aboriginal art, large \u2018tin collection\u2019, grand piano and much more.\n<div style=\"height: 12px;\"><\/div>\nAt sunset watch the kangaroos grazing in our back paddock\nGo for a walk on the farm\nSee the beehives and taste Michael\u2019s honey\nAttend the Cambinata Yabbies Extravaganza on the second Saturday in October\n<div style=\"height: 12px;\"><\/div>\nStar Gazing and Night Photography are exceptional at Marys Farm Cottages. Our skies are classed Bortle 1 &#8211; which makes them amongst the best rating dark skies in the world\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02cd9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-button\" data-id=\"02cd9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-plus-button-wrapper   text-center text--tabletcenter text--mobilecenter   \"><div class=\"button_parallax   \" ><div id=\"button66200b593af28\"  class=\" text-center text--tabletcenter text--mobilecenter ts-button content_hover_effect   \" ><div class=\"pt_plus_button btn66200b593adfc button-style-12   \"  ><div class=\"animted-content-inner \"><a href=\"\/contact-us\/\" class=\"button-link-wrap \" role=\"button\" data-hover=\"Contact Us\"  ><span>Contact Us<i class=\"btn-icon button-after fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71160a9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"71160a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abd6ace\" data-id=\"abd6ace\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73df8b3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"73df8b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627eef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"627eef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to do in the region<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70b2fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e70b2fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck out the magnificent wildflowers (late July to early December, peak season September\u2013October)\n\n<div style=\"height: 12px;\"><\/div>\n\nVisit Emu Essence\u2019s emu farm \u2013 book ahead\nHave a meal at the Kukerin hotel, built early 1900s\nVisit Duggan Dam, a lovely local picnic spot, built with wheelbarrows in 1914 to supply water for steam trains.\n\n<div style=\"height: 12px;\"><\/div>\n\nVisit Walkers winery at Lake Grace. Meals are available \u2013 book ahead\nVisit the Lake Grace Artspace \u2013 book ahead\nVisit the Flynn of the Inland museum at Lake Grace\n\n<div style=\"height: 12px;\"><\/div>\nDrive along the Kulin Tin Horse Highway\nJohn Holland Track \u2013 1 hour away\u2028\nVisit Hyden and Wave Rock (1.5 hours away)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d70adfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d70adfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce30c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-button\" data-id=\"ce30c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div 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Travel on through the Dryandra Forest taking a pause to enjoy its beauty. Stop off in <strong>Narrogin<\/strong> to visit Downderry Wines. Travel to <strong>Wagin<\/strong> to see their historical village and the Giant Ram. Journey on towards <strong>Dumbleyung<\/strong>, stopping off to view Dumbleyung Lake, where Donald Campbell broke his water speed record in 1964, and the Bluebird Museum. Enjoy the friendly atmosphere of the local hotel in <strong>Kukerin<\/strong>. Mary&#8217;s Farm Cottages are on the main road five minutes east of town.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b4da89\" data-id=\"4b4da89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa0024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2aa0024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e4bcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77e4bcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From Perth, take Brookton Highway to <strong>Brookton<\/strong>, enjoying the beauty of the forest. Turn right and travel on through <strong>Pingelly<\/strong> where you can turn off to <strong>Wickepin<\/strong> \u2013 visit Facey\u2019s Cottage and then journey on towards <strong>Harrismith<\/strong>, the place of \u2018Wildflowers and Wild Times!\u2019 Travel down the historic Fence Road (so called because a fence was erected here to keep the rabbits out) and then turn left, heading towards <strong>Lake Grace,<\/strong> and travel another 16 km to arrive at Mary&#8217;s Farm Cottages and Cambinata Yabbies. You may choose to leave the main road and visit Kukerin and the local hotel or Emu Essence\u2019s emu farm prior to your arrival.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b78134\" data-id=\"8b78134\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc9faac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fc9faac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c1aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0c1aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From Mary&#8217;s Farm Cottages, journey back through the most biodiverse bushland in the Blackwood Catchment, enjoying the myriad of wildflowers along the roadside to <strong>Lake Grace<\/strong>. At the town you can visit the \u2018Flynn of the Inland \u2018Flying Doctor\u2019 Hospital\u2019 and Lake Grace Visitor\u2019s Centre before journeying on to Walker\u2019s winery on the road to <strong>Hyden<\/strong>. Once you reach Hyden you will enjoy the wonder of <strong>Wave Rock<\/strong> which is just over an hour\u2019s journey from our door. From Hyden travel along the Tin Horse Highway to Kulin, and then to <strong>Corrigin<\/strong>, \u2018Dog in a Ute\u2019 country, before winding your way to Perth via <strong>Brookton<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb93aca elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb93aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"141\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/marysfarmcottages.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ATB_Logo_Web.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-175\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf4b26 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebf4b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/marysfarmcottages.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/logowhite-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-507\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d970ebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d970ebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experience Country Living : Mary's Farm Cottages<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d348e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-button\" data-id=\"d348e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-plus-button-wrapper   text-center   \"><div class=\"button_parallax   \" ><div id=\"button66200b5a89248\"  class=\" text-center ts-button content_hover_effect   \" ><div class=\"pt_plus_button btn66200b5a89086 button-style-12   \"  ><div class=\"animted-content-inner \"><a href=\"\/contact-us\/\" class=\"button-link-wrap \" role=\"button\" data-hover=\"Contact Us\"  ><span>Contact Us<i class=\"btn-icon button-after fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f13acb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f13acb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fae5f5\" data-id=\"1fae5f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c1a2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6c1a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check <span style=\"color:#C48730\">Availability<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e0b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89e0b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinks in the availability table below will take you to our booking system through Little Hotelier. 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