Outside

Across from the house you will discover a Chinese Garden, the perfect place to enjoy a cup of tea and a moment of peace. The spectacular entrance gate was built from a Chinese design and with materials sourced in China including the decorative tile featuring animals from Chinese mythology. Wandering through the gate you will discover a Japanese tea house, bridge, and koi pond. The central water feature is a trailing pond with a cascade waterfall, and along the far wall, presides a Buddha gifted to the owner from the Buddhist temple in Shek O, Hong Kong when it closed.  

On the eastern side of the Ground Floor Balcony you will find a rack of kayaks, which you are free to use. For swimming access there is a ladder on the large dock next to the boat slip, but beware of the barnacles, which can cut your hands and feet. If you prefer to enter the water at a slower pace, look east for a wooden gate framed by two lions, pass through the gate and find steps down to a small beach where you can swim, sunbathe and kayak.

If snorkeling is your cup of tea, put on your fins and swim west of the property, your right, as you stand on the dock, and you will discover two shipwrecks lying side by side, which were two royal navy ships probably scuttled in the 1800s. If you venture further around Meyers Point you will discover another wreck. See the picture above to be sure of their location.

Red Barracks is located on a family property, many of whom are resident year round and will assist you to make sure your visit is a special one.