Heritage
properties
INN.HOUSE B&Bs located
in either National Trust-listed or other properties of heritage or
historic significance.
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Carlyle
House Magnificent 1890's heritage residence featuring 12ft
celings, polished boards, marble fireplaces, handcrafted furniture
and many more period features.
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Elliminook Birregurra, Western Victoria Jill & Peter Falkiner
Elliminook,
c1865, is set in a rambling garden at Birregurra on the Barwon River,
between Lorne and Colac. The property has been beautifully decorated
and furnished to provide modern-day standards of comfort and convenience
while retaining the gracious charm and ambience of a bygone era.
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Emue
Inn Restaurant, B&B and Wine Centre Heathcote, Goldfields Region Leslye and Fred Thies
Emeu
is the Portuguese word for ostrich. There were Portuguese in the area
during the goldrush days. They saw an emu, thinking it was an ostrich,
and called it “emeu”. This old pub was called the Emeu Hotel
when it opened in 1858.
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Fountain
Terrace St Kilda, Melbourne Heikki & Penny Minkkinen
Built in 1880 as a gentleman's residence, this grand
old freestanding Victorian terrace, has been restored to her former
glory, offering the warmth and friendliness of a bed and breakfast and
the elegance and style of a boutique hotel.
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Glen
Isla House
Purpose architect-designed luxury guesthouse B&B
with secluded heritage garden of two acres in beachside location.
Nestled in grounds of the National Trust registered Glen Isla Homestead
(circa 1870)
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Historic
Pioneer Mine Manager's House B&B Bright, North East Victoria Annie & Chris Smart Built in
the 1890's for
the manager of the Bright's Pioneer Gold Mine, Mr Edward Hunter, the
Mine Manager's House has been restored and preserved as one of Bright's
finest and most comfortable Bed and Breakfast residences. The guest
bedrooms are named after two of the children in the original family.
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Built
in 1858, Kinross began life as a manse for the Presbyterian
Church in Beechworth but now provides elegant bed and breakfast-style
accommodation.
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Langley
Hall is an Edwardian Mansion
built in 1903 for the then Anglican Archbishop of Bendigo and is now fully restored and refurbished as a private elegant and restful bed and breakfast accommodation. Upon entering Langley Hall one immediately senses the vastness and generous proportions of this historic property. |
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Merton Manor is a magnificent Italienate Villa built
in the 1880's. We have kept the main structure of the house original
and Mews style suites have been provided as guest accommodation in the
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Prahran
Village Guest House Prahran , Melbourne David Willis & Shane McDonald
Built in 1895 and fully refurbished in 2005, this classic
Victorian terrace offers quality accommodation in the heart of the Prahran
shopping and entertainment precinct, close to St Kilda beach and the
Melbourne CBD.
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Quamby
Homestead Woolsthorpe, Western Victoria Julie & Karl Mischkulnig
'Quamby Homestead' (circa 1888) is a gracious
and historic example of the Victorian era, full of charm and old-world
hospitality. Wake to the sounds of the Australian bush songs and take
the opportunity to stroll through the magnificent English style gardens.
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Quillsbury Cobden, Western Victoria Valerie & Jon Celms Quillsbury offers classic bed and breakfast accommodation in an historic (circa
1916 ) Edwardian dwelling known as “Heytesbury House”. It
is only a 30 minute drive from Cobden through rural dairy farming countryside
to the Twelve Apostles and the Great Ocean Road.
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Springbank
Bed & Breakfast Nilma North, Gippsland Kaye & Chris Greene Former dairy property first settled in 1886.
The house was constructed c.1892 andthe original "cream room"
that formed part of the dairy has been converted to cottage accommodation.
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The
Clocktower Apartments & Suites Echuca, Murray River region Carolyn & Bob Campbell Former Echuca Post Office built in 1879. The
extensive renovations & restoration work were awarded 'Runner up'
status in the 2003/4 MBA Renovation of the Year.
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Tilwinda is a former farming property c1870. Sweeping
lawns, country views and relaxing gardens can be enjoyed year round.
The original bluestone woolshed has also been restored and offers studio-style
accommodation. |
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Timboon
House at Camperdown Camperdown, Western Victoria Denise & John King
Circa 1855, the earliest documented bluestone building
in the Western Region of Victoria. Set on 2.5 hectares of garden and
farmland, Timboon House was built as a coaching inn and formed part
of the original Camperdown township known then as Lake Timboon Settlement.
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An example of classic, Italianate architecture, circa
1885, formerly the private residence of one of Melbourne's most prominent
architects, John Bernard Augustus Koch. |
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