23/06/2026
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FOR SALE: Wombat Flat — A Rare Historic Holding with an Extraordinary Future
Thanks for following the Barn at Wombat Flat! Many of you would be aware that we haven’t had a show since April 2023. However, I still get messages from great artists wanting to play at the Barn and from fans wanting to know when and if we will open again.
By way of an update, many of you will know that my wife Dianne has been in full time residential care with Alzheimer’s dementia for two and a half years although the full journey has been much longer. After living here at Wombat Flat for fifty years, I have made the very difficult decision to move on to the next phase in life. I want to focus on things I love to do that have been neglected for a while but more importantly ensure I have the financial security to keep Di in the excellent care facility at nearby Barossa Village.
The Barn, farmhouse and out buildings will be listed soon with Homburg Real Estate. Here is their description of the property:
“Properties with this depth of history, character and opportunity are seldom offered. Taken up by the Woithe family in 1861, Wombat Flat has had only three owners in more than 160 years, and only two families have lived here. The homestead itself is a remarkable blend of early rural architecture, with the original late-1800s barn believed to have also served as the first local church on Sundays before the Neales Flat Churches were built, later joined by the grander adjoining residence just after the turn of the century. Today, the home offers generous country living with stone walls, warm timber features, Mintaro slate verandas, large living areas, character bedrooms, renovated bathrooms and modern comforts carefully layered into a home of genuine heritage.
Beyond the homestead, the outbuildings add enormously to the story and appeal. The former Neales Flat Post Office, built on site in 1915, has been beautifully renovated in keeping with its original character and includes a stand-up cellar with wine storage. There are extensive stone and rural structures including a three-bay garage, three-bay workshop, old blacksmith shop, the remains of the old dairy built in 1925, vegetable gardens, fenced grounds and practical working spaces. Every building contributes to the sense that Wombat Flat is not merely a property, but a living piece of local history.
The great opportunity lies with the magnificent stone barn. Originally built in the late 1800s to house draft horses, it later became part of Wombat Flat Quarter Horse Stud before being restored over two years into The Barn at Wombat Flat — a much-loved rural music and event venue. With council-rated capacity of approximately 140 people, a large stage, two wood heaters, kitchen and serving area, rustic dirt floor, original horse mangers, and optional professional sound, lighting and seating equipment by negotiation, the barn presents rare possibilities. Subject to all necessary consents, it could once again host music nights, private functions, weddings, business retreats, tourism experiences or become a spectacular personal entertaining space unlike anything else in the region.
Set on approximately 120 acres with mains water, substantial rainwater storage, solar, a fenced 12.5m lap pool, cropping lease potential and extensive native revegetation, Wombat Flat offers scale, privacy and possibility. It feels like a world of its own, yet is only around 10 minutes from Eudunda, approximately 25 minutes from the Barossa, about 1 hour and 30 minutes from Adelaide, and around 1 hour and 15 minutes from the Adelaide beaches at Semaphore. For those seeking history, lifestyle, beauty, income potential and the chance to write the next chapter of a truly special rural estate, Wombat Flat is an offering of rare distinction.”
I would be grateful if you could share this information far and wide on your socials and with anyone who may be interested in a property offering so much, with an outback feel, and yet only an hour and a half from the city centre.
Thank you all for your support over the years and for living in hope as I have! Perhaps the new owners may be keen enough to give it a crack and have the Barn walls ring with music again or maybe they will just love living here as we did and rebuild the stables! Regardless, it is and will remain a rare and very special place. Thanks so much for your loyalty and friendship. I’ll keep you posted and hope that our paths may cross in the future.
The attached link below will give you a glimpse into what is on offer. Please direct all enquiries to Guy Draper or Rowan Semmler at Homburg Real Estate in Tanunda.
Thanks,
Mike Roberts
Properties with this depth of history, character and opportunity are seldom offered. Taken up by the Woithe family in 1861, Wombat Flat has had only three owners in more than 160 years, and only two families have lived here. The homestead itself is a remarkable blend of early rural architecture, wit...
