A Tyrolean farmhouse
Austria's Urlaub am Bauernhof scheme lists hundreds of inspected family farms across the Tyrol, many run by the same families for generations.
- Best forFamilies · Walkers & hikers · Budget travellers
- In February8°C · 12 rainy days
- Ideal stayA week
- Approx. flying time~12h 05m from Los Angeles
- CurrencyEUREuro
- LanguageGerman
- Local time13:111h ahead of the UK
- PlugsType C / FBring an adapter
- Drive on theRightOpposite to the UK
- Dialling code+43
Why go
Tyrol is a valley landscape: meadows tipped up at improbable angles, dark timber farmhouses with geraniums along every balcony, and limestone peaks closing off the view at each end. Staying on a working farm means cows going out in the morning, hay smells through open windows and children given small jobs they take very seriously. The pace is early to bed and early up, and nobody is trying to entertain you.
Most farms sit within a short drive of a valley cable car, so summer days alternate between alpine playgrounds, lake swimming and doing very little at all. July and August are green and busy, September quieter and clearer, and winter turns the same farms into cheap ski bases. Families wanting nightlife, large resorts or guaranteed English at every turn will find it all rather low key.
- Ideal stay
- A week
- The vibe
- Cowbells, hay and early mornings
From our guides
Summer means hay barns, cable cars up to alpine playgrounds and milk straight from the dairy; the farms cost a fraction of hotel rates, and many hand over fresh bread and eggs each morning. Filter the scheme's website for 'baby and children's farms', a certified category with cots, high chairs and guaranteed animals.
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Things to do
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Alpine playgrounds up top
Cable cars in most valleys open onto themed walking trails, water play and marmot hides at altitude, so a good day out needs no more than a picnic.
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Achensee
Tyrol's largest lake is cold, clear and ringed by easy paths, with passenger boats crossing it and a steam rack railway climbing up from Jenbach.
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Innsbruck
The regional capital sits under the Nordkette range, with a covered medieval centre, imperial architecture and a funicular and cable car chain that lifts you above 2,000 metres in half an hour.
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Hall in Tirol
A medieval salt town east of Innsbruck keeps a tight old centre and a mint museum, with a fraction of the visitors the capital gets.
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The farm breakfast
Bread, mountain cheese, cured ham, butter and valley honey appear every morning, and many farms sell what they make from a small room by the door.
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Kaiserschmarrn at a hut
Shredded, sugared pancake with stewed plums is the standard reward for a walk, served at mountain huts well into the afternoon.
Getting there
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Fly to
Innsbruck (INN)
Nearest airport to Tyrol, about 14km away as the crow flies.
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Then
To Innsbruck
Innsbruck (INN) sits barely fifteen minutes from the city centre by bus or taxi, and hire cars are collected at the terminal. Most farms are then a half-hour to ninety-minute drive up one of the side valleys.
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On the ground
Getting around
The valley floors are well served, but farms are usually a few hairpins above the village, so a car makes daily life far easier. Many hosts hand over a guest card giving free local buses and cable cars.
Public transport: Austrian rail runs the length of the Inn valley and postbuses climb most side valleys, so a car-free stay is possible on a farm near a village.
Flights
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When to go
Daytime highs run from about 5°C in January to 25°C in July. Driest in February and November; wettest in May, with rain on about 21 days.
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February8° · rain 12 daysCold with rain most weeks.
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Where to stay
Rooms and self-catering apartments in family farmhouses under the Urlaub am Bauernhof scheme, plus village Gasthöfe. No resorts, and international chains only in Innsbruck.
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Best base overall
Innsbruck
Farms in the villages ringing the city, on the Mittelgebirge terrace above the valley, give you cable cars, an airport and a proper old town within half an hour. Valley-floor farms can be noisy with motorway traffic.
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Best with children
Alpbachtal
Wooden farmhouses on flower meadows, with the certified baby-and-child farms concentrated here and gentle lifts at Reith. Very little to do in the rain, so pack accordingly.
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Best value
Zillertal
A long, busy valley where farm rooms undercut the smarter western Tyrol and the guest card covers buses and lifts. Cheaper because the lower valley is built up rather than idyllic.
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Quietest
Pitztal
A dead-end glacier valley with working dairy farms and almost no coach traffic. Genuinely peaceful, though you will drive for anything beyond a walk and a swimming lake.
Find stays in Pitztal
Worth knowing before you book: Farms book direct and fill for July and August by the new year. Most want a week in high season, and a few still prefer bank transfer to card.
Search everything else in Innsbruck by budget. These are indicative budget bands in GBP per night for two people, not live quotes or guarantees of hotel type. Check your dates, guests, taxes and final price on Booking.com.
Good to know
- Book ahead
- Certified children's farms are a small subset of the scheme and go early for school holidays, with bookings often opening a year out.
- Cash or card
- Small farms and mountain huts still prefer cash, and some huts take nothing else.
- Pack this
- Walking shoes with grip, a fleece for the evenings and swimming things. Valley heat and 2,000 metres feel like different countries.
- Driving
- A vignette is required for Austrian motorways and some mountain roads carry a separate toll. Buy it before you cross the border.
- Etiquette
- Grüss Gott is the standard greeting, gates get closed behind you, and farm machinery always has right of way.
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Zugspitze
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Quick answers
When is the best time to visit A Tyrolean farmhouse?
Daytime highs run from about 5°C in January to 25°C in July. Driest in February and November; wettest in May, with rain on about 21 days.
How long should I spend in A Tyrolean farmhouse?
Our suggestion: a week.
How do I get to A Tyrolean farmhouse?
Innsbruck (INN) sits barely fifteen minutes from the city centre by bus or taxi, and hire cars are collected at the terminal. Most farms are then a half-hour to ninety-minute drive up one of the side valleys.
Do I need a car in A Tyrolean farmhouse?
Yes, a car makes a real difference here. Austrian rail runs the length of the Inn valley and postbuses climb most side valleys, so a car-free stay is possible on a farm near a village.
What currency and language are used in A Tyrolean farmhouse?
Currency: Euro (EUR). Language: German. Plugs: type C and F.
Who is A Tyrolean farmhouse best for?
Best for families, walkers & hikers and budget travellers. In a phrase: cowbells, hay and early mornings.