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Gecko Cottage is a quaint two-bedroom, off-grid sandstone cottage with a kitchen, cozy lounge room and private outdoor area overlooking the bush. Wallabies and a variety of birds are frequent visitors and echidnas, bandicoots, goannas and marsupial mice will sometimes come by. Strickland State Forest is adjacent with some lovely bushwalks, Aboriginal rock carvings, an unofficial dog walking park and Gosford Aeromodelling club. The space Gecko cottage is nestled up against a sandstone rock face. It is made almost entirely from recycled materials including the sandstone walls, structural timbers and many of the windows and doors. The property is completely off-grid and powered by a central solar system and fed with water from a rainwater tank. LPG provides instantaneous hot water and gas cooking. It has a laundry with a washing machine, and fans for cooling. Each bedroom features a queen-sized bed, with an additional single sofa bed in one room and capacity for a single fold-out bed in the other for children. The cottage has a fully-equipped kitchen and a cozy lounge room with a slow combustion stove and a secret space behind the bookcase. The private outdoor are includes a BBQ and firepit and overlooks the bush. And yes, you may find a leaf tailed Gecko inside. Strickland State Forest is opposite the property and it has some lovely bushwalks. There is a series of Aboriginal rock carvings within walking distance which include a kangaroo, emu footprints and a human-like figure. Gosford Aeromodelling club is based opposite the property. On days without wind they may fly in the morning for an hour or two and can sound like very large mosquitos. There is a lot of skill in flying these small craft and club members are always happy for a chat. Dogs are welcome in Strickland forest and the area where the aeromodelling club operates is an unofficial dog walking park when the club is not flying. It's a 10 minute drive to Gosford and we are just 10 minutes from the M1 and 30 minutes to a variety of beaches. Registration Details PID-STRA-91301