Rating: 3.5/5
Location: Linga Longa farm stay at Lynton Station, Northampton, Western Australia – Lat: 28 12 41 S Long: 114 18 16 E
About 60 kilometres south of Kalbarri is a wonderful farm stay at Lynton Station called Linga Longa, a working sheep and cattle station with a beach across the road and the Pink Lake nearby.
The owners, Greg & Jenny Poett, are friendly and laid back hosts.
Lynton Station is an historic site that was established in 1853 as a convict hiring depot and a station homestead. While it is a shame that the restoration of the convict ruins has been done using modern materials with a modern finish, it is still an interesting place.
It was Friday of a long weekend in Western Australia when we arrived at the station for a two night stay. We were the only caravanners there during our stay so we had plenty of space and privacy.
When we first arrived, I took a walk around to check out the facilities. The picture to the left is a very old fashioned long drop toilet and it was the first thing I saw when I started my look around – I thought it was the facilities. I cannot tell you how relieved I was to find three clean, flush toilets as I walked a little further!
The facilities are not new, but they are clean and the showers are great.
We didn’t get a close look at the camp rooms but I expect that while they also appeared old, they are likely to be clean.
Linga Longa has a soothing vibe and we enjoyed the gentle lowing of the cattle as they grazed in the nearby paddocks.
A couple of farm dogs wander around the station as well as chickens and partridges. At least, we think they were partridges. What I do know is that they are fearless and Indy became quite excited every time they came near the caravan. They were not put off by his excited yelping and when they saw us, they thought we were going to feed them and rushed toward us. No! Stop!
We took a walk to the top of the hill behind the station homestead where a metal statue of a guy on a motorbike stands. Apparently, he was a previous owner who had passed away some time ago and was passionate about riding his bike around the station. The view from the top was spectacular.
Western Australia is a windy place and in many places, the trees appear to tell that story. However, we were told that the salt from the ocean wind kills one side of the young trees which then grow prolifically on the other side make them appear to have been blown into a leaning position. I still reckon that the wind has to have something to do with it!
We took a drive to Kalbarri on Friday to pick up a parcel at the post office and had lunch at a little dog-friendly restaurant called the Black Rock Cafe. We were quite taken with Kalbarri and while our initial plans were to spend only those few hours there, we realised that we needed a bit more time to really get a feel for the place so we decided to spend a couple of days in the town after we’d lingered longer.
The town’s tourism slogan is “You’ll love it!” so I’ll let you know soon if we do.
Cost: $15 per night unpowered/$20 per night powered
Dump point: No
Fishing: The beach is a short drive away
Phone/internet: Yes
Showers: Yes
Toilets: Yes
Water: Yes
An adventure ... around Oz with dogs in a caravan 