When Kim Robinson told her husband, Bruce, she wanted to create a luxurious getaway in the middle of their working farm, Bruce knew they could risk losing the historic property that had been in their family for more than 150 years. They did it anyway.
abc.net.au/news/tasmanian-farm-luxury-accommodation-the-cove/101875750Setting up boutique accommodation could have cost the Robinsons the land their family has farmed for more than 150 years in north-west Tasmania.
Called The Cove, the Robinsons opened a resort on their farm near Devonport, utilising a windswept hill overlooking Bass Strait."So we were sitting up at our son's deck … looking down and he said, 'We should do some glamping down there,'" she said.The glamping idea was quickly abandoned after the Roaring Forties westerly winds wreaked havoc on the tents.
Mrs Robinson said construction began in 2020 before they opened in 2021 — right as Tasmania's borders slammed shut due to the pandemic. With multiple awards under their belts, a planned expansion currently sitting on a council desk and plenty of bookings, the Robinsons were confident their gamble had paid off.When asked how the family found time to farm and run the new business, Mrs Robinson was quick to point out she had never been in a tractor.
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