Perth Trip Day 3 - Margaret River

Margaret River is well known by wine lovers for its wine production, and a popular travel attraction for people travelling to the Western Australia region. We started the morning by exploring around the farm at Margaret River Hideaway, and watching children who are staying at other cottages taking fresh eggs from the pen where chickens are kept.

We then drove for about 40mins to Yallingup Shearing Shed (Lot 1442 Wildwood Road, Yallingup). 

There wasn't any sheep shearing session that day, so we left after a short tour around the shed to the nearby (~11mins drive) Wonky Windmill Farm & Eco Park (218 Yelverton North Road, Yelverton). 

There are a few activities which you can choose from: Visiting the farm animals where you can touch and feed them, going to the orchard to pick fruits, or simply enjoying tea and freshly baked cakes at the cafe. My sister's family visited the farm animals and my niece had fun feeding and touching them, even though she was a little apprehensive at first, while I visited the orchard with my parents and had the opportunity to eat oranges freshly plucked from the orange trees. 

After a fun filled morning, we had lunch at Cheeky Monkey Brewery & Cidery (4259 Caves Road, Margaret River WA 6280), which is a 26mins drive away. This is an economical dining option as compared to dining at wineries, with an equally splendid view.

After lunch, we went to Vasse Felix (Tom Cullity Dr, Cowaramup WA 6284), a famous winery in Margaret River region, then to the nearby Margaret River Nougat Company (Tom Cullity Dr, Cowaramup WA 6284), before shopping for chocolates and ice creams at Margaret River Chocolate Factory (415 Harmans Mill Road, Metricup WA 6280). 

We initially planned to go to other shops such as Margaret River Providore (448 Harmans South Rd, Wilyabrup WA 6280), Margaret River Nuts and Cereals (Harmas Mill Road Metricup WA 6280), Margaret River Dairy Company (Bussel Hwy, Cowaramup WA 6284) and Cany Cow (Cnr of Bottrill St & Brussel Hwy, WA 6284), but as the parents are getting tired, we headed back to Margaret River town for some shopping and bought stuffs at Coles Supermarket for our BBQ dinner at our cottage tonight.

Although it was a humble dinner, we had fun cooking & eating together under the starry night of the Australian sky.

Up next: Farm Activities at Margaret River Hideaway, Fremantle, Perth City

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