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Belar Homestead

Front of House 2011
Wilga Bedroom
Belah Bedroom
Kurrajong Bedroom
Eucalyptus Bedroom
Lounge Room
Meet the Locals
Local Wallabies
Birds eye view of homestead March2012
House Across Dam
Sunset reflection on dam

Belar Homestead, circa 1898, allows you to experience farmhouse lifestyle as it was in the early 1900's. Situated on a working farm 25 minutes from Dubbo on over 3,000 acres with over 600 head of cattle and cropping

Your Personal Rural Retreat

Dubbo, NSW [Location map...]

Up to 8 people, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Minimum nights: 2

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From $110 per night couple per night

Guest Reviews (5)

"The owners, Rob and Deb were fantastic. Checking every day that we had what we needed. There was everything in the house that you needed for a fantastic comfortable country holiday, steeped in histor..."

- Dolores, ACT -Apr '12

"The warmth and friendliness of Farmer Rob and Deb his wife. Nothing was to much trouble, we wish the holiday had been longer."

- Pauline, NSW -Apr '12

"Our group was two families with young children and were very excited about staying on the farm. We had very high expectations of our visit and Belar Homestead delivered. This was so much better than s..."

- Leanne, -Mar '12

"The house is beautiful & charming, fascinating history, so much to look at. The owners made us feel very welcome, we had a wonderful experience with all the animals, very relaxing. We will definitely ..."

- Vanessa, -Oct '11

"We loved the house, the history and the welcoming country hospitality. We felt very 'at home' there. "

- Sarah, -Sep '10

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Accreditation and awards for 'Belar Homestead':

Dubbo Tidy Towns/Sustainable Communities NSW Winner 2000

Bed & Breakfast, Farm stays

HOUSE FEATURES
The main lounge room includes original 15' polished wooden ceilings, open fire place and large double French doors leading out to the southern front entry. It includes a LCD TV, full surround sound DVD player. We have a selection of DVD's or bring your own.
The large 8-10 seater table and comfortable leather lounge offers a relaxed area to un-worry and unwind.
The smaller sitting room offers a quiet place to sit and talk, snooze or read. It has its own personal open fire place and library
Belar Homestead offers a spacious, well equipped eat in kitchen with a double electric oven, espresso machine, microwave, fridge/freezer, all crockery, cutlery and serving dishes and a generous dining setting for 10. The original double wood fire is ready to use, once you taste a roast and vegetables cooked in a wood fire its hard going back to electric/gas ovens, the taste is never the same!!!
A maximum of 4 double guest bedrooms guaranteeing an intimate stay or funtastic family/group gathering
Kurrajong Room offers flexibilty for up to 6 children
2 bathrooms available - both located outside under veranda
Tea and Coffee making facilities 24/7
Fully equipped laundry with front load washing machine
Antique and functional furnishings
Non-smoking house
Large veranda with views of spectacular sunrises, sunsets, starry night skies, grazing livestock, dams, native flora and fauna.
Guest B.B.Q.
Authentically restored 19th century heritage home
Pet friendly [conditions apply and by prior arrangement]
ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
Several dams with an abundance of bird life
Local seasonal flora and fauna
Country walks
Outdoor fire for those cold nights and Xmas in July getaways
Camp ovens available
Yabbying
Push bike riding
Fishing in dams
Cattle sheep, chooks, geese and horses
Farm trips
Fantastic sunrises and sunsets
Magnificent views of the stars at night
For fun use the outdoor shower & bush bath in warmer weather with water supplied

Check out the following book that a visitor created of Belar Homestead and sent as a gift. A very touching gesture.

http://www.blurb.com/books/2140313

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Local Attractions

Belar Homestead is ideally located to allow one day trips to destination such as:
DUBBO
Old Dubbo Gaol
Taronga Western Plains Zoo
Japanese Garden
Dubbo Observatory
Dundullimal (National Trust)
Western Plains Cultural Centre
Monthly produce and market days
Local Wineries – Boora Estate, Lazy River Estate, Red Earth Vineyard, Tombstone Vineyard
http://www.dubbotourism.com.au/VisitDubbo/DayTrips.html
And more.........

NARROMINE
Edgerton Nursery
Gift Shops
Local Shopping
Aviation Museum
Cottage Craft
Andonebel Alpacas & Coffee Shop
Goobang National Park
Imperial Hotel Coffee Shop
Iris Farm
Lime Grove
Swans Rose Nursery
Gin Gin Weir
And more.......
WELLINGTON
Wellington Caves
Burrendong Dam
Cactus Cafe’
March Truck and Antique Fair
And more.......
GILGANDRA
Coo-ee Heritage Centre
October Long Weekend Coo-ee Festival
Cactus Garden
And more........

COONABARABRAN
Observatory
Crystal Kingdom
Warrumbungle’s
And more......

PARKES
CSIRO Radio Telescope and Discovery Centre
Annual January Elvis Festival
And more.....

