Autumn at HideAway Haven

Autumn in the Albany Region

Autumn at HideAway Haven - our favourite season

"bliss in the bush"

"Yet Autumn is here, like another Spring,
a ministering, kindly season, healing the wounds of that too ardent love
which Summer gave.  - C. J. Dennis

The mornings are cool and crisp with mist settling into the valleys. Watch the sun rise and mist lift as you sit on your deck, wrapped up in your cosy white gown with a warm cuppa in warming your hands.

With a huge variety of beautiful natural scenery and so many things to do and experience, Albany Region is a destination to discover and experience in autumn. 

Albany’s mild and mostly-sunny autumn weather is absolutely perfect for enjoying the outdoors on a picnic or a long hike in one of our many National Parks.  See our Walks and Hike guide.  Some days the weather is warm enough to spend the day at the beach and enjoy a swim in the crystal blue waters of the Southern Ocean.  

And to mix it up a little there will be some cool and rainy days to entice you to go for a scenic drive, wine tasting or maybe a long winery lunch at one of the many wineries in our region.

"Make the change from visiting to discovering and experiencing the Albany Region" 

It's been fun to watch who pops in for a visit or an extended stay!

Our Eco Friendly Award Winning Garden

At HideAway Haven we use Eco-friendly gardening practices. Practices that do not cause harm to the environment, including our beautiful wildlife. There are many benefits to eco-friendly gardening practices -- from improved water quality to an improved wildlife habitat. Creating an attractive, eco healthy garden takes a bit of patience and understanding, but is so rewarding.

There were several things to consider when selecting plants to create our garden. Our top priority was to use native species from our region. These are well-adapted to local growing conditions, which mean they will need fewer resources to maintain (water, fertiliser, etc.). Native plants also provide habitat for our native birds, insects, and other wildlife. The majority of our plants are from Ardess Nursery, who have an amazing selection of native shrubs and trees.

There are many plants (not native) that can help create an eco-friendly garden.

• Tough, resilient drought tolerant species with wildlife value, such as, dense evergreen shrubs, that make good nesting sites for many birds and berry-producing shrubs provide a food source for many types of wildlife.
• Planting a wide selection of flowering shrubs for a continuous bloom through the seasons ensures that there is always nectar available for our native pollinators.

Most environmentally-friendly landscapes do not have a traditional, manicured look. Keeping with the idea of mimicking a natural ecosystem, we allow our garden to be a little overgrown and disorderly -- nature rarely occurs in straight lines or looks as neat and clean as the average front yard. Eco-friendly landscapes have a different form of beauty, one that is much more aligned to natural landscapes. Dense shrubbery, piles of brush, rocks, logs and other quasi-natural features are all part of the overall design of our garden.

It's been fun to watch who pops in for a visit or even an extended stay!

Imagine pristine white sand and crystal clear turquoise water

Tourist in our Town - Little Beach

Imagine pristine white sand and crystal clear turquoise water. It’s no wonder visitors come from all around the world to sink their toes into the pure white sand of Little Beach. Voted as #5 of AUSTRALIA`S TOP SECRET SPOTS, you’ll find the very definition of paradise here, as you stroll along the beach. It is so beautiful, that most of the time pictures don’t do it any justice. You have to visit to witness just how stunning it actually is.


Start planning your summer vacation now—this is one of the world's most beautiful and scenic beaches.

September in Albany at HideAway Haven Luxury 5* Accommodation

September may be almost over, but love this poem, so thought I would share it anyway

September in Australia

by Henry Kendall

Grey Winter hath gone like a wearisome guest,
And, behold, for repayment,
September comes in with the wind from the west
And the spring in her raiment!
The ways of the frost have been filled of the flowers,
While the forest discovers
Wild wings, with the halo of hyaline hours,
And the music of lovers.

September, the maid with the swift silver feet!
She glides and she graces
The valleys of coolness, the slopes of the heat,
With her blossomy traces;
Sweet month, with a mouth that is made of a rose,
She lightens and lingers
In spots where the harp of the evening glows,
Attuned by her fingers.

