Look there is a Peacock on the roof ! I did think it looked like a Dragon, but in my defense I watch way too much fantasy on Netflix and I saw it in flight with it’s long trailing tail before it landed and became a very recognisable Peacock . The Peacocks travel through [...]
School Holidays are just a couple of weeks away and here is the perfect family solution .The Chalet sleeps up to 10 and is self catering ( There is a restaurant a few meters away at the Inn, just saying ) , plus there is star link enabled wi-fi so watching movies on your devices [...]
Spring has come early this year and the wildflowers are blooming already ! This weekend I am so grateful that an expert from the Stanthorpe Wildflower Consortium is conducting wildflower walks from the Inn to the perimeter of Girraween National Park ..Incidentally Girraween means place of wildflowers . I am keen to know if [...]
Experience the warmth and charm of our Girraween Country Inn, where coziness and hospitality are at the heart of everything we do. When you come to stay at the Inn, we welcome you into our home. So it’s no surprise to see an array of complimentary fruit, biscuits, muffins, brownies, GF, DF options at your [...]
This weekend Stanthorpe celebrates it’s Snowflake Festival . The temperatures are dropping and you never know some flakes may fall on the Inn . It has happened before see photo below of our Mandela Garden lightly dusted with snow . The festival is definitely country with whip cracking and a chainsaw sculpture competition. For the kiddies [...]
The light pollution is minimal at latitude 28.7 S and longitude 151.9 E and so the starry skies over Girraween Country Inn are awesome . Girraween Country Inn is situated on 42 acres of bushland and nestled on the doorstep of Girraween National Park. Girraween National Park encompasses 74,880 acres and hence the [...]
Shelley with locally grown fruit and veg. Shelley has been creating in the kitchen and her culinary imagination would make many a city chef sit up and take notice and ask for more . Shelley has infused her cooking with flavours of the bush and has incorporated many bush tucker flavours in what [...]
Girraween Country Inn is excited to announce we will soon be the cellar door for Saint Jude Wines . The Granite Belt Wine Country grows vines at over 1000 meters above sea level and I believe the region does medium body wines best . . There is a “”strange birds wine tour” in the district [...]
Let me introduce you to “ Possum Lane Farm” in Thorndale which is less than fifteen kilometers from Girraween Inn . At Possum Lane Farm , Shelley is sourcing in season small crops such as kale and tomatoes . Possum Lane Farm is an off grid farm an exciting concept become reality because of the [...]
With school holidays just around the corner, many families are planning their outdoor adventures. If you're looking for a family-friendly bushwalking destination, Girraween National Park is a great option. Girraween National Park offers a variety of easy day walks that are perfect for families with young children, as well as more challenging walks for experienced [...]
When you think of Stanthorpe, one of the first things that come to mind are its delicious apples, and there's no better time to experience them than during harvest season in the Granite Belt. To fully indulge in this local treat, make a stop at one of the fruit shops along the New England Highway [...]