Mount Panorama — Warluu
Home of the Bathurst 1000, and one of the finest lookouts in the Central West.
Eglinton · Bathurst, NSW
A quieter kind of country.
Two heritage cottages on sixty-five working acres,
twelve minutes from Bathurst.
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Restdown Farm, Est. Cottages
— 02 About
Ann & Michael,
and the farm around it.
Restdown is a small scale working hay farm at Eglinton, the kind surrounded on every side by more farms. Ann and Michael have spent years replanting native trees and shrubs along the creek, watching the bird life come back, and building two quiet places to stay at the edge of it all.
Close enough to Bathurst for dinner in town. Far enough that the loudest thing you’ll hear tonight is the wind — and maybe the sheep.
— 03 The cottages
Two houses,
one farm.
Nilgiri Cottage
High ceilings, pressed tin walls, and a farmhouse kitchen that has stayed almost as it was. A glass-fronted wood fire, a deep bath and separate shower, and doonas thick enough for a Bathurst frost. The larger of the two — built for families, reunions, and long weekends that like to spread out.
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Shearer’s Cottage
The quieter of the pair. A clawfoot tub, a verandah built for the coffee-and-stars hour, and a garden path past the apple trees to an old telephone booth nobody has called in years. Built for two — or a small family who like to keep close.
View Shearer’s on Airbnb →— 04 The area
Ten minutes from town,
a world from everywhere else.
Bathurst CBD
Dinner, the Saturday markets, or a wander past sandstone streets in Australia’s oldest inland city.
Cellar Doors
Cool-climate wine country sits right on the doorstep, from crisp rieslings to elegant pinot.
Blue Mountains
National Park
World Heritage escarpments and blue-hazed valleys, an easy day trip east.
Jenolan Caves
Ancient limestone chambers through the Fish River valley — among the oldest open caves on earth.
Autumn, in season
Bathurst’s elms and oaks turn gold every April — best seen on a slow drive out of town.
— 05 Meet the team
The ones who actually
run the place.
Shaun, Timmy, April, Twinkletoes and Foxy — not all pictured, all equally in charge.
— 06 From our guests
In their own words.
“Our second stay at Nilgiri was just as wonderful as the first — full of character, spotless, and wonderfully private. Ann and Michael are the kindest hosts.
Lisa — Nilgiri Cottage
“Coming from the city, this was exactly the change of scenery we were after — a beautiful home on a breathtaking property.
Maluloa — Nilgiri Cottage
“A sweet, picturesque place to get ready for my wedding. The gardens were perfect for photos, and the cottage felt like home.
Adelaide — Nilgiri Cottage
“A fantastic space, quiet and relaxing — our second stay at Restdown, and we can’t recommend it highly enough.
Michael & Laura — Shearer’s Cottage
— 07 Businesses we support
Where we send
everyone.
— 08 The cottages, in light
A house for
every hour.
— 09 Stay with us
Come stay
a while.
426 Eleven Mile Drive, Eglinton NSW 2795 — twelve minutes from Bathurst
Both cottages book directly through Airbnb — Nilgiri Cottage · Shearer’s Cottage
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