St Bernards Presbytery

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St Bernards Presbytery is located in Hartley Historic Site, just over 2 hours west of Sydney, and only 20 minutes from Lithgow.

To get there from Sydney:

• Travel along the Great Western Highway towards Lithgow 
• Turn left into the village at the Historic Site signs, 4km after Little Hartley.

Road quality

• Sealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

Parking is available at the cottage for 1 car. There's also on-street parking available for another car.

Spring

The critically endangered eastern suburbs banksia scrub is in flower along with other plant species that attract birds such as New Holland Honeyeaters. If you missed the winter whales heading north, there’s still a chance to spot them as they return to the food-rich Antarctic waters.

Summer

Bring your swimsuit to enjoy popular Maroubra Beach and Malabar Beach at the beginning or end of your walk in the park. If you’re planning a picnic with the family, the western section of the park offers more shade than the eastern section.

Winter

Keep an eye out for humpback whales on their annual migration, as you walk along Boora Point or Western Escarpment walking tracks. If you’re very lucky, you might catch a glimpse of the rarer southern right whale, which cruise close by the headland on their way up to tropical waters.

• Bedding configuration: 2 bedrooms: 1 queen size four poster bed; 2 king single beds, which can be converted to a king size bed. Contact the visitor centre in advance to request the king singles be converted to a king bed.
• The bathroom has a spa bath, double shower, toilet, underfloor heating and heated towel racks.
• Dining room and lounge room.
• Please leave the property clean and tidy, with all kitchen items washed up and put away. You may be charged additional fees if unreasonable cleaning is required or for missing/broken items.
• There is mobile phone reception but the signal may be weak in some areas. There's no Wi-Fi.

Toilets

• Flush toilets

Picnic tables

Barbecue facilities

• Gas/electric barbecues (free)

Drinking water

Showers

• Hot showers

Electric power

Balcony

Verandah.

Kitchen

Plates and cutlery

Pots and pans

Bed linen

Heating

Gas heating.

TV

There's a TV but there's no signal. You can use it to play DVDs.

Towels

Washing machine

Includes dryer.

Rubbish bin

• St Bernards Presbytery factsheet
• St Bernard's Presbytery map (1.1MB pdf)

Disability access level - no wheelchair access