Farm / Acreage
The Secret Garden
Penrose, NSW, Australia
The Space
Tucked away on five acres of manicured grounds in Penrose in the Southern Highlands, The Secret Garden is a property of rare beauty and remarkable creative range. A working country estate with a French provincial soul, it offers production teams, photographers and event planners an environment that shifts effortlessly from intimate and romantic to grand and cinematic, often within the same frame.
The property comprises a Homestead and a separate Cottage, both filled with natural light and framed by French doors opening directly onto the gardens. Inside the Homestead, a hand laid sandstone fireplace with a roaring open fire anchors a living space of genuine warmth and character, where exposed reclaimed timber beams, whitewashed timber floors and a signature Aga cooker in the all white kitchen create an interior of layered rustic elegance. The neutral palette and abundance of natural light make every room highly adaptable across a wide range of production briefs.
Outside is where The Secret Garden truly announces itself. Manicured lawns, rose gardens, hydrangea lined pathways, a tranquil lily pond with timber bridge and rowing boat, weeping willows, Japanese maples and a wisteria covered archway leading to an intimate stone chapel combine to create a landscape of extraordinary depth and seasonal variety. A stone pergola frames an alfresco dining area that looks directly across the lawns and pond, offering golden hour light that simply cannot be manufactured on any other set. A separate built in bar opens onto a paved entertaining area surrounded by seasonal flowers, and an on site shed provides dedicated space for equipment, catering and talent holding.
For productions seeking a location where every angle tells a story and every season delivers something new, The Secret Garden stands in a category entirely its own.
All the important details
Indoor spaces
- Dining Room
- Lounge 1
- Kitchen
- Bathroom 3
- Bedrooms 5
- Living Room 2
- En-suite
- Bars & Entertaining
- Grand Entrance
Outdoor spaces
- Bushland
- Hedge
- Lush Lawn
- Garden
- Alfresco Spaces
- Shed / Studio
- Garage
- Feature Driveway
- Lakes & Dams
- Single Storey
Architectural style
- Cottage
Other styling
- French Provincial
- Colour & Texture
- Rustic
- Stone & Timber
- Nature Inspired
- Curves & Arches
Property logistics
- On-site Parking
- Garage Parking
- Kitchen
- Toilets
- Long Driveway