Breakfast

Breakfast is included in all prices. It is available from eight am. to ten am. (unless you arrange another time) in the Dining Room. It will include a selection of the following:

: Penelope’s home-made muesli
: Jackman and McRoss Fruit, Sourdough and Rye breads
: locally made spreads, cheese and yogurt
: poached fruit or fruit salad
: Tasmanian smoked salmon
: fresh-brewed Vittoria coffee and a variety of teas

We will provide gluten free bread and cereal if you ask when booking. Whenever possible we use fruit and berries from our own trees and salad greens from our veggie. garden. We are seeking producers who will assist us in making your stay at ‘Cleburne’ as authentically Tasmanian as our buildings and grounds. Modern art hangs on the walls.

Guests serve themselves from the buffet. Newspapers available.

Dining Room

The Dining Room, once the Cleburne family’s ballroom, is available to all guests. It is a beautifully-proportioned room with one long table. Three French windows give access to the original front lawn and verandah.

The Dining Room also serves as a second Gallery, with several larger paintings on the walls. On chilly days, the wood-fired heater will keep the room cosy. The early morning sun shines through the large window at the eastern end of the room, and during summer, tables will be available on the Verandah.

Artwork by Mandy Renard, Heath Lander, Penelope Ann, Peter Day, Peter Stephenson.

The Reading Room is book-lined, cosy and darkened, with comfortable old armchairs, low tables and stacks of books, newspapers and magazines. It is available to all guests. Feel free to browse at any time. Journals include ‘Island’, ‘Belle’, ‘The Monthly’, ‘40 Degrees South’ and ‘Tasmanian Life’. Newspapers include ‘The Age’ and ‘The Australian’. Artwork by Wayne Brooks and others.

The Grounds

Please feel free to explore our four and a half acres. Features include a willow-shrouded pond, a rose garden and mature trees. Our small herd of Alpacas – Diz, Chocolate, Oliver, Lily, Juan and Evita - roam freely. Diz and Chocolate were bought soon after we moved into Cleburne in 2006. Oliver and Lily followed in 2009 and Juan and Evita were borne here. The Alpacas are curious but timid. They keep their distance, except when you offer their favourite molasses-flavoured grain, when they will eat from your hands. Alpaca feeding time is a popular event for children and adults alike and we love to tell the tales of their relationships and adventures. Our geese may be found anywhere. Our Hungarian Pulis, Sassie and Mathilda, will appreciate a respectful greeting.

We have a one hundred year-old Mulberry tree, some huge gums and established European trees. The grounds are and will remain in development. Paths and steps are uneven. Be careful. Our blog will feature garden plans and progress notes.

We have installed a Biolytix system in which worms break down effluent to a harmless liquid which fertilises a section of lawn. We will acquire some chooks, soon.

Our veggies are fed with Alpaca and local horse manure.

Information

Tourism brochures will be on display. We are enthusiastic about our beautiful island and are happy to discuss local activities and attractions with you. Please just ask.

Public Transport

Please note that bus services to and from Cleburne are very limited.

Disabled

The Stable (to be available in Autumn, 2008) is equipped with ramp and bathroom facilities. There is wheelchair access to the Dining Room.

Supplies/Restaurants/Liquor

Coles, Glenorchy is six minutes away.

Risdon Vale is our nearest shopping centre. Four minutes drive. The milk bar is open 7.30 am – 8.00 pm.
Supermarket from 7.00 am – 7.30 pm.
Pharmacy from 9.00 am – 6.00 pm, M – F, 9.00 am – 12.30 pm Sat.
Service station from 7.00 am – 8.00 pm M – F., 7.30 am – 7.00 pm Sat.

The Willows Tavern is three minutes drive away. Lunch is served from 12 noon – 2.00 pm, Dinner from 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm. Bottle shop is open until approx. 11.30 pm and later – approx. 1.30 am Friday/Saturday nights.

Laundry

In the laundry is a washing machine and dryer available for guests.