Guests who stay at Pretty Beach House will learn ancient dreamtime stories told by a traditional elder from the local Darkinjung tribe.
Experience dance and didgeridoo during the ‘Welcome to Country’ smoking ceremony, performed for all new guests. Enjoy the stunning water views, sample the culinary delights of Stefano Manfredi, be pampered in the day spa, ride the mountain bike trails, explore aboriginal rock art on the doorstep, sail the local waterways, explore hidden beaches and coves and truly experience nature at this luxurious retreat.
The Bouddi Peninsula is a special landscape and we would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the traditional owners of the land on which we sit - the darkinjung people. It is upon their ancestral lands that Pretty Beach House stands.
Around 100 Aboriginal sites have been recorded in the park and nearby areas and many more sites are likely to exist. Sites include rock engravings, grinding grooves, rock shelters with art (drawings and paintings), middens and other archeological deposits. Aboriginal sites provide a valuable insight into Aboriginal traditions, lifestyles and interaction with the environment and are an important part of today's Aboriginal culture.
The word Bouddi is the local Aboriginal name for the eastern headland of Maitland Bay and has become synonymous with the national park and the surrounding area. It has various meanings in local Aboriginal languages, and is thought to mean 'a heart' or 'water breaking over rocks'. A number of Aboriginal place names are still in use today including Bombi Point, Gerrin Point, Kourung Gourong Point and Mourawaring Point.
Exposed areas of Hawkesbury sandstone provided an ideal 'canvas' for Aboriginal artists. Figures most commonly depicted in engravings on the Bouddi Peninsula are fish, whales and shields. The engravings were probably made by first drawing the outline of a figure with charcoal or ochre, then using a hard pointed stone to peck a series of holes along the outline. Some figures can still be found at this stage of preparation, but in most cases the stone between the holes was rubbed away, either when the engraving was first made or during later visits.
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