- Five-acre bush retreat
- Two-bedroom home
- Mud-brick temple ideal for yoga, meditation or prayer
Take a long, slow deep breath in through your nose and feel your shoulders unconsciously drop away from your ears. You've arrived at Easwaramma Sai, a restorative bush retreat that feels far from the busyness of modern life, yet is only 20 minutes' drive from Pambula village.
This beautiful property would be ideal as a peaceful weekender, or as a permanent residence for those who enjoy solitude and time in nature. On the easily-accessible driveway you pass over Centipede Creek which hugs the property's boundary. The Creek has numerous peaceful swimming spots, attracts plentiful native wildlife and truly sets the pace and tone of this majestic property.
Once you arrive you are welcomed into the garden via a meandering timber boardwalk that winds its way through a lush canopy of trees to the property's very own temple. Adjoining the house, the mud-brick temple, complete with stained-glass windows, is large enough for small-group yoga or meditation classes, yet intimate enough for your own personal use.
Perched overlooking the creek, the comfortable two-bedroom home has an open-plan kitchen, dining and living area with large windows looking out into the lush, green surrounds. If you didn't know otherwise, you'd think this treehouse retreat was tucked into a pocket of tropical rainforest. A generous deck off the loungeroom overlooks the creek below and is shaded by overhead greenery. There's a woodfire in the loungeroom for keeping warm in winter and an antique gas stove oven for cooking. There's a separate laundry and well-appointed bathroom and a central, open-air atrium filled with indoor plants, that lets light into the home and further enhances the feeling of being immersed in nature.
Also on the property is a separate garden studio that has hot water and a wood fire that would be a perfect artist's studio or workshop. There's also another small building currently used as a Tibetan teahouse.
Feel reassured by a constant water supply from a nearby natural spring. It fills three tanks and is then gravity-fed to the house meaning the current owner has never had to buy water. Rainwater is collected from the roof of the temple into two smaller tanks for garden water.
156 Ruggs Road is a short drive to Nethercote Hall – known for its seasonal produce markets and music nights - and an easy 15-minute drive to the port town of Eden. Just over three-hours' drive from Canberra, use this secluded bush haven to explore the delights of the beautiful Sapphire Coast including beaches, National Parks, waterways and seaside and hinterland towns.
You can truly appreciate the peaceful surrounds of the bush from this property as the only sounds you'll hear are birdsong and the soft babble of the creek nearby. Use the temple for yoga or meditation, cold plunge in the creek and add a sauna to create your very own natural wellness retreat at tranquil Nethercote.
