Yering Gorge Cottages
Highlights
- Savour local Yarra Valley wine while watching kangaroos graze from your cottage balcony.
- Relax in the heated plunge pool of the three-bedroom Villa, overlooking the stunning Christmas Hills.
- Explore the 120-acre private nature reserve, home to kangaroos, platypus, and over 80 bird species.
- Enjoy priority access to The Eastern Golf Club, ranked among Australia's top 100 golf courses.
Yering Gorge Cottages provides a stunning natural setting where bushland intersects with the Yarra River against the backdrop of the Christmas Hills and Dividing Ranges. Guests have the rare opportunity to get up close and personal with some of Australia’s most iconic wildlife during their stay.
Located in the heart of Melbourne’s ‘Food and Wine Playground’ and within an hour of Melbourne, is TripAdvisor’s number one rated boutique accommodation in the Yarra Valley – Yering Gorge Cottages.
Yering Gorge Cottages incorporates 13 self-contained, beautifully appointed, one, two bedroom cottages and a three-bedroom Villa. Guests can relax on their cottage’s balcony watching the kangaroos grazing, whilst enjoying a glass of local Yarra Valley wine. Or relax in the Villa’s heated plunge pool while overlooking the Christmas Hills.
A suite of outdoor experiences and recreational activities are available to complement your stay including golf and bush-walking – all undertaken within the club’s 120-acre private nature reserve, home to Eastern Grey kangaroos, platypus, echidna, wombats and 80 plus species of native birds.
Guests of Yering Gorge Cottages have priority access to The Eastern Golf Club, designed by Greg Norman, this 27-hole championship standard course including the 57th ranked course in Golf Australia Magazine’s 2024 Top 100 Golf Courses in Australia.
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
- Victoria Tourism Industry Council
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One Bedroom Cottage
Yering Gorge Cottages is Trip Advisor’s number one boutique accommodation in the Yarra Valley.
Overlooking The Eastern Golf Club and nestled into the hillside, alongside the Yarra River, and with stunning views of the surrounding Christmas Hills and Great Dividing Range, guests can relax on their wide balcony watching the kangaroos grazing, whilst enjoying a glass of local Yarra Valley wine.
With eight, free standing, beautifully appointed, one bedroom cottages, Yering Gorge Cottages is ideal for those looking for a retreat within an hour’s drive of Melbourne in Victoria’s food and wine playground – the Yarra Valley.
A suite of outdoor experiences and recreational activities are available to complement your stay including golf, tennis, bushwalking, mountain biking and fishing ; all undertaken within the Club’s 120 acre private Nature Reserve, home to Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Platypus, Echidna, Wombats and over 75 species of native bird life.
Two Bedroom Cottage
Yering Gorge Cottages is Trip Advisor’s number one boutique accommodation in the Yarra Valley.
Overlooking The Eastern Golf Club and nestled into the hillside, alongside the Yarra River, and with stunning views of the surrounding Christmas Hills and Great Dividing Range, guests can relax on their wide balcony watching the kangaroos grazing, whilst enjoying a glass of local Yarra Valley wine.
With four, beautifully appointed, two bedroom cottages, Yering Gorge Cottages is ideal for those looking for a retreat within an hour’s drive of Melbourne in Victoria’s food and wine playground – the Yarra Valley.
A suite of outdoor experiences and recreational activities are available to complement your stay including golf, tennis, bushwalking, mountain biking and fishing; all undertaken within the Club’s 120 acre Nature Reserve, home to over 200 Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Platypus, Echidna, Wombats and over 75 species of native bird life, providing guests with the rare opportunity to get up close and personal with some of Australia’s most iconic wildlife.
Three Bedroom Villa
Bringing a new level of accommodation experience to the Yarra Valley, the Yering Villa is their first new accommodation experience since the property opened in 2007 and accommodates a greater demand for a more exclusive accommodation experience for families, couples, and small groups of friends travelling together, whilst also seeking their own space and privacy.
Featuring three bedrooms, all with an ensuite bathroom, an expansive open plan living and dining area – with an open fireplace for the cooler months and a full-sized kitchen – the Yering Villa is the perfect backdrop to gather with family and friends, share stories and create new memories after a day exploring the abundance of artisan food and wine experiences that can be discovered right on their doorstep.
Guests can watch their resident kangaroos graze while taking in the spectacular views of the natural surroundings from their private, solar-heated plunge pool all year round. With Mother Nature providing the soundtrack, a spacious outdoor, undercover entertainment area features an alfresco kitchen and dining area – perfect for feasting as the sun sets or discover the ideal spot to curl up with a favourite book as the sun shines.
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- Enough space for a wheelchair to move around three sides of a double king sized bed (A pathway of 1200mm minimum width is required for wheelchair access).
- A wheelchair accessible bathroom (Entrance to bathroom must have step free greater than 5mm or a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm. Bathrooms dimensions must be no less than 2000mm X 2500mm. Have a hobless (step free) shower recess. Shower recess must have at least 1100 x 1100mm clear area for wheelchair access (no door). Have a slip resistant fold down seat or fixed seat in shower .Seat must be at least 900mm long.).
- A lever handle on bathroom door.
- Grabrails in shower recess (can be removable and height adjustable).
- A handheld shower hose (should be at least 1500mm long).
- Allows space around toilet for a wheelchair (A space of at least 900mm width beside the toilet pan and 1200mm clearance in front of the toilet pan is required).
- Grabrails provided adjacent to the toilet.
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
- Equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator.
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