About this property

Historic Charm: A La Folly too The Old Workshop in Northern Heights offers a bed and breakfast experience within a historic building. The property is pet-friendly and features a private garden, massage services, and free WiFi. Comfortable Accommodations: Rooms include air-conditioning, private bathrooms with walk-in showers, and garden views. Additional amenities include bathrobes, streaming services, and outdoor furniture. Free on-site private parking is available. Guest Services: The property provides private check-in and check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and a paid shuttle service. Guests can enjoy breakfast in the room, room service, and outdoor dining areas. Local Attractions: Located 51 mi from Adelaide Airport, the property is near Riverglen Marina (9.3 mi) and Monarto Zoo (11 mi). Cycling activities are available for guests.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.6 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

    • Free Private Parking Available On Site


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Michael
    Australia Australia
    The host was lovely. The food was tasty. The room was comfortable. The atmosphere was charming and creative. Also very much pet friendly.
  • Leo
    Australia Australia
    Great breakfast, excellent butter and selection of jams/spreads. Crumpets and cakes were amazing!
  • Fran
    New Zealand New Zealand
    A La Folly is just like staying in a Gite in France including having fresh juice and delicious crepes for breakfast. Stef is a character who seems to have unbounded energy and wants everyone to enjoy the place as much as she does. We took the...
  • David
    Australia Australia
    We absolutely loved our experience in the rustic and cosy Old Tool Shed. Our hosts were very accommodating and made us feel at home as soon as we arrived.. It’s a beautiful place and our only regret is that we couldn’t have stayed for a few more...
  • Matthew
    Australia Australia
    A beautiful, tucked away quiet place with some french style and a rustic 1870's stone cottage feel. The bed in the room I was in was mega comfy - I slept so well. the staff are super friendly too
  • Stephanie
    Australia Australia
    Love the uniqueness of the property, the owner Stef is great and they were super accommodating of dogs.
  • Dot
    Australia Australia
    Stef is a wonderful host who goes above and beyond for her customers. She has such a stunning decorating style with so much to look at.
  • Benjamin
    Australia Australia
    Wonderful country hospitality, Stef, Sacha and Chop the dog were really welcoming and thoughtful. Incredibly lucky to have been offered some perfect crepes, which we enjoyed for breakfast overlooking the flood plains from the little porch. Such a...
  • Lisa
    Australia Australia
    Stef our host was amazing, getting us settled on Christmas day! She checked each day to see we had everything we needed and bought us a beautiful breakfast. The room and surroundings are quirky and safe for our little dog.
  • Karen
    Australia Australia
    Our hostess made pancakes for breakfast and delivered them to our room, it was displayed beautifully. The location although not walking distance from the shops was very quiet and peaceful.

Hosted by Stef, Rob, Sacha and Chopper the welcoming dog

9.7
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Stef, Rob, Sacha and Chopper the welcoming dog
"A La Folly" is the perfect place for a relaxing and romantic weekend or even for a quiet stop over. At only 2,5 km from the town centre. There’s nothing like a restorative weekend in nature to refresh and reset. Surrender to mother nature’s nurturing embrace as you wake up to the sound of birds. Our B&B is a retired dairy farm which housed the first female blacksmith in Australia and a couple of artists who left scattered in the gardens some of their art pieces. While we made sure to provide the modern comfort during the renovations we took care in keeping the rooms as authentic as possible. A La Folly is a great place to relax with your favorite person, suitable for one couple. Children are not allowed as this is intended a cozy getaway for couples, sorry. On the other hand well behaved pets are welcome to stay in your room with you. Being in the country side we have an extensive wild life, we've spotted 26 different bird species and still counting, we have also cute little bunnies hopping in the garden, as well as skink lizards, shingleback lizards and even bearded dragons and barking geckos. This room has an outside bathroom. Outside smoking areas available.
We are Rob and Stef originally from Western Australia, well at least Rob was born and raised in Busselton WA, as for me I am from Paris France and have been living in this wonderful country since 2002. We have been involved in hospitality and always wanted to create a special place ourselves as a bed and breakfast, but couldn't find the ideal spot, to our criteria anyway, in WA. So we sold everything, bought a caravan and started to tour around Australia chasing the dreamed of land. Some people find it strange but it's in Murray Bridge that our travel took us where we found a wonderful collection of stone buildings that look down to the Murray river and we fell in love with the property which is now our home. It was built in the mid 1870's, It used to be an old dairy farm then belonged to "Mary the blacksmith" she was the very first female blacksmith in Australia. Then a couple of artists, Elisabeth left some of her creations around the property. Every single previous owner leaving their footprint behind them, so here we are adding our little touch. We are ready and looking forward to cook for our guests, our style is "cuisine du monde " and some breakfast are included in the accommodation's fee others at extra cost, to be discussed upon arrival.
Our property looks down to the Murray river which is only about 700 meters away. You'll find minutes away: paddle boat cruises, golf course, bowling alley, museums, Monarto Safari Park, Tailem bend racing track and Pioneer Village, art gallery, wine cellar.
Languages spoken: English,French

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House rules

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Check-in
From 2:00 PM to 12:00 AM
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
From 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children not allowed.

Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

Age restriction
Check-in is only possible for guests between 18 and 90 years old
Pets
Free!Pets are allowed. No extra charges.
Cards accepted at this property
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

Please inform A La Folly too The Old Workshop of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.

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