Mereweather Estate Cottage — Mount Sturgeon Blick, Dunkeld

Mount Sturgeon fills the windows from the moment you enter. The cottage sits on the brow of a hill at the southern end of the Grampians, with nothing between you and the mountain. It's a view you can sit with for hours. The light moves slowly across the rock, clouds drift over the peaks, and without noticing, you've slowed down too. Settle on the deck and let the mountain relax you. Dunkeld's cafes and the Royal Mail Hotel are a 10-minute walk away.

Big picture windows face the mountains from the lounge, the main bedroom and the deck. Queen bed in the main bedroom, two singles in the second. Full kitchen, laundry, bathroom with shower and a separate toilet. Reverse-cycle heating and cooling in every room, plus a wood fire. Fast Wi-Fi.

The whole cottage is yours, fully self-contained, with 20 acres to wander.

The Mount Sturgeon summit walk starts about 4 km away, and the Grampians Peaks Trail finishes in Dunkeld. The general store in town stocks local wines and treats, and there's an electric car charger in Wills Street.