our story

Welcome to TOPDECK. We are your hosts Ben, Ella, Matilda and Digby.

We moved to Kangaroo Island to join the family sheep and cattle farm in 2019. Having always been avid travellers ourselves, we were keen to create a special yet simple accommodation where families and friends could come together to relax, escape and explore all that makes Kangaroo Island so special. Fate stepped in when this block became available and so we set about building a home that our growing family could make memories in, knowing that others would to. We adore this house, and this area of the Island, and are so excited to be able to share it with you.

We won’t be dropping in unannounced during your stay, but should you need anything or if there’s something we can do to make your time at Middle River more enjoyable, we’re just a phone call away.

WHY TOPDECK?

In 2018 a bushfire ripped through Middle River blackening approximately 370 hectares. Thankfully no one was hurt and no homes were lost but you will still see its impact around the area today.

With one half of our land charred and the other half spared by the flames, it was hard not to see its resemblance to a block of Cadbury Topdeck chocolate. The nickname stuck with us throughout the build and became even more fitting once the house and deck was hovering on top of the hillside and river.