An early learning group meeting the alpacas and farm animals with their teachers at Historic Rivermill, Gold Coast

Groups · Gold Coast Hinterland

School & Early Learning

Hands-on animal feeding, pony rides and open riverside grounds. A real-world excursion for early learning and school groups.

Easy to reach

30 minutes from the Gold Coast, 1 hour from Brisbane

Free entry

Pay only for the activities you choose

Hands-on

Animals, riding and nature — not just looking

Enquire About a Visit

What a day can look like

Activities for Your Group

Animals to meet, ponies to ride and a river to explore. Choose the activities that suit your group.

A delighted toddler and her mother hand-feeding a deer from a cup at Historic Rivermill

Meet & Feed the Animals Hand-feed the alpacas and cheeky goats, and say hello to the ponies, chickens and ducks up close. Feed pots on site

A woman on horseback and a child on a led pony in the paddock at Historic Rivermill

Ride a Horse or Pony A gentle first ride, led every step by our own guides on our smooth-gaited horses and ponies. Group rides by arrangement

A wild freshwater turtle basking on the Coomera River bank

Spot Wild Turtles & River Life Creep to the water's edge and count the wild turtles, water dragons and birdlife along the Coomera River. Free · along the river

Open riverside lawns and shady trees at Historic Rivermill

Explore the Riverside Grounds Six hectares of open lawns and shady trees to roam, gather and learn out in the open, beside the water. Room to move

A child gently feeding an alpaca during an early learning farm excursion

Built for learning, made for fun

Everything an Excursion Needs

Real-world learning outdoors, animals, nature & the riverbank
Hands-on animal encounters for every age and ability
Free entry — you only pay for the activities you choose
Open space to keep your group together at your own supervision ratios
Café catering for your group, served on the lawns

Spotting list

Who You Might Meet

Our farm animals, plus the wildlife that lives along this stretch of the Coomera River. How many can your group tick off?

Murray River turtle — **Turtles**regular visitor

A rider with a horse at Historic Rivermill — **Horses**farm resident

Rainbow lorikeet — **Rainbow Lorikeets**regular visitor

Sulphur-crested cockatoo — **Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos**regular visitor

Wood duck — **Wood Ducks**regular visitor

Noisy miner — **Noisy Miners**regular visitor

Eastern water dragon — **Eastern Water Dragons**regular visitor

Azure kingfisher — **Azure Kingfishers**regular visitor

Australian bass — **Australian Bass**regular visitor

Long-fin eel — **Long-Fin Eels**regular visitor

Australian magpie — **Australian Magpies**regular visitor

Australian white ibis — **Australian White Ibises**occasional visitor

Australian brush-turkey — **Australian Brush-Turkeys**occasional visitor

Wandering whistling duck — **Wandering Whistling Ducks**occasional visitor

Tawny frogmouth — **Tawny Frogmouths**occasional visitor

Carpet python — **Carpet Pythons**occasional visitor

Yellow-tailed black cockatoo — **Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoos**occasional visitor

Flying fox — **Flying Foxes**seen at dusk

Sugar glider — **Sugar Gliders**seen at dusk

Plan your excursion

Enquire About a School or Early Learning Visit

Tell us about your group and what you'd like the children to get out of the day, and we'll put together a plan.

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