Southerly · Allyn River Valley Farm Experiences, NSW
Allyn River Valley, NSW  ·  Three hours from Sydney  · 
Allyn River Valley  ·  NSW  ·  3 hrs from Sydney

Day. Stay. Summit.
1500 acres.

At the foot of Barrington Tops. The Day is bookable now. Farm stays and Summit coming soon.

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Chessenden Farm

Country.

1500 acres at the foot of Barrington Tops. Two nights, five moments, one property that doesn't wait for you. Summit coming 2027.
Camp Horizon, Night One
Five moments around the river
The midway reveal
The Pinnacle, 520m
Riverside, Night Two
1500
Acres
520
Metres elevation
3
Hours from Sydney
6
Guests max
2027
Summit

One property.
Three landscapes.
Entirely yours.

The Allyn River runs along the eastern boundary. Sandstone ridgelines rise to the west, culminating at the Pinnacle, the highest point in the region at 520 metres. Between them: 1500 acres of working farmland, river flat, old-growth corridors, and access roads that wind the length of the property.

This is a working farm. Cattle graze the valley. The land operates on its own schedule, and guests move through it, not above it.

Every experience here begins and ends at the same place: the Dairy House on the river flat. From there, the land opens in every direction.

Location
Allyn River Valley, Upper Hunter NSW
Property
1500 acres
Elevation range
River flat to 520m summit
From Sydney
Three hours
What every guest receives
Regardless of which experience you choose, this is the foundation:
Full access to 1500 acres of working property
The Allyn River: swimming, cold plunge, the natural spa
Access to Camp Horizon at elevation
Walkie-talkie and Southerly team support throughout
All food across your stay: fire-cooked or set
Where it is

The Allyn River Valley

The Allyn River Valley runs through the Dungog area of the Hunter region, NSW, along the southern edge of the Barrington Tops. Chessenden Farm sits at the valley floor where the Allyn River bends through 1500 acres of working cattle country. The Barrington Tops rise directly behind the property. From Sydney the drive is three hours on sealed roads. The river runs cold year-round off the Tops, and the valley holds its temperature well into the afternoon.

Book a day on the farm Stay at the Dairy House Summit, coming 2027

From the valley

All entries
May 2026
What the weekend at the farm actually taught us about the experience
A first real test of the three-zone journey: fire at Camp Horizon, the Pinnacle at sunrise, cold river in the afternoon. What worked. What needs designing. What surprised us.
April 2026
On choosing not to name the experience yet
Some things earn their name through living. The land already knows what it is.
March 2026
Camp Horizon: why we chose that name
The campsite at 500 metres. The view east at dawn. The word that came to us when we stood there for the first time and realised what it could be.

Come and find out
what it's like.

The Day is bookable now. Stay and Summit: register interest below.

Allyn River Valley, NSW  ·  The Day open now