Everyone books Byron for summer. They've got it slightly wrong. Winter in the hinterland means mild days, cold clear nights and an outdoor bath that's never better than when the air bites – here's the case for the quiet season.

The summer crowds get all the press. But the guests who come in winter and then come back again? They came back because they'd seen the real version of Butterfly Lane — and the real version is better in winter.

Autumn at Butterfly Lane is less of a season and more of a gear change. The mist sits lower. The mornings have weight to them. The outdoor bath, already good, becomes something else entirely when the air has bite.

The outdoor bath at Butterfly Lane is the thing guests mention most. Here's how to actually do it properly - timing, temperature, and a few things worth knowing before you get in.

Five minutes down the road from Butterfly Lane is one of the most characterful small towns in New South Wales. Here's where we'd point you - the farmers market, the coffee, and the things that don't make any official list.

Off-grid has a reputation it doesn't entirely deserve. Here's what solar power, aquifer water and a composting toilet actually look like in practice - and why none of it is the trade-off you might expect.

A piece of land in the Byron Shire hinterland, a friendship, and an inheritance spent differently than expected. This is the story of how Butterfly Lane came to be.