We, having a secret to others unknown,
In the cool mountain mosses,
May whisper together, September alone
Of our loves and our losses.
One word for her beauty, and one for the grace
She gave to the hours;
And then we may kiss her, and suffer her face
To sleep with the flowers.

Love our Markets in Albany

HideAway Hostesses feel blessed to live in Albany where there is so much choice for fresh local foods. At the Albany Farmers Market the REAL FARMERS from their farms come and sell FRESH produce they have grown or reared themselves. 

Fresh Blueberries from the Eden Gate Blueberry Farm

Fresh Berries from Marshalls

A selection of produce from the Great Southern

Oranje Tractor Orchard

Micro Herbs

This food has travelled just a few kilometres, not thousands. An established top spot to shop for the day to day and for the unexpected and unusual! The quality and range of product EVERY week is enormous - not only every imaginable type of fruit, vegetable and salad vegetable, but also
Organic Beef and Lamb; Free Range Pork, Bacon, Ham; Free Range Chicken; Fish, Rock Lobster, Crab, Yabbies, Honey, Breads, Cow & Goat Yoghurt, Soft Cow & Goat Cheese, Ice-creams, Extra Virgin Olive Oils, Eggs, Jams, Preserves, Plants and Fresh Flowers together with a complementary selection of Organic grown vegetables and much much more. We do our weekly shopping here week, to ensure our guests get the freshest food available but also to support our local farmers by buying LOCAL.

Why is our farmers market so different to the many popping up everywhere?

"Farmers' markets are popping up everywhere. This one is different because it's all about the farmers. It was started by farmers, it's run by farmers," Mr Haines said.
And if you're not a Great Southern farmer selling only what comes from your farm, you won't get a look in. "That's what's made it Australia's best," Mr Haines says.

Albany Farmers Markets are open every Saturday morning from 8am to 12 noon where the local carpark comes alive. Better get there early though, stalls sell out very early.

The Albany Boatshed Markets are on every Sunday (no metter what the weather) from 10am – 1pm at the Boatshed on Princess Royal Drive, Albany.

Albany Boatshed Markets not only feature local growers and producers of fresh and gourmet foods, including the best fish in the Great Southern and Great Southern wines but also talented local artisans showcase their beautiful and distinctive products, such as candles and artwork

There is local live music every week, cooking demonstrations and yummy food and coffee. There is a happy, fun filled, relaxed vibe at these markets and we love spending time here on Sundays when we get the opportunity.

HideAway Haven, 5 star Luxury Accommodation in Albany is the perfect peaceful, secluded, isolated, private, rustic, treetop, quiet lodge - luxury accommodation surrounded by nature for the Corporate or Business Traveller, Romantic Retreat, Honeymoon, Weekend Escapes, Couple Pamper Weekend, Babymoon, Girl's GetAway, Overseas Traveller, Small Groups, Families, Share with Friends, Wedding Night, Wedding Day Preparation, Intimate Wedding, Adult B&B and Foodies to experience the Wine & Food region on the South Coast.

HideAway Haven is also ideal for travellers seeking self contained accommodation to self cater their needs while away from home. If you are tired of eating out in restuarants, come stay awhile. With a full kitchen and BBQ facilities, you can enjoy some home cooking.

HideAway Haven is an adult retreat and not suitable for children.

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Fun at The Boatshed Markets

The Boatshed Markets is the place to be on Sunday Morning....open from 10am enjoy coffee, food, wine, music and local produce and crafts.  If the weather is sunny sit on the beach and enjoy a cup of coffee and some awesome waffles.

Outdoors @ HideAway Haven

The day of our outdoor photography shoot  was clear and sunny...perfect day for photos.  Thanks to for her awesome photography.

We really do have an awesome HideAway, tucked away in the bush just minutes from Albany

2012 GWN7 Western Australian Regional Small Business Awards Finalists Announced

and HideAway Haven is one of them.  We have just booked our SkyWest flights to Perth and 2 nights accommodation at the Crown Metropol in Perth.

Even if don't win our category we are winners anyway!!

Date and venue

Date: Friday, 9 November 2012
Time: 7.00pm for 7.15pm
Venue: Crown Perth Grand Ballroom, Crown Perth Convention Centre

Stay tuned!!