Cuppacumbalong in Tharwa, Australian Capital Territory | Bed and breakfast

Cuppacumbalong

Locality: Tharwa, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 417 470 020

Address: 21 Naas Rd 2620 Tharwa, ACT, Australia

Website: https://cuppacumbalong.com.au/

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23.01.2022 Not a bad view to go with a delicious lunch. We facilitated a development and planning day for the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation last week. We ran some team-building exercises in the morning, then hosted a very fruitful strategic planning meeting.

23.01.2022 More storage for our extra tables, chairs, and function-ware. 40 foot sea container arrived today.

22.01.2022 We're hosting a small group for their offsite today. We hope they like the view over lunch!

21.01.2022 We installed these combination water tanks & garden planters in winter. They store water collected from the homestead and shower block roofs, and they also give us an amazing kitchen garden.

21.01.2022 New rainwater tank arrived at the homestead today to capture precious rainwater from the workshop roof. Sustainable Living.

17.01.2022 In conjunction with CIT’s floral exhibition come and share a Devonshire tea at Cuppa. Bookings essential. https://chdevonshiretea.eventbrite.com.au/

15.01.2022 Own a piece of Cuppacumbalong - handmade kitchen knives made with reclaimed 150 year-old timber now available: https://cuppacumbalong.com.au/en/shop A year or so ago we were restraining our fence-line along the Murrumbidgee river. We were clearing blackberries when we found some broken fence posts buried in the ground. They were rotten at the bottom, but solid at the top, making them too short to be reused in the fence. They were crying out to be reclaimed for another purpose..., so we're using some of the smallest pieces to make handles for 19th century farmhouse style cutlery. The timber is Blakely’s Red Gum, which saw extensive use during the pioneer era. The fence-line from which this timber was reclaimed dates to works conducted at Cuppacumbalong in the 1870’s. Not only do these utensils incorporate reclaimed material from Cuppacumbalong Homestead, but they are handmade in situ by bladesmiths from Tharwa Valley Forge at their Cuppacumbalong workshop. They are superior grade carbon steel kitchen knives based on 19th century patterns, and include: a Chef knife, Paring knife, Butcher knife, Cleaver, Boning knife, and a Gardener's Friend. Free tracked shipping within Australia, local pickup of online orders available from Tharwa Valley Forge.

15.01.2022 Thank you to all the lovely guests and visitors that enjoyed floristry workshops, tea and scones, guided tours, farm stays and more at Cuppacumbalong this weekend. We had a fantastic weekend and glad to see so many people enjoying the space.

14.01.2022 Garden blooming in time for this weekend. Enjoy the gardens and the Native Flowers exhibition in the homestead by CIT second year floristry students. 10-4. Saturday and Sunday

13.01.2022 It seems the Gardener's Friend is the most popular item in our cutlery range. Tharwa Valley Forge has just finished another handmade batch, so there are plenty available again. The design dates back to a garden tool used in the 1800's and the handle is reclaimed 150 year-old timber from a fencepost at Cuppacumbalong. You can get one here: https://cuppacumbalong.com.au/en/shop

13.01.2022 New paths are looking amazing. Big thanks to Heritage ACT for the grant, and to our staff and volunteers for their hard work. Special thanks to Makin Trax for their high quality work on the paths. You can see more of their work here: http://makin-trax.com.au/ #acthistoricplaces #canberragarden #tharwa #Cuppacumbalong #homestead

12.01.2022 Taken at Easter. The garden thinks it's spring time. Good to see after a long dry.

12.01.2022 Thanks for coming out today David! It means a lot to us that you took the time to visit and see what we're up to.

11.01.2022 Spring and what a day. We are gearing up for Floriade in conjunction with Lanyon Homestead. Check out the link for events that we will be hosting @cuppa_tharwa http://www.historicplaces.com.au/whats-on Homestead#Floriade#spring

10.01.2022 Winter mornings at Cuppacumbalong Homestead, Tharwa Valley.

09.01.2022 Floristry workshop by @bravebotanics

08.01.2022 Spring is bringing colour and warmth to Cuppacumbalong and to celebrate Floriade we will be running Floristry workshops, tours and more, later this month. Check out the link and come along to celebrate spring. http://www.historicplaces.com.au/whats-on?tag=floriade

08.01.2022 This has been our COVID project. Inside and out got a freshen up. Great work days in glorious weather. Thanks heaps team, the cottage has a fantastic new look. Roof to get its facelift in the spring. It’s all go at Cuppa. Come stay.

07.01.2022 We've begun chipping away at a new history display. We found this beautiful cabinet through the CSIRO.

06.01.2022 Thank you to Brad of RT Forklift Services for a terrific job getting another eight water tank wickingbeds in place today at Cuppacumbalong Homestead. This will provide greater water storage capacity and grow beds for fresh herbs, vegetables and berries.

04.01.2022 Cuppacumbalong - meeting of the waters #meetingplace #murrumbidgeeriver #gudgenbyriver

04.01.2022 Cottage is getting a new roof today! It started life in the 1850's as stables and was renovated into a Pisa style cottage in the early 20th century. It's a real honour to be the current custodians of Cuppacumbalong and it's heritage, so we're thrilled when we can tick-off big projects like this.

04.01.2022 Spot of painting inside the coach house. Check out this beautiful old hot water copper and firebox!

04.01.2022 Improving our pathways thanks to a grant from ACT Heritage. Been at it a few days now, today we made big progress towards improving wheelchair access to the toilets.

02.01.2022 3 years ago and today. Huge thank you to Park Care vollies, Maurice and Trish and the many others who have helped transform the Cuppa garden. Hopefully some more rain will give the new plantings a growth spurt

02.01.2022 http://www.historicplaces.com.au/whats-on?tag=floriade Head to the displayed link to book a floristry course, tea and scones in the homestead or a tour around the grounds and local river corridor. We are celebrating Spring at Cuppacumbalong and would love to see you here.