Kaydale Lodge,
Nietta
250 Loongana Road
Nietta
In 1979, Robert and Kay Crowden established Kaydale Lodge as a bed and breakfast. Over the years they worked to surround the Lodge with an amazing two-hectare garden. Together with their two daughters, Amarlie and Lesley, they created a cool climate garden rarely seen in Australia. In autumn the maple leaves flame red, yellow and orange and then scatter their leaves in a brilliant blanket interspersed by drifts of cyclamen and colchicum. In spring, at bulb time, there are hectares of daffodils (which Robert bred for many years), seas of fritillaria, colonies of martagon lilies and all sorts of other rare plants from across the globe. Voluptuous peonies and hollyhocks glow pink and red through the long summer days. The most recent development is a Japanese Zen garden.
The house is surrounded by 70 hectares of natural bush, in Nietta, half an hour’s drive from Ulverstone and next to the Leven Canyon.
The Lodge offers country-house accommodation with old-style farm hospitality. All rooms have ensuites and feature Tasmanian timbers.
Kaydale Lodge is a good base for exploring the north and northwest region - Leven Canyon, Gunns Plains Caves, Cradle Mountain, Mount Roland – and you can then return for a cool evening stroll in a summer garden or a cosy log fire on a winters night.
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