The Belar c1898

On 6th January 1897 came the opportunity to take up land and in early 1898 CA Wright settled on 2,560 acres. The acreage he took up was part of the Terramungamine - Burroway stations. Because of the many Belah trees situated on the site where he built his house and on the rest of the property he named the property "The Belars".
In order to take up this property it was necessary under the prevailing regulations to live on the property for 7 years and to show improvements. Land was cleared with help from the local immigrants an appreciated supply of labour at the turn of the century.
Charles built the kitchen and what is now called the Kurrajong room first by using small trees stripped of all branches. Before Charles moved Hannah & the younger children to the new property a house needed to be built.
The first part of the house consisted of a piano/sitting room and three bedrooms.
Building prooducts consisted of brush mud pise and bricks made in their own homemade kiln on the property. The bricks were made by Mr Bill Hayden and the site of the kiln is still distinguishable on the ground.
All ceilings have natural wood milled from the property and have been untouched for over 80 years. The living area was built at a small distance from the kitchen area. An essential procedure due to ashes falling out and burning down several houses while occupants were still asleep.
Eventually they built a massive lounge room to join the two together. The walls are 13 feet from the floor and then slope into the final height of 15 feet to a beautiful polished ceiling of local pine. This room was many times a venue for the locals to gather for a night of dance and social talk. The neighbours would arrive by foot or horse and sulky in the afternoon, enjoy the night and dance to all hours and then walk the long distance home the next morning.
The family Pianola was located in the sitting room and played constantly with locals dancing and enjoying themselves in the large lounge room next door. To be continued.

Holiday experiences

Accessible, Birdwatching, Canoeing & Kayaking, Family Friendly, Farmland Experiences, Great view, Swimming Activities

Facilities

Air conditioning, Baby Cot, Bath, Bath towels provided, BBQ, BBQ - Gas, Books/Magazines Supplied, CD Player, Continental Breakfast Available, Cooking facilities, Electric stove, Fireplace, Heaters provided, Iron and ironing board, Kitchen, Laundry facilities, Linen supplied, Local telephone calls included, Log fires, Microwave, No smoking, Parking, Stereo, Tea/Coffee Making Facilities, Telephone, Television, VCR, Videos/DVDs Supplied, Washing machine

Accessible

Chairs are permitted in the shower, Door frames are wider to suit wheelchairs, Unimpeded wheelchair access from car parking to the property, Toilet is big enough to fit a wheelchair.

Husband working on toilet grip bar / railing
Hand held shower head supplied
Shower only has lip from shower screen
Side french doors has step but kitchen and front door are step free!

Birdwatching

Limited bird watching available dependant and migrational seasons
We also have a family of resident Curlews that have been living next to us for over 10 years. Very hard to find amongst the logs/trees on the ground!

Farmland Experiences

Farm animals live on the property, Cattle, Chickens, Horses, Dogs, Other farm animals, Working farm with some limits on guest access to animals.

Belar Homestead has over 600 head of cattle, a few horses, chooks, geese and ducks. Cattle graze in paddocks next to Belar Homestead but we advise guests to not venture into these paddocks without supervision.
Access is limited around worksheds and paddocks due to OH&S legislation but Rob is happy to take guests on a tour and to answer and questions with prior arrangement or if seasons allow [eg. harvest, not too wet]
If the weather or workloads are favourable Rob offers a farm tour that sometimes end with billy tea, butter and damper [extra cost involved to cover fuel and time involved]
Please ask at time of booking.
Cheers
Deb

Belar Homestead

Dubbo, NSW, Australia

Rooms and rates

While rates are based on each room occupancy, Belar Homestead is the perfect location for family or group bookings as it is able to acccommodate up to 8 adults or adults with a mix of children.

Full weekend booking - 2 nights $770
Continental Breakfast not included in this offer
Self Catering applies
Late checkout time available on request

Full Week booking
7 nights $1,100
Continental Breakfast not included in this offer
Self Catering applies
Late checkout time available on request

20% fee for high periods of demand eg long weekends and school hollidays
Minimum 3 night stay long weekends and 4 nights Easter Weekend

Any further queries or personal requests please do not hesitate to ask as we can offer some degree of flexibility

Belar Homestead Rural Retreat (sleeps 2 - Belar Homestead Sleeps: 2 Sleeping Configuration: 1 double bed Rooms: Belah, Eucalyptus, Wilga Single beds available on request )

Base rate

$110.00/night.

$110.00/weekend-night.

$550.00/week.

$22.00 cleaning.

2 nights min.

$40.00 /person20.00 /child /night over 2 people

Multiple Room Booking 2 - 4 (sleeps 8 - Group/ Family Bookings Book multiple rooms to accommodate up to 8 adults sharing or a mix of adults )

All prices in $AUD

Availability

Belar Homestead will confirm pricing, availability and answer any other questions within 36 hours.
(current average response time for this property is 8.5 hours)

Please note that sometimes your computer's spam filter or your ISP may inadvertently block the operator's response email. If you do not receive a prompt response, taking into account that Belar Homestead may not be able to contact you after hours, you should check your 'junk' mail folder or contact the property with the details we will send in your confirmation e-mail.

The telephone number and contact details for this property will be emailed to you once your enquiry/booking has been sent.

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