Enjoy the peace. The space. The characters.
And then, tell your friends.
Image: The Granary (Cressy, TAS)
Welcome to Stay In The Bush
Stay in the Bush was created by the same team that brought you Buy From The Bush.
If you are looking for cheesy holiday snaps and ticking monuments and museums off a travel to-do list then this site probably isn’t for you.
We hope to inspire you to wander out to the bush, stay a while and connect with the true spirit of Australia.
Now, more than ever, rural communities invite you to stay with them, taste their food, buy their art, wander their streets, fish their rivers, take in the open sky and have a yarn by an open fire.
Enjoy the peace. The space. The characters. And then, tell your friends.
About us.
Stay In the Bush, like its sister page Buy From the Bush, is about connecting the city with the bush. It’s aimed at inspiring people in the big cities to wander inland to explore, indulge, enjoy and invest in the future of rural communities.
We introduce you to spectacular bush stays across Australia and give you the chance to connect with the very essence of rural life. From luxe BnBs to outback tents, boutique hotels to family farm stays.
Our accommodation offerings will satisfy that urge to escape the city. Let the hum of traffic be drowned out by the rustling of leaves or the squawking of a mob of galahs flying overhead.
Our impact.
Like Buy From The Bush, Stay in the Bush started with a # on Instagram. It aims to achieve long term sustainable support for rural communities by bringing city and country together through a simple platform.
We believe rural communities are a treasure worth protecting…and exploring!
By choosing to travel to rural communities you can make a small investment in their future. And discover the untamed beauty of the Australian bush!
Since October 2019 the #buyfromthebush and #stayinthebush hashtags on social media have generated much needed income for bush business owners, created jobs, driven flow-on economic impacts for rural communities and lifted spirits across Australia.
We have connected urban consumers and travellers to the creativity, innovation, magical beauty and unique spirit of the bush.
How does it work?
The @stayinthebush Instagram and Facebook pages are a curated gallery of bush stays. We showcase beautiful places for you to lay your head while you wander inland. From luxe cabins, to quirky BnBs, rustic farm stays to stylish hotels, campsites on outback stations to glamping near secluded waterfalls. It’s a broad, and delicious collection!
Use this site as your go-to directory for bush accommodation. We bring you one-click closer to booking your next bush stay.
So please browse our pages, find that bush stay that makes you itch to escape the big smoke, check out their contact details and book direct.
Our founder.
Grace Brennan founded Stay In The Bush In November 2019. Grace grew up in Sydney but after falling in love with a farmer, made the move to the western plains of NSW and now lives on a sheep and cropping farm in Gin Gin, NSW with her husband Jack and their four children, Eliza, Maggie, Charles and August.
She has a background in community development and Ag-tech and is passionate about the power of positive storytelling and community driven change.
Through her BFTB and SITB platforms, Grace hopes to introduce her friends (acquaintances and anyone who’ll listen) in the city to the incredible beauty of the bush.
Grace has been featured in Marie Claire, Vogue, Graziher, CEO Magazine and Downtown magazines and was named by the Sydney Morning Herald as one of the nine most influential women entrepreneurs for the 2020 International Women’s Day. In January 2020, Grace was invited by the Premier of NSW, to give the Australia Day Address to the nation.
