Three off-grid tiny homes on Sleaford Bay, where there’s very little between you and the coastline.
Some trips are about seeing as much as you can. This one’s about disappearing for a few days, somewhere with a good view, a comfortable bed and no real reason to check your phone.
About 30 minutes from Port Lincoln, on a coastal farm overlooking Sleaford Bay, Eyre Way has three tiny homes set well apart, each facing the ocean and Port Lincoln National Park. You probably won’t see another person all stay, and that’s half the reason to book one of the most private tiny homes on the Eyre Peninsula.
Some trips are about seeing as much as you can. This one’s about disappearing for a few days, somewhere with a good view, a comfortable bed and no real reason to check your phone.
Designed So You Feel Like You’re Outside
The homes were designed and built by Duncan Moore of Moores Constructions in Port Lincoln, with one idea in mind: you should feel like you’re outside, even when you’re tucked up in bed.
The king beds face the view, and the windows are big enough that the weather becomes part of the room. You can watch a front roll in across the bay with your morning coffee, or take a glass of wine out to the deck.
Each home has its own character. Yambara, a Barngarla word meaning “away, out of sight”, is bright and airy, 80 metres from Sandy Point Beach. Maldhi, meaning “night sky”, is darker and more textural, perched on the edge of a gully above the cliffs. Bandari sits closest to the water, tucked into native vegetation and finished in warm peach, timber and terracotta.
Made Locally, Down to the Mugs
The cabinetry was made in Port Lincoln, the upholstery is handmade, and Australian products were used wherever possible, from the Brodware tapware to the pottery mugs and plates and the soaps in the bathroom.
That’s what stops these homes from feeling like they could have been dropped anywhere. They were built by people from this coast, with things made nearby, and it shows.
They’re also fully off-grid and solar powered, though the reverse-cycle heating and cooling means you’d never know it.
Nowhere You Need to Be
Most people come to Eyre Way to get away from their workload, and the owners’ ethos of “disconnect to reconnect” is easy to buy into here.
If you do feel like heading out, there’s plenty close by. Whales pass through during migration season, Fishery Bay is one of the region’s best-known surf breaks, Mikkira Station has koalas in the gums, and Whalers Way has some of the wildest cliffs in South Australia. Port Lincoln’s seafood is worth planning at least one meal around.
Then again, you might not leave at all. Between the beach, the view and a firepit for cooler nights, there’s a good case for leaving the itinerary at home.
The Story Behind It
Owners Amanda and Tim Hogg had spent years hosting on Airbnb and were looking for a way out of the nine-to-five when they approached local farmers John and Kayla with an idea for tiny homes. John and Kayla showed them a parcel of their farm with its own beach access and views across the coast, and Eyre Way began there.
Good to Know
- Three private tiny homes: Yambara, Maldhi and Bandari
- Yambara and Maldhi sleep up to four (king bed plus mezzanine double); Bandari sleeps two
- About 30 minutes from Port Lincoln
- Off-grid and solar powered, with reverse-cycle heating and cooling
- Private beach access, firepits and kitchen facilities
- Wi-Fi available
- No pets
Why It’s on The Stay Edit
There’s a lot to like about Eyre Way, but the privacy might be what wins us over.
Three little homes, plenty of breathing room and a stretch of coastline that feels a long way from the usual weekend crowds.
It’s the sort of place we’d happily travel a little further for, especially when the only real plan is to have none.