The Nesting Post, Allora

Be held gently at The Nesting Post, a dreamy, curated 1929 cottage for lovers and friends to slow and connect. Nestled amidst rambling gardens, on the outskirts of Allora, a quaint historic village surrounded by prime farmland, it is your off-grid retreat, where stories are told, love is shared, and memories created.

Lovingly restored keeping its humble Queenslander worker’s cottage character yet with everything you need, it is filled with layer upon layer of curated vintage selections, time honoured curios and luxurious textiles creating a space to nurture all of your senses.

A gift of time and space, the cottage accommodates up to four guests in two queen bedrooms both with ensuites with a clawfoot bathtub and separate shower. With reverse cycle air-conditioning, a full kitchen, laundry, workspace and living room with fireplace you will quickly settle in. The surrounding garden, outdoor living and firepit areas are exclusively yours to enjoy, the perfect pause in your busy life.

Be charmed by rural views, entranced by starry skies and wander country roads to nowhere. If you long to wander further, The Nesting Post is an ideal gateway to the Granite Belt, an hour south and Toowoomba, 45 minutes north.

Highborne Farm

This is a hosted stay through Hipcamp, below is the information provided by the Host regarding their offering.

Our 220-acre working performance horse farm is located on the Darling Downs, between Toowoomba and Warwick, close to the New England Highway. Our facilities are ideally suited for holidayers or traveling equestrians. Stargazers will love the night skies. Local sites of interest for visitors include the Glengallen Homestead, Mary Poppins House, Darling Downs Zoo, Leslie Dam, and Warwick Rodeo and Gold Cup, as well as the Warwick, Allora, and Clifton Shows. Our sites are easily accessible by any vehicle and are flat, measuring 8m in width and 15m in length. Each campsite is located near power and water points for your convenience. Toilet and shower facilities are provided . All facilities are in close proximity. We welcome animals on our farm but kindly ask that they be kept within the designated campsites. Access to Highborne Farm is via a bitumen road if coming from Allora.

Allora Bush Christmas + Carols

Join them on 7th December 2024 for the Allora Bush Christmas & Markets! Organised by the Allora Community Circle, this year’s event promises festive fun for all ages.

Allora closes the main street down for a town centre celebration, bringing together the community for a day of joy and togetherness. Enjoy carnival rides, roving entertainers, local shopping, markets, and delicious food. Don’t miss Santa’s visit and live music performances, including traditional Christmas carols, making this annual tradition the perfect opportunity to catch up with family and friends.

Bring your picnic blanket and Christmas cheer for a day of joy and community spirit at the Allora Bush Christmas & Markets!

Darling Downs Heavy Horse Festival 2025

The Darling Downs Heavy Horse Festival is a two day celebration of all the breeds of draught horses, the roles they played in the development of the Downs and their growing popularity as a pleasure horse today.

An immersive and unique experience that captivates visitors, young and old!

There’s plenty to see with Working Horses and a Working Bullock Team alongside old trades and heritage demonstrations such as Wheelwrighting, Horse works, Ploughing and Blacksmithing as well as local artisans, hand crafts, breed displays, market stalls and food trucks.

Murchvale

This is a hosted stay through Hipcamp, below is the information provided by the Host regarding their offering.

Our property is 70 acres of land that offers plenty of bird life and nature. Just 4 km’s from Allora part of the Sunflower Trail and stunning night skies and sunsets on the Darling Downs. Great views from anywhere on the property with water, power and internet available. A photographers paradise and all minutes from civilisation.
Not to mention amazing starry nights to just enjoy by the fire or go out and photograph. We have lots of amazing bird life including 3 resident wedged tailed eagles . I am professional photographer and happy to offer a few tips to any beginners as well as share a few local “secret squirrel” spots to photograph.

5 great ways to celebrate the 2024 Labour Day long weekend

Our region is simply extraordinary in autumn. Warm days are followed by crisp cool nights, and the landscape is splashed with the clarets and golds of deciduous trees preparing for winter. As if that isn’t enough, here are more great reasons to spend time with us this long weekend.

