Featuring a fabulous garden party at Loose Goose Chalets
5 Days
24 to 28 March 2025
Relaxed
$1,995pptw
40 villabucks
Featuring a fabulous garden party at Loose Goose Chalets
Join us for a fun-filled five-day holiday in the picturesque Blackwood Valley, where the quaint towns will shine bright with autumn festivities. Sample local produce, experience the splendour of a garden party in a beautiful heritage estate, explore charming villages and put your best sleuth hat on for our fun murder mystery evening.
Itinerary
Day 1. Perth to Bridgetown (LD)
We collect you from home and transfer you to our coach. Travel to the arts hub of Pinjarra for some morning tea at Edenvale Heritage Precinct before touring through Waroona Showgrounds Murals and Harvey Dam. Pause for lunch at the replica Stirling Cottage, to admire the tranquil Harvey River and beautifully landscaped heritage gardens. In the afternoon we will continue our journey to the rolling hills of Bridgetown.
Overnight each night: Nelsons of Bridgetown, Bridgetown
Day 2. Beautiful Bridgetown (BD)
Begin your morning at the Bridgetown Visitor Centre, view a unique jigsaw puzzle gallery and a heritage display that depicts the timber industry. Take a tour of the beautiful gardens, buildings and elegant rooms of Ford House, wandering the gardens and browse the emporium’s range of gifts. Enjoy your lunch at leisure in Bridgetown, gain a compelling insight into the Old Police Station and Historical Society before you dress to impress for a grand evening reminiscing into the 1920’s at the refurbished federation Bridgetown Hotel.
Day 3. Boyup Brook (BLD)
View beetles, butterflies and kradle dolls at the Boyup Brook Visitor Centre, before heading to the Boyup Brook District Pioneers’ Museum to learn of the area’s history. Experience the taste of freshly crushed apples with Boyub Brooks local cider at The Cidery. Taste samples and enjoy a delicious lunch learning of the local and extensive apple pioneering history. Relax into your afternoon understanding unique artisty.
Day 4. Autumn garden party and Murder Mystery (BLD)
This morning, visit Chestnut Brae for morning tea, then the treat you have been waiting for! A fabulous garden party lunch will be served at Loose Goose Chalets. Afterwards, we will take a drive along the stunning Nannup-Balingup Tourist Route and visit the Greenbushes Discovery Centre. For the final hoorah, we come together for an evening of dress ups, drinks and murder mystery.
Day 5. Bridgetown to Perth (BL)
Bid farewell to Bridgetown and head back to Perth, stopping on the way at the Old Coast Road Brewery in Myalup for a farewell lunch. Upon arrival in Perth we will see you safely home.
Itinerary subject to change. Terms and conditions apply. Call 1800 066 272 for details.
Guide: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
eg. BLD indicates three meals included on that day of the itinerary.
PPTW is per person twinshare accommodation.
Image: Tourism WA
Dates & Pricing
$1,995pptw
$360 single option
Highlights
• Enchanted Stirling’s Cottage
• Fabulous Ford House tour
• Bridgetown country charm and hospitality
• Boyup Brook District Pioneers’ Museum
• Beautiful Bridgetown, Balingup & Nannup
• Autumn garden party at Loose Goose Chalets
• Murder mystery evening
Inclusions
• Pre/post tour transfers (ex Perth, WA)
• 12 meals
• 4 nights’ accommodation
• Tours & attractions
• Professional Villa Tour Leader & Coach Captain
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Dates & Pricing
Duration: 5 Days
Dates: 24 to 28 March 2025
Activity Level: Relaxed
$1,995pptw
$360 single option
Earn: 40 villabucks
Highlights
• Enchanted Stirling’s Cottage
• Fabulous Ford House tour
• Bridgetown country charm and hospitality
• Boyup Brook District Pioneers’ Museum
• Beautiful Bridgetown, Balingup & Nannup
• Autumn garden party at Loose Goose Chalets
• Murder mystery evening
Inclusions
• Pre/post tour transfers (ex Perth, WA)
• 12 meals
• 4 nights’ accommodation
• Tours & attractions
• Professional Villa Tour Leader & Coach Captain
Itinerary
Day 1. Perth to Bridgetown (LD)
We collect you from home and transfer you to our coach. Travel to the arts hub of Pinjarra for some morning tea at Edenvale Heritage Precinct before touring through Waroona Showgrounds Murals and Harvey Dam. Pause for lunch at the replica Stirling Cottage, to admire the tranquil Harvey River and beautifully landscaped heritage gardens. In the afternoon we will continue our journey to the rolling hills of Bridgetown.
