Pierrepoint offers farm stay / bed and breakfast style accommodation in 2 delightful, north facing self contained private Suites which overlook an extensive garden and the Chardonnay block of a 15 acre vineyard. Whilst the rooms are attached to the main house, a quaint Edwardian homestead, they each have direct access to the car park. The quieter of the 2 rooms, the Pinot Suite, offers one queen size bed with a small adjoining ensuite. The second room, the Chardonnay Suite, offers one queen size bed with access to another private ensuite and an entry doubling as an eating area. Both suites include a television, a small kitchen including a bench-top oven/cooktop, microwave, fridge, jug and toaster and free wifi.
In a very quiet location, with a garden & vineyard available for strolling through & exploring, Pierrepoint Accommodation is part of a 100 acre sheep property with a Cellar Door facility. The Estate grows Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay and sells its wines from the Cellar Door which is open every day from 11am - 5pm. The area is very suitable for a family of 4 or 2 couples interested in a farm stay type short stay. The rooms are listed separately to be booked individually. A majestic lake used for irrigation exists along the creek and koalas often roam through the manna gums of the native vegetation areas; a perfect place to picnic!
The cellar door has been placed in the end of one of the original farm sheds and was part of the Winery. It is open every day & offers cheese platters, home made cakes, espresso coffee together with numerous local produce including a range of local wines. Pierrepoint Cellar Door has a north easterly aspect capturing the sunshine and overlooking the vineyard.
To the south of the homestead, Mt Napier appears on the horizon beyond the Muddy Creek valley and productive farming land. This is one of the most recent of the volcanoes and is part of the 3rd largest volcanic plain known as the Kanawinka Geopark. A Volcanic information centre is located at Penshurst, a 15 min drive east along the Hamilton Highway.
The Tarrington area is a picturesque, undulating landscape. The township named as Hochkirch by its German founders in 1853, changed its name to Tarrington in 1916 due to world events at the time. It has maintained a strong and proud German heritage.
The diversity of the Western District is enormous; it is a one hour drive to the western end of the Great Ocean Road in Warrnambool, Port Fairy or Portland on the coast; to Halls Gap in the heart of the Grampians mountain range or to Mt Gambier and the blue lake in South Australia. Tarrington is in the heart of the Kanawinka Global Geopark and offers numerous activities to complement the surrounding State & National Parks. Half an hour's drive south is the National Park known as Budj Bim where the population of koalas is sterilised to maintain the population so hikers can be assured of spotting one! A large, open cave is accessible from the walking track to the lake and the walks around the crater rim and the lake are stunning. An attraction not to be missed is the natural bridge to the south west of the carpark and is reached from a dirt track at the entrance to the park.
Accessible from the Henty Highway is the Unesco listed site also known as Budj Bim. Dont miss a talk on the life of an eel, unbelievable fascinating.
An extensive network of buses exists to & from Hamilton including a town service.