5 Southern Downs trails for art and history buffs

Hello culture buffs! Ready to explore the region’s thriving arts and history scene? Here’s 5 Southern Downs trails for art and history buffs.

Discover Talgai Weir Paddle Trail

Talgai Weir is the least well-known of all the great paddling destinations in the Southern Downs region of Queensland. However, it is unlikely to stay that way for long because, when it comes to shelter, ambiance, seclusion, and wildlife encounters, it is arguably the best.

Fantastic family-friendly fun in the Southern Downs

With wineries, mountainous peaks, art galleries and romantic B&Bs, you could be forgiven for thinking Southern Downs and Granite Belt is an adult-only destination. But that’s not the case! Here are 17 things you can do with kids of all ages.

Darling Downs Trike Tours

Darling Downs Trike Tours offers tours to suit every budget and taste. Darling Downs Trike Tours are able to cater to all abilities and ages to bring this wonderful experience to most people.

Trikes are a safe and comfortable way to tour winding country roads. Elevated passenger seats provide excellent views of the landscape.

Sit back and enjoy the ride on one of our tours or plan your own.

Darling Downs Trike Tour options include custom-designed tours, especially for you or you, may choose from their suggested tour itineraries.

Roseneath Cottage

Roseneath Cottage is one of the oldest homes in Allora built around 1862.

Roseneath is a self contained two bedroom, one queen, one double, home accommodating 1-4 adults.
Guests have full use of the house including a sitting room, formal dining, breakfast room and kitchen. Toilet and bath- Shower.

Enjoy complete privacy while staying at Roseneath Cottage.

‘Your own home in the country’

Allora has ample cafes, a top supermarket and is centrally located to all places of interest on the Darling Downs.

Dalrymple Lodge Bed Breakfast

Dalrymple Lodge Bed and Breakfast is set amongst two acres of immaculate gardens in the award winning town of Allora, only 45 minute drive from Toowoomba, The Garden City and one hour drive from Queensland’s Wine Country (The Granite Belt). Enjoy a full Hot Breakfast in our formal dining room or on the verandah. The lounge is also available anytime for guests to relax with a book, tea or coffee, or glass of port and chocolates. Wine and Cheese Platters are also available – served on the Verandah or in their beautiful garden Gazebo.

Boer War Memorial and Park, Allora

A pretty park of some historical significance, the first of three soldier statues erected in Queensland after the Boer War (1899-1902) is found in Allora’s War Memorial Park in Warwick Street.

Colonel (later Sir) Harry Chauvel unveiled the soldier statue in 1904, honouring the four local men who died, and 35 others who served in the southern African conflict. The slightly smaller than life-size soldier statue, by sculptor William P Macintosh, is unusual in its details: the soldier’s mouth is open and he stands alone, without the traditional tree stump for support.

Subsequent additions commemorate those who fought and died in World War I and World War II.

General JC Robertson unveiled Allora’s WWI memorial – a sandstone and marble obelisk, small field guns carved into the pedestal – in November, 1921.

A second sandstone and marble obelisk, simpler in design, stands at the park’s rear, serving as a WWII memorial.

Find your next adventure with the Southern Downs & Granite Belt Visitor App

This free travel guide is the ultimate resource for your trip to the Southern Downs & Granite Belt. Install it on your mobile device and start planning your next visit today!

How to Buy from the Bush this Christmas

Swap online deliveries and busy shopping centers for a weekend away in the country where you can #SupportLocal. Stock up on berries straight from the farm or attend a festive market.

Your Guide to the Southern Downs Dunny Dash Art Trail

Head off on the Southern Downs Dunny Run, where painted murals have transformed toilet blocks from public loo to public art!

Allora Mountain Flora and Fauna Reserve

Allora Mountain Flora and Fauna Reserve is a flat-topped mesa occupying 210 hectares one kilometre to the east of the township of Allora on the Southern Downs of Queensland, Australia. Access is from the New England Highway via Burges Road. A wooden post- and- rail entrance with appropriate signage leads up to a picnic area. Well-defined paths lead from there to the top of the mountain.

