Here is an article I wrote for the local Cooktown News which featured last week. It was well received by the locals and many of them have never been there. Its part of the new Chamber initiative to support each other locally. V
Alkoomie Station claims it is Closer to Heaven than Earth…. and you would be forgiven for thinking that was the truth. The dirt road that you ascend to reach the homestead on top of Mt Dickson is nothing short of extreme – you need to be fearless or very experienced in a 4 wheel drive to master the, at times, 80% camber of the dirt rd.
What awaits you is the most glorious view and a lovely house set atop the plateau. It’s hard to imagine how anyone could have built such a place at the end of such an amazing road. The front lawn sits on the absolute edge of the escarpment overlooking Cooktown and the Endeavour River and Annan Rivers beyond.
The delightful Merrilyn Holmes makes you feel at home in either the Homestead (sleeps up to 12), self contained unit (sleeps up to 10) or the fully furnished tents (sleeps 6 people). You can self cater or allow Merrilyn to cook for you as you sit under the stars watching the lights of Cooktown in the distance.
CLOSER TO HEAVEN THAN EARTH
Alkoomie Station claims it is Closer to Heaven than Earth…. and you would be forgiven for thinking that was the truth. The dirt road that you ascend to reach the homestead on top of Mt Dickson is nothing short of extreme – you need to be fearless or very experienced in a 4 wheel drive to master the, at times, 80% camber of the dirt rd.
What awaits you is the most glorious view and a lovely house set atop the plateau. It’s hard to imagine how anyone could have built such a place at the end of such an amazing road. The front lawn sits on the absolute edge of the escarpment overlooking Cooktown and the Endeavour River and Annan Rivers beyond.
The delightful Merrilyn Holmes makes you feel at home in either the Homestead (sleeps up to 12), self contained unit (sleeps up to 10) or the fully furnished tents (sleeps 6 people). You can self cater or allow Merrilyn to cook for you as you sit under the stars watching the lights of Cooktown in the distance.
As a Cooktown resident, this is a lovely option to ‘get away from it all’ - less than an hour away and it feels like another world. There were new born puppies in the stables, horses and goats roaming quietly under the trees and the opportunity to sit and enjoy the view, swing a golf club into oblivion or swim in the pretty local swimming hole.
Check out the website www.alkoomie.com.au and during the next two months Cook shire locals are being offered a 15% discount up to 20thDecember. Call Merrilyn on 4069 5463 to make a booking and by the way…she will collect you so you don’t have to make that drive yourself!
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| Toby at Alkoomie Homestead |
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