Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2021 (1)

STAY

MountLoftyHouseandSequoiaLodge

A stayatthisbeautiful19th-centuryheritageproperty

is a trulytranquilexperience.Formerlythesummer

residenceofpastoralistandpoliticianArthurHardy,

MountLoftyHouseboastsuninterruptedviewsacross

PiccadillyValleyandoffersa rangeofrooms,suites

andcottageseachwithoriginaldetails.Inadditionto

itsmainmanor,thehotelis duetoopenSequoiaLodge

inFebruary,whichwillinclude 14 luxuriousopen-plan

suitesallcompletewitha stonefireplace,rainshower

andfreestandingbath.Guestswillalsohaveaccess

toa privateloungewitha sundeckandheatedinfinity

pool.Luxuryescapesdon’tgetmuchbetterthanthis.

1 MawsonDr,Crafers,mtloftyhouse.com.au,

sequoialodge.com.au

JudeCabn

Disconnectfromtheoutsideworldandreconnectwith

natureatJudeCabn,a tiny2.5mx 6mretreatcocooned

bydensebushland.Theoff-the-gridcabinhaseverything

youneedfora comfortableyetadventurousescapein

thegreatoutdoors,includinga kingloftbedand daybed,

a kitchenette and breakfast bar.cabn.life●

DO

Takea strollthroughHahndorf

A triptotheAdelaideHillswouldbeincompletewithout

a strollthroughthevillageofHahndorf– Australia’soldest

survivingGermansettlement.Itsleafystreetsarelinedwith

heritagebuildingsandtraditionalpubs,aswellasa string

ofgalleries,cafésandartisanalproducers.Besuretotake

anextrabagandfillit withtreatsfromUdderDelights,

Buzz Honey, Chocolate @ No. 5, and Harris Smokehouse.

PickstrawberriesatBeerenbergFarm

There’snothingquitelikedevouringa plumpstrawberry

pluckedstraightfromthepatch.FromNovemberthrough

toApril,youcanpickstrawberriesatBeerenbergFarmfor

$5perperson;thecostcoversanythingyoueatonthe

spot,thenit’s$10.95perkilofortheberriesyou’dliketo

takehome.Takea detourviathefarm’sstoreandstock

uponBeerenberg’sfamousjams,chutneysandsauces.

2106 Mount Barker Rd, Hahndorf, beerenberg.com.au

VisitJurliqueFarm

Immerseyourselfin natureandbooka behind-the-scenes

guidedtourofJurlique’smagnificentbiodynamicand

organicfarm.There,you’lllearnaboutthehistoryofthe

much-lovedAustralianskincarebrand,anddiscoverthe

variousherbs,flowersandplantsthatgointoitsproducts.

Foranextra-specialexperience,booktheVIPtour,which

endswithanafternoonofpamperingatthespa. 31 Liebelt

Rd, Biggs Flat, jurlique.com/au/biodynamic-farm-tour

PHOTOGRAPHY

JEM

CRESSWELL

(LAVENDER),

DIMITRA

KORIOZOS

(VILLETTA

PORCINI),

AARON CITTI (SEQUOIA LODGE), SAM WILLIAMS (BOTANIC GARDEN) & LEWIS POTTER (WINEMAKER).