The Harsant family have owned this picturesque farm on Radford road at Harrisville for over 100 years. Rob's great grandfather settled here from New Zealand in the 1870's. Besides beef cattle we grow maize, navy beans (where baked beans come from!) and Lucerne.

Our interest in tourism grew out of a visit to South Australia in 1993. We stayed in a national Trust cottage Bed & Breakfast at Burra. We liked the homely feel to the way it was set up. On returning home we realised we had the perfect setting for a host farm.

We already had a wonderful 100 year old railway workers cottage that had been moved here in 1940, for use as living quarters for the farm workers. In the days when the Harsant land was a busy dairy farm. Although derelict it was still very sturdy. With new verandas and a railway red paint scheme it has now been brought to life again.

A crown wood stove now exudes a cosy warmth into the modernised kitchen wich is attached to the main house by an open walkway. A claw-foot bath now takes pride of place in the bathroom and a mosquito net falls gently over the large silky oak double bed. Eight people can now share a holiday as there are three double beds and two single.

Nestled in the Fassifern valley we have the perfect place for tourists to explore Moogerah Dam and the Scenic Rim. After a busy day they can return to Mirabel Cottage to relax in a squatters chair and let the rest of the day fade slowly into the sunset.

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