Mackeral Beach and Bush Walking Retreat.

Mackeral Beach is located on the northern beaches of Sydney and accessed by boat. It's a beautiful secluded beach community in stunning Ku-rin-gai Chase National Park, home to great bush walks inc Flint & Steel, Resolute Beach and America's Bay. Our house is less than 100 metres from the beach and offers a wonderful base for relaxing, swimming and bush walking in the stunning National Park. Across the water are numerous surf beaches, restaurants, a cinema, great book shop and excellent cafes. There are three double bedrooms all with cathedral ceilings, wardrobes and closets. Each bedroom has double bed . There are two single mattresses which can be utilised in the living space on the first floor if required. The house is unique, with loads of character and personal touches. The deck leads to a front garden with jacaranda, frangipani and avocado trees. It's highly likely that you will see wallabies during your stay and in the summer goannas are often seen in the garden and sometimes even on the verandah. There's loads of birds, parrots and lorikeets and Kookaburras. On the top deck you will find a hammock and sun lounge and on the bottom deck, deck chairs, a dining table, shade umbrella and BBQ and plenty of deck space to relax , read a book or listen to music. The sound system plugs into your phone or there's a cupboard filled with CDs if you want to look for something new. Additionally we've left cards, puzzles and some games. We've left an eclectic selection of our personal books which includes poetry, novels , historical and photographic books, you'll find something that appeals. There's a wood burning fireplace for the Winter months to enjoy after long walks and a great bath! The laundry has both washing machine and dryer but there's a line to dry clothes in the sun which we'd prefer in terms of electricity consumption. the house is also on rain water so the drinking water is beautiful but we ask that you are careful and don't take long showers or leave the tap running whilst you clean your teeth, be respectful of the water supply. There's wifi if you need it, there's also a phone line which you can use for all your local calls. All sheets are provided and bath towels but please bring your own beach towels. We also provide shampoo, soap, tea ,coffee, oil, salt and pepper, some jams etc, the basics. There's no shop here, that's the beauty of the place, so be sure to bring all you need as once you're here you won't want to be going anywhere. Whole house is available to guests. We will give you clear instructions on how to access the house and are usually available by phone during the course of your stay. The neighbourhood is unique in that it is boat access only, there are no roads and no cars, only the occasional golf buggy. It's an extraordinary location, sitting in and surrounded by national park and fronted by a stunning beach and populated by many animals including wallabies, goannas, bush turkey's and lyre birds. It's a small and friendly community, extremely child friendly, safe and generally very quiet except for the birds. You get to Mackeral Beach by Ferry or water taxi , there's no boat access but ferries run every hour on the hour ( we will send you the timetable after booking) up until 5pm weeknights except friday which is 8pm and 6pm at the weekends. Water taxis are fast and flexible in timing, if there's five or more of you it's cheaper to get a water taxi. All details provided. There are loads of beautiful bush walks in the park, one of the most prolific Aboriginal engraving sites in NSW. We will provide you with maps and details of many of the walks most accessible from Mackeral Beach after booking.