Overnight each night: Nelsons of Bridgetown, Bridgetown
Day 2. Beautiful Bridgetown (BD)
Begin your morning at the Bridgetown Visitor Centre, view a unique jigsaw puzzle gallery and a heritage display that depicts the timber industry. Take a tour of the beautiful gardens, buildings and elegant rooms of Ford House, wandering the gardens and browse the emporium’s range of gifts. Enjoy your lunch at leisure in Bridgetown, gain a compelling insight into the Old Police Station and Historical Society before you dress to impress for a grand evening reminiscing into the 1920’s at the refurbished federation Bridgetown Hotel.
Day 3. Boyup Brook (BLD)
View beetles, butterflies and kradle dolls at the Boyup Brook Visitor Centre, before heading to the Boyup Brook District Pioneers’ Museum to learn of the area’s history. Experience the taste of freshly crushed apples with Boyub Brooks local cider at The Cidery. Taste samples and enjoy a delicious lunch learning of the local and extensive apple pioneering history. Relax into your afternoon understanding unique artisty.
Day 4. Autumn garden party and Murder Mystery (BLD)
This morning, visit Chestnut Brae for morning tea, then the treat you have been waiting for! A fabulous garden party lunch will be served at Loose Goose Chalets. Afterwards, we will take a drive along the stunning Nannup-Balingup Tourist Route and visit the Greenbushes Discovery Centre. For the final hoorah, we come together for an evening of dress ups, drinks and murder mystery.
Day 5. Bridgetown to Perth (BL)
Bid farewell to Bridgetown and head back to Perth, stopping on the way at the Old Coast Road Brewery in Myalup for a farewell lunch. Upon arrival in Perth we will see you safely home.
Itinerary subject to change. Terms and conditions apply. Call 1800 066 272 for details.
Image: Tourism WANew Paragraph
Guide:
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
eg. BLD indicates three meals included on that day of the itinerary.
PPTW is per person twinshare accommodation.
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Our tour activity levels are a guide to the required fitness level for each of our holidays.
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Relaxed
Suitable for travellers with lower mobility.
You will be required to embark/disembark coaches, trains and other transport via steps unaided. You must be able to carry your own luggage and walk short distances. Stairs may need to be negotiated at times. Travellers with walking aids (sticks and walkers) are welcome and those requiring accompanying assistance and/or carer may consider these holidays.
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Moderate
Required to walk confidently and unaided.
Expect guided walking tours of attractions with occasional inclines and stair climbs, some long days and multiple hotel changes during the holiday. Your accommodation may require access via stairs, a short walk to reach hotel facilities and have showers over baths. Walkers are ok unless there is overnight rail or cruising included in the tour.
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Active
Requires some fitness. Involves longer days filled with activities, excursions requiring standing and walking for extended periods of time and nature-based activities. You will be required to walk confidently over uneven ground and surfactant at a timely pace.
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Highly Active
Requires good general fitness. Excursions will be over more difficult terrain and require a certain level of agility. You will be required to walk confidently for up to 3 hours over uneven surfaces including soft sand, rocky surfaces and creek crossing. Some itineraries will explore remote locations. No walkers allowed.
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Challenging
A high level of fitness is required. Tours have an emphasis on active pursuits and often explore remote locations which are challenging to access. You will be required to walk confidently for up to 6 or more hours per day and have experience in outdoor pursuits. No walkers allowed.
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Anyone providing care or assistance to others must be fit and able to provide the required support and care.
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