THE LILY DUTCH WINDMILL
STIRLING RANGE
SELF CONTAINED ACCOMMODATION - STONE GROUND SPELT FLOUR
Welcome to The Lily
SO CLOSE TO AND WITH FABULOUS VIEWS OF THE STIRLING RANGE, THE LILY IS YOUR PERFECT BASE TO EXPLORE THE REGION.
The Lily Windmill is an authentic 16th Century design brick "ground-sail" flour mill. The five story full size Dutch Windmill, with its 22 Ton cap and a sail length of 24.6 meters, is one of the largest traditional windmills ever built in Australia.
Our reception - the relocated and reconstructed 1924 Gnowangerup Railway Station.
ACCOMMODATION AT THE LILY
All our accommodation is unique and private. Each has its own outside seating area and is fully self-contained. High quality linen and towels are provided. There's a Scandinavian wood heater in all but the Dakota. Firewood is supplied. There's also reverse cycle Air Conditioning. There's TV (all major channels) and DVD, radio/CD player, books, games, DVD's and CD's. The kitchen is well equipped, with fridge, stove (cook-top only in the Dakota), microwave and cooking essentials. There is also (real) coffee, tea, sugar, milk, spices, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. A washing machine and dryer is available on site. There is Telstra mobile reception. Free WI-FI is available. Also an electric Car Charging station, 3-Phase and Tesla.
Breakfast Baskets are available for our accommodation guests (7-days).
Minimum stay is 2 nights. For long weekends/ there is a 3 night minimum stay.
For more information, prices and pictures please go to: Accommodation
At The Lily...
you will find unique self contained accommodation next to an authentic five story 16th Century replica Dutch Windmill. The mill is a fully operational windmill producing wholemeal stone-ground Spelt flour for our own kitchen and home users around Australia.
Adjacent to the windmill you will find 16th Century replica Dutch Houses and the reconstructed 1924 Federation style Railway Station from Gnowangerup, our local Shire.
Our latest addition is a
DAKOTA - DC-3 ( C-47 )
Restoration on our Dakota (DC-3 or rather the military version, the C-47) began in September 2012. This aircraft is one of the thousands manufactured for the war effort and built in the USA in 1943/44. It was delivered to the Dutch East Indies in 1944 and did service in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.
In her day, she was a technological marvel and is still one of the most iconic and successful planes ever build. As far as we know this is the only Dakota short term accommodation in the world.
Please give us a call or email us for bookings and further information.
Your hosts:
Pleun and Hennie Hitzert
The Dutch House - $245 for 2 people, $35 per each extra person.
Bedrooms upstairs and downstairs. One bathroom downstairs. Sleeps 4 persons.
The Dutch Cottage - $215 for 2 people, $35 per each extra person.
Bedroom is upstairs. Sleeps up to 4 persons.
The Winery Quarters - $185 for 2 people, $35 per each extra person.
Ground floor accommodation. Sleeps up to 3 persons.
The Millers Quarters - $185 for 2 people, $35 per each extra person.
Bedrooms are upstairs. Sleep up to 4 persons.
DAKOTA - a stay to remember
The Lily now offers you the opportunity to stay in a true icon of aviation – an original 1944 Dakota.
The Dakota - $315 per night, sleeps up to 2 people.
For more information, prices and pictures please go to: Accommodation
THE LILY DUTCH WINDMILL
Windmill in full sail, ready to go.
STONE GROUND SPELT FLOUR
The mill is a fully operational windmill producing wholemeal stone-ground Spelt flour.
WHOLEMEAL STONE GROUND SPELT FLOUR
It is a well-known fact that wholemeal flour is far superior in nutritional value than white flour. At The Lily we produce only wholemeal Spelt flour without removing or adding anything to the flour in the process.
We specialize in Spelt flour and mill the Spelt with traditional large Dutch grinding stones for our own kitchen and home users around Australia.
For information about the workings of our windmill and our stoneground Spelt flour please go to the Windmills page.
PRICE LIST November 2023
WHOLEMEAL STONE GROUND SPELT FLOUR
1.5 kg bag $15.00 (= $10 per kg)
15 kg bag $115.00 (= $7.67 per kg)
We ship the 1.5 kg bags around Australia in cartons of 8 bags via Australia Post.
FOR ORDERS PLEASE E-MAIL The Lily
STIRLING RANGE NATIONAL PARK
The brooding beauty of the mountain landscape, its stunning and unique wildflowers and the challenge of climbing Bluff Knoll have long drawn bushwalkers and climbers to the Stirling Range National Park. At 1,095 meters above sea level, Bluff Knoll is the highest peak in the southwest of Western Australia. The main face of the bluff forms one of the most impressive cliffs in the Australian mainland.
