Platypus Park Country Retreat
Highlights
- Discover spacious self-contained units and cottages, perfect for families or groups seeking comfort and privacy.
- Stroll through forty acres of tranquil grounds, where you might spot a platypus in its natural habitat.
- Savour fresh breakfast hampers and barbecue provisions, ensuring a delightful start to your day or evening.
- Explore nearby wineries and stunning trails, immersing yourself in the natural beauty of North East Tasmania.
When playing golf at Barnbougle Dunes or Lost Farm then you’ll love staying at Platypus Park Country Retreat accommodation in Bridport.
Self-contained one, two and three bedroom units and spa cottages, for singles, couples or small groups, something to suit all budgets. Perfect for a weekend getaway, quiet weekend, or family time, and situated on forty acres just a two-minute drive from the town centre and beaches.
Fish for trout in the farm dams, enjoy a stroll around the property you may even spot a platypus, enjoy the new games room. Your on-site hosts will look after your every need, including breakfast hampers or barbecue provisions for your group, and travel information.
Explore the North East Tasmanian hinterland too, visit wineries, walk to a waterfall, stroll a deserted beach, take a mountain bike ride around the new Derby and Hollybank Trails, and Blue Tier, so many activities to keep you busy.
This environmentally caring property uses solar energy, collects rain water, has recycling and other best practice sustainability measures in place.
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Accreditations
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EarthCheck Certified
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
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Available experiences
Lavender Spa Cottage
Lavender Cottage is a fully self contained one bedroom apartment with one queen bed. The apartment has full kitchen facilities, and spa bathroom, with a barbecue on the front deck overlooking the garden and rural property.
Perfect for a weekend getaway, quiet weekend, or family time, and situated on forty acres just a two-minute drive from the town centre and beaches.
Brid Apartment
The Brid Apartment is a fully self contained one bedroom apartment with ensuite bathroom and cosy wood fire and electric heating. Ideal for two people, overlooks the pretty garden.
Perfect for a weekend getaway, quiet weekend, or family time, and situated on forty acres just a two-minute drive from the town centre and beaches.
Forester and Pipers Apartments
Forester and Pipers Apartments have two bedrooms, a separate living area, cooking facilities and its own bathing and toilet facilities, all accessed from within the apartment. The apartment can accommodate up to six people in one queen bed, two single beds and a double sofa bed in the living room.
Wattle Spa Studio
Wattle Spa Studio has two queen beds, limited self catering facilities, double corner spa, and overlooks the garden and rural property. Ideal for two or four people for overnight or short stay.
Perfect for a weekend getaway, quiet weekend, or family time, and situated on forty acres just a two-minute drive from the town centre and beaches.
Wattle Spa Cottage
The three bedroom spa cottage offers fully self contained facilities and is perfect for family or friends group. Full kitchen, including dishwasher, full stove and fridge.
Front verandah/deck with barbecue, overlooking the trout fishing dams and farm.
Lavender Ensuite Room
An Ensuite Room has a queen bed and a single bed, and own bathing and toilet facilities accessed from within the room. Lavender ensuite room has tea making facilities, fridge and television. This room is designed with disabled access facilities and ideal for an overnight stay.
Perfect for a weekend getaway, the retreat is situated on 40 acres just a two-minute drive from the town centre and beaches.
Lavender Cottage
Lavender Cottage is a fully self contained one bedroom apartment with a bathroom. There is one queen bedroom separate from the living room, and full kitchen facility. Ideal for two people who wish to relax for a few days or longer. The barbecue is on the front verandah overlooking the rural property.
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
Communication
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)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Physical – Mobility
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)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A doorbell or intercom at an accessible height and display a contact number (accessible height is 900mm-1100 mm)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- Step free access to room (Entrance to the room wheelchair accessible with step free greater than 5mm or has a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm length).
- A lever handle on the door (easier to use).
- A wheelchair accessible bathroom (Entrance to bathroom must have step free greater than 5mm or a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm. Bathrooms dimensions must be no less than 2000mm X 2500mm. Have a hobless (step free) shower recess. Shower recess must have at least 1100 x 1100mm clear area for wheelchair access (no door). Have a slip resistant fold down seat or fixed seat in shower .Seat must be at least 900mm long.).
- A shower curtain (no door).
- A handheld shower hose (should be at least 1500mm long).
- Allows space around toilet for a wheelchair (A space of at least 900mm width beside the toilet pan and 1200mm clearance in front of the toilet pan is required).
- Grabrails provided adjacent to the toilet.
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
- Twin beds available on request.
- Rooms which are interconnecting.
- Room for hoist under the bed (minimum 100mm required to store a hoist).
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