'King Billy Retreat' Guesthouse and Gardens

'King Billy Retreat' Guesthouse and Gardens Rest . Relax . Retreat King Billy retreat is a self-contained cottage less than two hours from Melbourne.

Built from recycled materials, the dwelling is far from rustic, with the luxury of a Turkish style bathroom and all the comforts of a home away from home. The surrounding forest is a bird-lovers paradise and passive recreation is as simple as stepping out the front door.

Luckily, not all of Victoria's forested areas have been affected by this Summer's bushfires (touch-wood)King Billy Retre...
21/01/2020

Luckily, not all of Victoria's forested areas have been affected by this Summer's bushfires (touch-wood)
King Billy Retreat has although, been dry for so long that we almost forgot what it was like to watch a torrential downpour but yesterday the rain came and came and came.
Realigned our positive and negative ions, washed away the dust, filled the wetland, swelled the lichen, made rivers of our roads and entertained our little boy for at least thirty minutes.
The miraculous beauty of the Australian bush must be entirely its response to rain and the deep transformation that takes place before your eyes. The bush and its inhabitants have breathed a sigh of relief.
This makes us truly grateful to live in paradise.

04/01/2020

Les and I would like to offer our guesthouse 'King Billy Retreat' in Rushworth, country Victoria for anyone evacuating from fires.
The house is only small - it has one queen-sized bed but mattresses can be made up on the living room floor if needed for kids.
We can provide linen and towels.
As it is a guesthouse, we will need to juggle with prior bookings but it is definitely available this week (5-10th Jan) and ongoing arrangements can be made.
Please PM us to organise.

Take care and feel free to share this message.

Another great reason to visit Rushworth this Spring
08/10/2019

Another great reason to visit Rushworth this Spring

Very excited to find this gorgeous little creature on our property yesterday.A Common Dunnart - not so common though.Ano...
31/05/2019

Very excited to find this gorgeous little creature on our property yesterday.
A Common Dunnart - not so common though.
Another perfect reason to protect and enhance the habitat quality of our landscape.

Had to take some photos of the garden; inspired by the recent rain!The ability of native plants to recover after a long ...
14/05/2019

Had to take some photos of the garden; inspired by the recent rain!
The ability of native plants to recover after a long hot summer and respond to a light sprinkling of rain always astounds me.
Makes me want to get out and spend some time pottering around with my bits of rubbish.

We hereby declare King Billy Retreat barbed wire free!Over 4 kms of viscous barbed wire has been sent to the metal recyc...
15/09/2018

We hereby declare King Billy Retreat barbed wire free!

Over 4 kms of viscous barbed wire has been sent to the metal recyclers.
Gliders, bats and kangaroos can now move freely through the landscape without injury and it feels as though a large, festering splinter has been removed.

King Billy Retreat in all weather. Hot, wet, indoors or out - the gardens and guesthouse are maturing beautifully and se...
20/02/2018

King Billy Retreat in all weather.
Hot, wet, indoors or out - the gardens and guesthouse are maturing beautifully and settling into their box-ironbark landscape.
Taking bookings for autumn now.
Easter weekend still available.
Come and check out the Rushworth Easter Heritage street parade and market or just enjoy the peace and quiet of the bush.

15/11/2017

Yes!

Spring is upon us at long last and the wildflowers are responding in all their glory to the warm days in the forest on o...
28/09/2017

Spring is upon us at long last and the wildflowers are responding in all their glory to the warm days in the forest on our doorstep at King Billy Retreat.
Who needs a cottage garden when nature does the plant selection, design and maintenance for free!

It is pure joy to watch the rain colouring the landscape. The lichen and mosses are so responsive; changing colour withi...
22/04/2017

It is pure joy to watch the rain colouring the landscape. The lichen and mosses are so responsive; changing colour within minutes of the first shower. The frogs sing in harmony and the termite monarchs take to the skies like some fantastic David Attenborough documentary. This is surely paradise.

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25 Perry Road
Rushworth, VIC
3612

Telephone

0437 153 203

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