Station Stays SA – See our backyard through our eyes
If you have ever dreamed of living like a local in the Outback, station stays are one of the most relaxing ways to do it.
Sheep and cattle stations have been the mainstay of South Australia’s Outback for over 150 years. Now they are becoming welcoming havens for tourists. You can see great landscapes and encounter a distinctive way of life by spending time with the property owners and staying a night or two in unique accommodation. Not long ago pastoralists welcomed just the occasional weary stranger… today they want you to stay with them and share their love of their place.
Accommodation styles range from modest shearers quarters to elegant homesteads, where you can cater for yourself, or join your host family for meals. The meals are a particularly enjoyable part of any historic accommodation experience. Large cooked breakfasts and homemade dinners using fresh produce are provided by friendly hosts who delight in sharing their home and stories with guests.
Stations offer a range of experiences for visitors. Some offer superb 4WD tracks to explore. You can stretch your legs by hiking to places which other travellers will not get to see. You can take a guided tour with the host or you can try and spot the many species of birds found the properties on your own adventure.
Whichever style of accommodation or experience you choose, a station stay will offer a glimpse into another life and take you away from the hustle and bustle of urban living.
For more information see southaustrallia.com or visit www.stationstayssa.com.au
Alpana Station
Location
Five kilometres south of Blinman, Central Flinders Ranges (500 kilometres north of Adelaide)
Accommodation
Shearers’ Quarters: seven twin share bedrooms
Nungawurtina Hut bush retreat: single room cabin, sleeps six
Powered sites for campers/vans: four sites each with private ensuite bathroom
Bush camping sites
Experience
David and Sally love to welcome guests to their working sheep station running Merino sheep on 60,000 acres. Alpana Station is your perfect destination for a genuine sheep station holiday experience
Share in the Henery family history dating back to 1878. Enjoy scenic tree-lined creek beds while you stay in quality shearers’ quarters accommodation, bush camping sites or the luxury of ensuite powered sites, or really get away from it all at Nungawurtina Hut. Get adventurous on the two self-drive 4WD tracks, guided station 4WD tours, two marked walking trails, tag-a-long tours and 4WD tours to choice destinations in the central Flinders region. There’s something to suit everyone on Alpana.
David and Sally Henery love to welcome guests to Alpana Station. David’s family has owned and operated this special wool producing property since it began in 1878. In the 1990’s the gates were opened and a passion was born for sharing the scenery, the facilities and the story of Alpana Station in the Flinders Ranges.
For more information see southaustralia.com
Angorichina Station
Location
Nine kilometres east of Blinman
Accommodation
Angorichina Shearers Quarters (five twin bedrooms, one queen room, one bunkhouse with four beds)
Little Paddock Homestead (one king room, one queen room, seven single beds across two large bedrooms)
Unpowered camping Sites Available
Experience
At the peak of the Ranges, enjoy sun downers from a hill top, take a scenic flight with the station owner, or gaze at the stars by the open campfire. In this central location, the hiking trails are plentiful, wildlife abundant and geologically astounding. Chat to your fifth generation station owners for local knowledge to complete your outback experience.
For more information see southaustralia.com
