Each time you visit, you’ll discover something new
Book AccommodationSecure on the banks of the McMillan Strait foreshore overlooking Lake Victoria, is The Abbey.
Integral and gracious, wrapped in red gums and native bushland. Awaiting your arrival.
Hospitality
The Abbey’s Accommodation & Conference Facilities are available for individuals, families and groups to hire for short or extended stays.
The Abbey is an ideal venue for staff retreats, community gatherings, or family holidays with site facilities like a large commercial kitchen, common dining and meeting rooms as well as a self-contained cottage, units and dormitories.
Spirituality
A unique and spiritual place, The Abbey has the ability to transform into exactly what is needed by whoever crosses its threshold.
The Abbey offers space for silence and rest or fun and activity, for pilgrimage, reflection, healing, learning and recreation.
Environment
Before you even reach The Abbey you’ve already entered one of the most captivating regions of East Gippsland; the original homeland of the Gunaikurnai people.
From Paynesville, ride the ferry across the McMillan Strait to discover Raymond Island. The Abbey is set on several acres of open bushland where koalas, echidnas and kangaroos are frequent visitors and the birdlife chorus fulfills the island’s soundtrack.
