Old Blythewood

Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra

Childhood there was blissfully happy. Sport of all kinds, cricket especially the nets. About 75 kids of both sexes. Holidays at Mandurah were a bonus. Now it is a venue for sleeping in the cottages et...

Step back in time

Two Lovely old cottages/ inn built in the 1840's on the banks of the Murray River not far out of Pinjarra township. Lovely outlook to the River and on high ground so it never floods. Gardens and long ...

Don't overlook this wonderful reminder of how things were

As the only visitors we were treated to a personal guided tour by the on-site manager who took great pride in telling us about the farm, its history as an inn, the flora and fauna and of course the pe...

A touch of history

A lovely old inn and hotel. A really lovely reminder of how we lived in the early days of Pinjarra. Lovely gardens too.

For those interested in colonial properties

An hour's drive south of Perth is Old Blythewood, a National Trust Property. My wife and I visited on Sunday and were the only visitors that weekend. It is only open on weekends and that was the last ...