Our Family History at Bellevue

established in 1873

Bellevue Farmstay is situated at the entrance of the working livestock farm “Bellevue” which has been in the Couch family for five generations, and just celebrated our 150th anniversary!

 “Bellevue” originally was settled by English immigrants George and Mary Couch in 1873 as a dairy farm. The couple’s youngest son Arthur and his wife Annie (pictured above) later took over the property continuing to nurture and clear the land.

Of Arthur and Annie’s nine children, their two sons (Lyle and Norman) then established the farm as a prime sheep property in the 1940s. Lyle's eldest son Warren continued the farming tradition, diversifying to beef in the late 90s.

In 2006, Warren’s wife Wendy had the idea to create “Bellevue Farmstay” and so together with their three daughters Shelli-Anne, Lisa and Amanda, the family opened up Bellevue Farmstay to invited guests. The Couch family still live on the property, just up the hill, in what is affectionately termed the “The Top House”.