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Mrs Lehmann says this is the first year in several that Redcliffe has had lambs on the ground.

"We have been at Redcliffe seven years this September," she said.

"But we are yet to reach capacity for our Merino enterprise due to the five years of drought just past.

"We hope to carry 4000 breeding ewes and are currently at 2000 head. We had some good rains last year, and we hope this will continue."

The future is certainly looking bright for the Lehmanns, who opened Redcliffe Station to tourists for the first time last year.

Mrs Lehmann said she was thrilled with the early response.

"John and I had immediately fallen in love with the sheer, rugged beauty and vastness of Redcliffe," she said.

"It is pure red-dirt country with bluebush, saltbush, spear grass, native grasses and clovers. We just knew we had to share it with others.

"We have built our profile steadily and we've been amazed by the response."

Redcliffe Station provides uniquely Australian accommodation in 100-year-old sandstone shearers' quarters, for groups of up to 21 people.

Each of the bedrooms are named after paddocks on the property - Tenants, Stables, Sandlands, Ostrich, Crawford, McBride's and Hallie's.

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Mrs Lehmann hopes guests will relax and reconnect with family and friends in this exquisite setting.

"On a tree leading towards the homestead, hangs a sign reading 'Slow Down'. Our catch-cry now is a nod to that tree," she said.

"We hope that visitors will #slowdownatredcliffe for an authentic bush experience."

Mrs Lehmann said the station accepts only one group booking at a time.

"Everyone who has stayed here has loved the exclusivity," she said.

"Guests have over 24,000ha in which they can make as much noise or as little noise as they like."

Redcliffe Station certainly has plenty of things to see and do.

The Lehmanns organise hearty bush barbecues, lazy long lunches at the nearby cliffs, bonfires, sunset drinks and sunrise breakfasts.

Bushwalks and guided property tours take in the local wildlife and beautiful black oak and bull oak trees.

Redcliffe Station skies are some of the darkest in the world, and are perfect for stargazing.

For the adventurer, there are opportunities for yabbying, night safaris, goat-trapping and even a round of bush golf.

About 50 minutes from the historic copper mining town of Burra, only 40 minutes from the mighty Murray River at Morgan where the river bends to head to the sea, and 1.5 hours from the Clare Valley and beautiful Barossa wine region, Redcliffe Station offers the perfect weekend getaway.

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