It’s hard to imagine a setting more beautiful than a historied home sitting on the very edge of a bay, perched high and with banksia-yellow shutters. It’s the kind of house you float past and dream of owning. Built in 1862, Ventnor is said to be the oldest surviving home in Sydney’s north and today it remains one of the most visually dreamy, with the beach on one side and a wharf and boathouse on the other. You can only access Ventnor by boat, and it’s after you dock that the magic happens.
There’s a holiday feel in the air from the minute you step onto the jetty and approach the twinkling lights of the boathouse. This isn’t just any boathouse – the sweet little structure is set over mangroves,