 

The mountain has been an integral part of the Allora community and its social and educational fabric for over a century. It is considered an area of significance and worthy of promotion for its conservation and cultural values. Many groups, including the local schools, use the Reserve as a place for excursions. It offers unparalleled views of the town and surrounds, and is home to diverse species of flora and fauna. Native species that occur on the Reserve include Mountain Coolibah (Eucalyptus orgadophila), Kurrajong ( Brachychiton) , Gumbi Gumbi (Pittosporum) and Forest Red Gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis). The grasses on the Reserve are mostly Native Blue Grass and couch. Koala, nesting Wedgetail Eagles and wallaby are in residence and over 120 species of birds have been identified on the Reserve. Eighty birds are featured in a full-colour book which is available for purchase from Allora Landcare Group. Indigenous artefacts are evident, including ‘ring trees’, ‘scar trees’, bora rings and geological items such as grinding stones and knives.

 

Allora Landcare Group Inc (ALG) has instituted a number of projects on the Reserve over many years. These include flora and fauna surveys, weed control, monitoring the health of the Reserve, investigating the cultural history of the Reserve and creating walking tracks, a picnic area and Information Shelter for public use.

Your Southern Downs Summer Sunflower Guide

Summer is sunflower season on the Southern Downs and every year they’re blooming beautiful! From late December onwards, a sea of yellow floods parts of the region.

Top 6 Must do Moments in the Southern Downs & Granite Belt

From wineries to waterfalls there’s always something to explore in the Southern Downs and Granite Belt.

  • Allora Regional Sports Museum Hall of Fame
    Allora Regional Sports Museum Hall of Fame

Allora Regional Sports Museum

The Allora Regional Sports is rated as the best in Regional Qld . Housing and displaying unique , rare items of Local, State , Australian and International Sporting Memorabilia . A feature is the “Hall of Fame ‘ displays of the local Sports Stars who have represented at the highest levels .

The Ultimate 4 Day Family Country Road Trip

If it’s time for the kids to breathe in some fresh country air, reconnect with nature (and each other!) and go offline, then bundle them in the car and head south west to the Southern Downs and Granite Belt.

10 Blooming Beautiful Pics of Summer Sunflowers on the Southern Downs

Summer is sunflower season on the Southern Downs and every year they’re blooming beautiful!

Allora & District Historical Society Museums

The Allora & District Historical Society operate two museums in Allora, the Old Allora Shire Hall and the School of Arts, both which have a collection of memorabilia depicting the early history of Allora district from when the shepherds and teamsters camped at The Crossing on Dalrymple Creek from 1844.

The Old Allora Shire Hall is located on 53 Warwick St, Allora, and was built in 1907 and officially opened in 1908. It replaced a single story building in Forde Street. In 1915 it became the Allora Shire Hall. In 1960 new offices were built in Herbert St and the old building was used for functions and a meeting place for different organisations.

The School of Arts is located on 27 Drayton St, Allora, and was originally Allora’s first Court House built in 1866 in Raff Street. When the new Court House was built in 1884, the old building was purchased by the School of Arts and moved to its present site. A replica of the Talgai skull found in 1886 west of Allora can be viewed. This museum building has an extensive collection of everyday articles commonly used by the early residents of the district.

Admission is $5.00

Both museum sites open by appointment. Please phone Wendy Audrey on 0488 673 778.

The Mary Poppins House

This Heritage Listed house, built in 1879, was the former home of PL Travers, the author of Mary Poppins. Enjoy a guided tour by appointment only. The house was originally the Australian Joint Stock Bank, which commenced in Allora in 1880 in the Dalrymple Hotel. Travel through time on a guided tour!

When to Visit the Southern Downs

With four distinct seasons celebrated across the year, there’s never a bad time to visit the Southern Downs! Each season comes with its own charms, events and unique landscapes.