Eagles Nest I
Location: Tasmania | Sheffield

Eagles Nest I Retreat, Where you can unwind, indulge the senses, partake in a little well deserved pampering and soar like an Eagle, the coming together of time, yesterday, today, tomorrow, where dream time becomes reality, that's Eagles Nest Retreat.

Eagles Nest Retreat was created from the dream of Des Brown supported graciously by his wife Dianne. The 20-hectare property was purchased by Des on the 19th of October 1973 and became part of the 117-hectare dairying and cropping farm. Over time the positive and challenging words of radio personality John Laws of "Keep the Dream Alive" provoked a desire to share the unique views of the exquisite rural landscape, Mount Roland and ten other mountains or ranges with the world. Therefore Des after over 40 years a dairy farmer with over thirty years in partnership with Dianne, took the opportunity, made the commitment, grabbed the courage to make the “Dream” a reality. In December 2000 planning approval was sought for a tourist accommodation facility, then Des over the next 2 years enjoyed the opportunity to live the “Dream”. This through being a landscape designer, architect, furniture designer both inside and out, interior decorator and lighting consultant.

The goal being to give a unique Tasmanian experience utilising Tasmanian timbers such as Tas Oak, Blackwood, Huon Pine along with Ben Lomond granite and endemic alpine plants.

It was to recognize the cultural links to the past and to use various mediums to showcase the talents of Tasmanian artists.

Eagles Nest Retreat has the following features:

• Two storey open planned design within a 186 square metre layout.
• Two bedrooms, King and Queensize beds.
• Two Bathrooms, a spa bath and shower downstairs and a spa pool and twin shower upstairs.
• An outside spa featuring 12 micro jets and a hot pump.
• Self catering fully equipped kitchen.
• Open fire, Heat Pump and air conditioner.
• Fully equipped laundry.
• Spectacular views day or night through our specially designed windows.
• Television, video, C.D. and DVD player.
• Mood lighting, you choose the desired effect or why not sit in the moonlight?
• Private courtyard, barbecue area and campfire area.
• 360 degree view, private balcony with a small kitchenette in the upstairs bedroom.
• Revolving sofa on a 360 degree turntable for viewing the exquisite landscape or sit and relax by the log fire.
• "Total" privacy, we have only one Lodge with it's own unique environment.
• Floor heating in both bathrooms and upstairs toilet.
• The upstairs bedroom features a large window in the ceiling providing views of the Southern Sky while in bed.
• To keep Eagles Nest Retreat in immaculate shape we do not permit smoking or pets however special provisions are made for smoking in the courtyard and on the balcony.

In House Services

Dream Chef (by arrangement), you've heard of the "Surprise Chef", you've seen the "Naked Chef", now is the time to experience the "Dream Chef"!. Sit back and relax as we prepare an exquisite meal for you.
Massage: (by arrangement), a relaxing therapeutic massage.
Open the refrigerator at Eagles Nest and you will find free range eggs grown locally in Sheffield. The chickens are fed organic grain. See how orange the yokes are!

Photography

Eagles Nest Retreat is a great location for sunsets, sunrises and capturing our unique rural landscape. Eleven different mountains or mountain ranges can be viewed from Eagles Nest Retreat looking through our huge specially designed windows.

Wildlife

Feed the Ring Tailed Possums at night, view the Wedge Tailed Eagles and discover the resident Platypus on the farm dam at dusk.

Dairy

Eagles Nest Retreat is located on a working Dairy Farm. There is the option to view or participate in the milking of cows. Why not help feed the calves?

It is easy design something but there is greater success in implementations when others involved capture the vision and own it. The building displays the various skills of the local tradesman. Gary Dick, builder, who has the many skills of “Jack of all trades”, welder Kerry Fox, supported with engineering advice from Wayne Soderberg, and drawing talents from Paul Wood. The photography by Garth Colledge with electrical services by Greg Rayner and plumbing by Ron Greeves.

The Blackwood staircase shows the style of Jamie Dunlop. The extensive courtyard by Don Ferguson and Barry Poulton. The garden furniture features by John Burr, Claude Mitchell, Kerry Fox and Barry Poulton. The inside painting shows the skills of Nathan and Noel Keen.

In furniture making, Craig Howard of Heritage Furniture featuring Huon pine bedroom furniture, along with Richard Ellis who built the sofa, which rotates 360 degrees. The boomerang granite table was built by Dunn Industries, the wood carving in the form of Blackwood, Huon pine and glass table by Michael Reeve. The extensive conversion of agricultural machinery to “furniture” an example being parts of dairy equipment made into a bed head by Seba Sheetmetal.

Eagles Nest Retreat as its own environmental surrounds containing a private courtyard, barbeque and campfire areas with all the rest of the land being an integral part of a 150 cow dairy farm which has a 40 unit rotary dairy. Eagles Nest Retreat was opened by the former Premier of Tasmania, the Hon. Jim Bacon MHA on December 7th 2002. Click here to view some pictures or listen to the former Premier's speech from the opening.

You might also like to look at Eagles Nest II for a more secluded stay.

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