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Our new property development in historic East Cove on Bruny Island is well underway, with the building completion date scheduled for the end of July 2025. This is the first stage of the East Cove Lodge journey and the accommodation will be an incredibly cute Tiny House … with a bit of an ego! Set…
I jumped out of bed at 5am today, downed a quick cuppa then drove the five minutes to the Bruny Island ferry terminal to catch the 6:10 ferry to one of our favourite places in the world. I had a site meeting with our builder, Rowan Saunders of Saunders Built, to discuss some of the…
We are Sue and Jonathan and East Cove Lodge & Estate is our 12 acre property located on the foreshore of historic East Cove, at the southern end of Adventure Bay on Bruny Island. Surrounded on three sides by the South Bruny National Park and sheltered waters of the Cove, and with no immediate neighbours,…
For now, the work on the site of our new development on Bruny Island has paused whilst the summer breeding season for the various bird and wildlife in the region can get on without being interrupted by the sounds and smells of heavy machinery. Our development permit has given us very strict construction guidelines including…
Our new development on Bruny Island is in an iconic location as the above photograph demonstrates. The red outline is the boundary of our very special 12 acre property and beyond and around us is the South Bruny National Park which contains some amazing scenery. Our closest neighbours are wallabies, echidnas and the amazingly varied…
After years of planning, stage 1 of our unique development in historic East Cove on Bruny Island has been completed. Set on 12 acres of delightful bushland and bordered on two sides by the South Bruny National Park and by the waters of Adventure Bay on another, East Cove Lodge will initially be a single…
Adventure Bay is a spectacular crescent on the eastern side of south Bruny Island. White sand beaches, rocky coves and headlands, brilliant surfing and fishing plus the township of Adventure Bay make it one of the “must-see” destinations on the island. Pennicott Wilderness Tours has its base of operations in the very southern part of…
After a long chilly and rather dreary winter Parnella has popped out into a warmer but wetter spring. Everything is green and lush … even us, after whipper-snippering and mowing our way through the undergrowth. And of course the wildlife is doing its thing all around us. New families are walking, hopping, flapping, slithering and…
The Good News is that from June 15 2020 there will no longer be any restrictions on making reservations at our properties. To celebrate, we are offering a complimentary breakfast hamper and bottle of wine for all two night reservations as long as they are booked before August 1 2020 for any dates during that…
Whilst this current viral crisis is still active we thought it was important to clarify who can still make a reservation at our properties at Kettering and on Bruny Island. Our properties are fully self-contained with laundry facilities. In the case of voluntary self-isolation we can offer support with shopping and other essential services. You…
