At the Retreat.
There are plenty of activities at the Byfield Mountain Retreat, including, Birdwatching
Bushwalking in hill top rain-forest.
Swimming.
Campfire available (seasonal).
Relaxing on the verandah in the hammock.
Extensive range of board games, books and DVD's.
The Byfield Mountain Retreat is situated in a prime location allowing you to explore the beautiful region of Capricornia and experience all that it has to offer.
Nob Creek Pottery and Gallery.
Visit famous Nob Creek Pottery and Gallery - 3km. Meet your hosts, potters Sue and Steve and swimming pool available for guests.

Byfield National Park and Five Rocks.
4WD adventures to National Park and State Forests.

Capricorn International Resort
Visit the Capricorn International Resort for fine dining and beach activities - 25mins drive.

Ferns Hideaway Resort.
Patrons of Ferns Hideaway Resort (6 km) can use canoes to explore beautiful Waterpark Creek.

Waterpark Eco Tours and Tea Tree Farm.
Waterpark Eco Tours and Tea Tree Farm is just 5 km from Byfield Mountain Retreat and runs tours of the farm on horse drawn carriage, electric boat tours of Waterpark Creek and morning or afternoon tea'

Yeppoon.
Visit the coastal town of Yeppoon for restaurants, shops, Koorana Crocodile Farm, Brock Experience, Horse and Carriage Museum, Cooberie Wildlife Park, yacht charter and cruises.
Great Keppel Island
Visit Great Keppel Island - 40 mins to Boat Harbour at Rosslyn Bay

Visit Websites.

How to Get Here.
To reach Byfield Mountain Retreat in Central Queensland you need to travel to Rockhampton. This is the closest city with interstate flight, bus and train services.
The Byfield Mountain Retreat is located at 140 Flanders Road, Byfield, half an hour's scenic drive from Yeppoon.
The easiest way to find us is to follow directions to our pottery, Nob Creek Pottery, which is located just around the corner from the retreat. We'll help you find the Retreat and make sure you're settled and comfortable.

Our Gallery is located 1km from our hill top guest house.
Started in 1979, Nob Creek Pottery prides itself on exhibiting high quality craft and currently has the work of over 45 craftspeople and artists on show in their three large galleries.

Steve Bishopric, originally from Auckland NZ, the owner and master potter, has enjoyed making pots on the wheel for over 30 years and has work represented in State, regional and international galleries and private collections.

Sue McBurnie trained as an art teacher and taught in secondary schools for 22 years before heading to Byfield to join Steve over 12 years ago. Her specialty is slab rolled pieces and sculptural work.

Steve and Sue produce a lot of the work collaboratively. Often Steve throws the piece and Sue will carve and decorate it. Steve's son Renton is also a potter and produces work for the gallery. Steve and Sue often have visiting potters from USA, Europe, Japan or other areas in Australia, live and work at the property.

The 25 acre property was once a commercial citrus orchard which Steve has transformed into a tropical backdrop for the production of his work. There are lush gardens, picnic tables and a pool for public use.

Steve's primary interest in pottery has been wood firing and you can see "Horrie the Hippo", a large Anagama kiln. In addition to this, Nob Creek Pottery produces a wide variety of styles of work including gas, salt and pit fired pottery.

As well as the pottery, you can view the huge variety of handmade jewelery, sculpture, silk, lacquer ware, woodwork and hot glass on display. All of this work is hand made by professional craftspeople.

Over recent years Steve and Sue have travelled in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Bali and have established working relationships with artists in these countries. Steve and Sue try to support these traditional craftspeople who are in a similar situation to themselves, trying to make a living by producing hand made craft work in a family business. Some of the work you see in the gallery is designed by Sue and Steve and made in the Ha Tay Province of Vietnam or in the craft village of Ubud in Bali.