Figbrook Farm

Come stay on our little Riverland fig farm at Kingston on Murray, aboard the 1915 train carriage or in the Garden Cottage tucked among the gardens.

04/09/2026

Spring is beginning to unfold across the farm.

There’s a change in the weather rolling towards the Riverland tonight, so we’re keeping everything crossed that the blossoms hold on.

It’s a beautiful time of year to stay, wander the gardens and see what’s coming into bloom. 🌸

02/09/2026

At Figbrook Farm, spring is something you stay among. 🌸

Orchard blossom is opening, the gardens are full of colour and the bees are already moving through the farm.

Stay in a century-old railway carriage or a cottage tucked into the gardens, and discover a beautifully different side of the Riverland.

01/09/2026

A rather special daytime visitor at Figbrook Farm. 🦉

Meet the Southern Boobook, also known as the mopoke, Australia’s smallest owl.

Named for its distinctive “boo-book” call, this nocturnal hunter spends much of the day roosting out of sight before emerging after dark to feed on insects and small mammals.

We first spotted this one keeping remarkably still in the leaf litter beneath one of our old gums. It soon flew into a nearby bottlebrush, its beautifully mottled feathers blending into the bark and foliage while those extraordinary eyes remained impossible to miss.

The resident magpies noticed too and promptly issued their ruling: there will be no owling during daylight hours. 😂

Now, as evening settles over Figbrook, it remains quietly perched amongst the bottlebrush branches, waiting for the night to begin.

Moments like this remind us why caring for the biodiversity of our little farm here in the Riverland matters so much. For those who stay with us, this living landscape becomes part of the experience. There is always something unexpected worth pausing to observe and appreciate.

Nature is calling. 🌿

29/08/2026

At Figbrook, an old railway carriage has become part of the garden. 🌸

Built in Adelaide in 1915, Train Carriage 421 carries more than a century of South Australian railway history. Blossom now brushes past the windows of the old railway carriage as the garden wakes from winter and the first soft colour of spring returns. The best of bloom season is still to come.

After a day exploring the Riverland, return to the old girl, settle in for the evening and enjoy the quiet of the farm around you.

Train Carriage 421 at Figbrook Farm
Kingston on Murray
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28/08/2026

At Figbrook, what grows here belongs in the kitchen 🌿

Freshly picked herbs feel right at home in the Garden Cottage kitchen. We’ve loved creating a space where you can make a morning coffee and take your time over dinner. Just beyond the cottage door, the farm’s kitchen herb garden brings each season closer to the table.

After a day exploring the Riverland, settle in for the evening and simply enjoy where you are.

The Garden Cottage at Figbrook Farm
Kingston on Murray
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27/08/2026

FIGBROOK FARM TURNS ONE TODAY! 🎈

One year ago, Figbrook Farm took its first step into the world. Since then, guests from near and far have climbed aboard Carriage 421, settled into the Garden Cottage and discovered a quieter corner of the Riverland among the orchard, gardens and country air. 🚂

At its heart, Figbrook is our little fig farm at Kingston on Murray: old trees, honest seasons, a deep sense of peace and the belief that kindness should be felt in every welcome. That is the soul of this place, and the part we hope every guest carries home. 🌿

For a small farm team, every booking, kind review, recommendation, comment and share means far more than a number on a screen. That support helps keep the orchard growing, the gardens flourishing, the hens scratching beneath the figs and a century-old railway carriage cared for and shared.

To every guest who has stayed, everyone who has followed along and all those who have helped spread the word, thank you! You have been part of Figbrook Farm’s first year, and that means more to us than we could ever properly say. 💚

We’ll be raising a glass here tonight. Happy birthday to us! Here’s to the next chapter and many more moments of pure Riverland bliss. 🥂✨

17/08/2026

🚂 Ever wondered what it’s like to stay in a 1915 railway carriage?

A recent guest captured this wonderful little snapshot of a stay aboard our historic Train Carriage at Figbrook Farm.

Tucked amongst the gardens in South Australia’s Riverland, this little piece of railway history has found a rather special second life. 🌿🚂

Stay aboard the Train Carriage:
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10/08/2026

🌿 From the Patch | Borage

There’s much more to this little burst of blue than good looks.

Borage has earned its place in the permaculture garden at Figbrook. Its brilliant blue flowers are a magnet for bees and other pollinators, supporting the insects that help keep our orchard and patch thriving.

It grows quickly, self-seeds happily and produces plenty of leafy growth that can eventually be returned to the soil. It’s a lovely example of something we value in permaculture: one plant performing many roles and giving something back to the system around it.

Then there’s the kitchen.

Those striking blue flowers are edible, with a delicate, fresh cucumber-like flavour. Scattered through salads, used to finish desserts, floated in summer drinks or frozen into ice cubes, they’re one of those wonderful little ingredients that can go straight from the garden to the plate.

The young leaves deserve a little attention too. They can be finely chopped into soups, stews and sauces, stirred through egg dishes or cooked as a green much like spinach. In Italy, borage has traditionally found its way into pasta and ravioli fillings, while the leaves can also be battered or used in fritters. Their rather enthusiastic fuzz is a very good reason to cook them rather than tackle a mature leaf raw.

So while the bees are probably borage’s biggest fans around here, we’re rather fond of it too.

Beautiful, useful, edible and just a little bit wild. Exactly how we like things at Figbrook. 💙🌿

09/08/2026

Oh, how we’ve been waiting for this. 🌧️ A proper Riverland drenching, soaking into the orchard and giving Figbrook Farm the drink it’s been waiting for. 🍂

Rain outside, cosied up somewhere warm, a good book and a glass of red.

Just the sound of rain across the farm and nowhere else you need to be. 🌿💚

07/08/2026

A fully booked weekend at Figbrook Farm. 💚

Thank you for choosing to stay with us. Your visit supports the Riverland, its growers, makers, local businesses and everyone who helps make this region so special.

We hope your stay is one to remember. 🍋🌿

Address

94 Kingston Road
Kingston On Murray, SA
5331

Website

http://www.figbrookfarm.com.au/

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