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Willow's Retreat
Highlights
- Peaceful off-grid escape surrounded by native wildlife
- Cosy rammed earth home with comfy beds and year-round comfort
- Ideal for nature walks, photography, and total relaxation
Overview
At the South end of the Wollombi Valley, Willow's Retreat is a secluded paradise, full of walking trails and great for nature lovers. The native eucalypt forest abounds with birds, wallabies, wombats…
At the South end of the Wollombi Valley, Willow's Retreat is a secluded paradise, full of walking trails and great for nature lovers. The native eucalypt forest abounds with birds, wallabies, wombats and sometimes even koalas; a dream for the nature lover or photographer.
Willow's Retreat is a beautiful, quirky house made of rammed earth. As such, it is extremely well insulated and maintains a great temperature year-round. Solar-powered, and harvesting rainwater, it's completely off-grid. There's also no mobile signal; however, they do have high-speed satellite internet for those who don't want a complete technology detox!
The bedrooms have amazingly comfy beds (one queen and two doubles), with all linen and towels provided. With no traffic noise to disturb you, you'll have the best night's sleep and wake up to the sounds of the birds.
Everyone's welcome at Willow's Retreat – whatever your background and wherever you're from, it's the perfect place to be yourself.
To protect the wildlife, pets are sadly not allowed. However, there is the potential to bring your horse to Willow's Leap Equestrian nearby!
Guided nature walks, photography tutorials or food platters are available on request.
Accessibility
A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
Have equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator
Have grab rails in the bathroom
Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone
Provide seating in common areas including reception area
Train your staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges
Train your staff in disability awareness
Train your staff to respond to allergic reactions
Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)