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A father laughing as he lifts his son to the monkey bars while his daughter swings along beside them at the Historic Rivermill playground

School Holidays · 19 September – 5 October

School Holidays at Historic Rivermill

What's on Every day

School holidays

What's On

Two weeks by the Coomera River, with the wild turtles back on the jetty and a country festival to open them.

A child reaching from the jetty to feed a wild turtle in the Coomera River Opens Fri 18 Sep Guided Wild Turtle Feeding Hand-feed the wild turtles of the river with one of our guides beside you. Opens Friday 18 September, walk-in on the day. See turtle feeding → A country artist performing at Cowboys & Country at Historic Rivermill Sat 19 Sep Cowboys & Country The country and western festival opens the holidays on Saturday 19 September, 8am to 3pm. See the day → A child bottle-feeding one of the baby goats at Historic Rivermill Only until Sun 20 Sep Bottle Feed Our Baby Goats A supervised twenty minutes with a bottle in hand. One person per feeding spot, three spots a session, three sessions a day. Only until Sunday 20 September, while the goats are still little. Book this experience → A red and white circus big top pitched on the lawn beside the barn, with families sitting on the grass 24 Sep – 4 Oct Circus A big top comes to the lawn for a season of family shows, Thursday 24 September to Sunday 4 October. Book tickets →
Rachel Gwen Hall, who runs the Brains and Bagels workshop for parents Wed 23 Sep Brains and Bagels A workshop for parents to understand your child's brain, so parenting gets easier. Kids welcome. Wednesday 23 September, 9 to 10:30am. From $39, tickets on sale soon

Every day of the holidays

More to Do

Enough to fill a day for the whole family, with something for the little ones and something for the grown-ups.

A girl swinging hand over hand along the monkey bars at the Historic Rivermill playground The Playground Monkey bars, rope bridges and timber climbing frames. Free, and open all day. On the property → Children playing on the jumping castle under the trees at Historic Rivermill Jumping Castle Set up on the lawn in the shade, for the little ones to burn off an hour. On the property → A family in the paddock at Historic Rivermill holding feed cups while the sheep and goats gather round Animal Feeding Pick up a cup of feed and let them come to you. Walk-in, no need to book. Meet the animals → A mother and two young children walking two alpacas across the lawn beside the river at Historic Rivermill Alpaca Walk Take one of the alpacas for a walk along the river. Gentle enough for small hands. Meet the alpacas → A girl and a man riding side by side on horseback in the paddock at Historic Rivermill, both smiling in the evening light Horse Riding A short walk-in ride through the paddocks, a longer trail along the riverbank, or Mini & Me, with every rider on their own horse. See the rides → A father and daughter at a picnic table by the river at Historic Rivermill, hamper and platter set out Riverside Picnic A hamper to carry to your own spot, with something on the board for the adults and for the kids. See the picnics →
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Getting Here

An easy country drive through Mount Nathan, at the foot of Tamborine Mountain. Free parking on arrival.

30min
from the Gold Coast
1hr
from Brisbane
45min
from Tweed Heads
45min
from Logan
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