Ben Ricketts Environmental Preserve
Highlights
- Explore the tall forests of the Illawarra Escarpment, enjoying a serene retreat for families and groups.
- Listen to the enchanting calls of lyrebirds while wandering marked walking trails right from your cabin.
- Savour the comfort of fully equipped cabins, complete with kitchens and cosy wood heaters for a relaxing stay.
- Discover local wildlife like wombats and greater gliders in the beautiful natural surroundings of Jamberoo.
Ben Ricketts is an ideal retreat for groups, families and individuals, set within the tall forest of the Illawarra Escarpment. They have three fully equipped cabins available for holiday rental.
Ben Ricketts is within easy reach of Kiama, Carrington Falls, Minamurra Rainforest, Illawarra Fly and Jamberoo Recreation Park.
Be woken up by lyrebirds and spend the day enjoying the rainforest, creeks, glades and open paddocks. Ben Ricketts is home to echidnas, wombats, swamp wallabies, greater gliders and a great variety of birds. Listen to the lyrebirds, bowerbirds, catbirds, whipbirds, kookaburras and sugar gliders.
Children are welcome, with plenty of open space for them to play and lots of nature to discover. There are marked walking trails on the property that start close to the cabins.
Linen is available at an extra charge. Pets are not permitted to stay in the cabins.
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Cabin One – Wombat
A comfortable self-contained cabin that can accommodate up to six people.
The cabin has a fully equipped kitchen, shower facilities, a slow combustion wood heater and an electric heater. All beds have pillows, blankets and doonas. You need to bring your own sheets, pillowslips, towels, personal needs, indoor and outdoor footwear, torch, and food. Bed linen is available for hire. The cabins are a smoke-free zone and pets are not permitted.
Cabin Two – Lyrebird
A comfortable self-contained cabin that can accommodate up to seven people.
The cabin has a fully equipped kitchen, shower facilities, a slow combustion wood heater and an electric heater. All beds have pillows, blankets and doonas. You need to bring your own sheets, pillowslips, towels, personal needs, indoor and outdoor footwear, torch, and food. Bed linen is available for hire. The cabins are a smoke-free zone and pets are not permitted.
Cabin Three – Sugar Glider
A comfortable self-contained cabin that can accommodate up to four people.
The cabin has a fully equipped kitchen, shower facilities, a slow combustion wood heater and an electric heater. All beds have pillows, blankets and doonas. You need to bring your own sheets, pillowslips, towels, personal needs, indoor and outdoor footwear, torch, and food. Bed linen is available for hire. The cabins are a smoke-free zone and pets are not permitted.
Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
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