Bunny Orchids early showing

First bunny orchids are up along our drive. Last year it was May before we saw any.

Margaret River Region Open Studios

Margaret River Region Open Studios: 

19th April - 4th May, 2014

Loaring Place B&B is happy to promote the Margaret River Open Studios, which runs from 19 April - 4 May. Join a trail of discovery through the South West visiting art studios that are not usually open and meeting artists at work. Exhibitions will feature artwork of more than 80 artists including painters, printmakers, sculptors, ceramicists, jewellers, photographers and textile artists. The 16-day event offers art lovers the rare opportunity to visit studios, which may not otherwise be open to the public. Entry is free and each participating studio will be marked in the event catalogue, which will be distributed locally and is available to be downloaded online. 

This event is set to be a wonderful adventure for all art lovers!

 Download the event program  or Visit the website 

Visited the Wilyabrup Cliffs area which can be seen in the distance. The Cape to Cape Trail goes past them. Didn't get up close but will do that next weekend as we have found a new route. Certainly a beautiful patch of coastal scrub and awesome coastline. The cliffs are a favourite spot for rock climbers.

The cliffs are about 15km north of Loaring Place B&B.

The chooks of Loaring Place B&B

This is a small clip showing off our chooks. In Australia, chickens and hens are called chooks. Our chooks are mostly ISA Browns and 4 white chooks plus Rodney the Rooster. They give us 8-10 eggs a day that we use for our breakfasts. They get fed vege layer crumbles, wheat and of course scraps.The young chickens are Araucana chickens from Peru that lay blue eggs. We are looking after them for our daughter who will pick them up when they come across over Easter.

New flights Perth to Busselton 3 times a week from $84

Margaretriver.com and Virgin Australia have just announced a new service from Perth to Busselton on Fridays, Sundays and Wednesdays, with special fly/drive packages for people on the east coast. Flight times are 50 minutes.

Loaring Place B&B is very excited with this new service and is happy to provide a free shuttle service to Busselton Airport. Hire cars can be arranged in Busselton and Margaret River.

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Video of our Alfresco Area

This is a short video of our alfresco area where in summer we set up the tables for guests to have their breakfast. It is also a lovely area in the afternoon to enjoy a glass of wine and take in the peace and tranquility of the forest.

Sunset at the Mouth of the Margaret River

Bella enjoying the sunset at the mouth of the Margaret River. The river only flows into the ocean after heavy rain. Otherwise, the waves build up a sand bar that blocks the river. The water in the river banks up and you can canoe up the river about 3 km.

There was a strong surf but as the sun was about to set the beach had been abandoned.