Wildflower wonderland
The number and beauty of the wildflowers is staggering. The park is one of the world's most important areas for flora, with 1,500 species (many of which grow nowhere else) packed within its boundaries. More species occur in the Stirling Range than in the entire British Isles and 87 plant species found in the Stirling Range occur nowhere else on earth. This tally includes the famous mountain bells of the genus Darwinia. Needless to say, spring wildflower viewing is incredible.
Walks
BLUFF KNOLL - This 5 km return, 3-4 hour walk is of medium difficulty, if taken slowly. TOOLBRUNUP - Hard 4 km, 3-4 hour walk has magnificent 360ß views from the summit. MOUNT MAGOG - Hard (pegs as markers for final kilometre to the summit), 8 km 3-4 hour return walk. TALYUBERLUP - Medium, 3 km 2-3 hour return walk. MOUNT HASSELL - Medium 4 km, 1.5-2 hour return walk. MOUNT TRIO - Medium 3 km, 1.5-2 hour walk.
Climate, clouds and snow
An ideal time to visit is late spring and early summer (October to December), when days are beginning to warm up and the wildflowers are at their best. Winter, between June and August, is cold and wet, and visitors should come prepared. Even in spring the weather can be unpredictable, particularly higher in the range. Sudden cold changes cause the temperature to drop and rain or hail to set in. All visitors are strongly advised not to enter the bush or use footpaths on days of extreme fire danger. The Stirling Range is renowned for its unusual, and sometimes spectacular cloud formations. Park visitors may notice two types of unusual cloud formations about the peaks, often when the rest of the sky is clear. A shallow, low-level stratified cloud that drapes over the higher peaks is a familiar sight. Another type of shallow cloud layer may leave the higher peaks exposed, which is a unique sight in Western Australia.
The above information is provided by DPAW, Department of Parks and Wildlive Service. For more information please visit DPAW website or copy and paste the following link into your web browser:
https://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/parks/stirling-range
Apart from the Windmill itself, The Lily offers:
* Accommodation, unique and private
*16th Century replica Dutch houses
*The Lily offers you the opportunity to stay in a true icon of aviation, an original 1944 Dakota DC3
*Our reception is in the authentic 1924 Gnowangerup Railway Station
*Stone Ground Wholemeal Spelt Flour
* Majestic views of the unique Stirling Range
*Private Air strip next to your accommodation
*Tesla Destination Charging Station
HOW TO FIND US
Coming from Perth:
We are approx. 390 km from Perth on Chester Pass Road, just north of the Stirling Ranges. Take the Albany Highway. After Williams, travel via Wagin, Katanning, Broomehill, Gnowangerup and Borden. We are 20 KM South of Borden on your right hand side. Look for the road signs.
Coming from Albany:
We are 94 km north of Albany on Chester Pass Road, 11 km after the Bluff Knoll turnoff. Bluff Knoll is the highest mountain in the Stirling Ranges and one of the highest in Western Australia. Look for the road signs.
Coming from the Eastern States
We are 11 km North of the Stirling Ranges on Chester Pass Road , the main road between Albany and Hyden (Wave Rock). At Norseman follow the directions towards Esperance, Ravensthorpe, Jerramungup, Ongerup, Borden and the Stirling Ranges. We are 20 KM South of Borden on your right hand side. Look for the road signs.
Coming by plane:
Weather Webcam at The Lily, please copy this link: https://mywebcams.com.au/YTLY-TheLilyStirlingRange/
Pictures are refreshed about every 10 minutes.
THE LILY AIRFIELD
So close to Albany, the South Coast and the Stirling Range, The Lily is your perfect base to explore the region with your aircraft.
Our airstrip is adjacent to the windmill and you are able to park you plane close to the accommodation.
We are 47 NM from Albany and 173 NM from Jandakot Airport (Perth).
Position 34 deg. 13' 25" South, 118 deg. 12' 57" East. Strip directions 14-32 and 09-27. Windsock N/W of Reception, WAC Chart 3462, Comm. Freq: CTAF 126,7, Elevation 650 AMSL. Strip condition on 0427 279 206.
RUNWAY 14 - 32 Grass 660m - 14 slopes 2.5% down, tyre markers.
RUNWAY 09 - 27 Grass 900m - tyre markers, possible sheep.
Please check strip condition, call Pleun on 0427 279 206
