Fairies in the Garden - Deanery Reserve

Fairies in the Garden - Deanery Reserve

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Posted 2015-03-16 by Paula McManusfollow
In a little park in the Adelaide hills, you'll find a little bit of fairy magic.

In that little corner of the quiet park, there are some trees. Sssshhh, be quiet though, because it's a magical and special place.



Move about slowly and silently and look closely at the trees - you'll see some little doors. They are the doors to very special little homes - they are the fairy houses of Deanery Reserve, a magical place where the fairies live.

There are 7 fairy homes in Deanery Reserve at the moment and it seems that there are many more fairies who are waiting to move in to this lovely little fairy community. The fairy folk have left a pile of wood, rocks and pine cones there for children to make a home for them. All you need are some tools, some decorations and your imagination.



"Garden fairies come at dawn,
Bless the flowers then they're gone."
~Author Unknown

Deanery Reserve is located on Old Mount Barker Road in Bridgewater, near Arbury Park. Drive over the old bridge (see footnote) and onto the dirt road section. There is parking in the clearing on the left. There are no toilets, no seating, no water - no facilities in the reserve at all apart from a bin. Bring your own chairs and picnic. If you stay long enough, who knows - you may just meet a fairy or two.



Deanery Reserve is the site of the Rural Deanery Hotel. built by Benjamin and Elizabeth Dean in 1841. There is no sign of the hotel now, there's just a memorial stone to mark the spot. The area used to be named Cox Creek (Cock's Creek). Cox's Creek is part of the Heysen Trail.

An interesting historical fact about the little bridge is that it is the only bridge in South Australia built by convicts. They were in South Australia after being released, built the bridge, got into trouble again, got arrested and sent back to Van Diemens Land (Tasmania). There are timber sections of the bridge which are original - how fascinating!

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