The setting is very pleasant and there are barbecue facilities. More recently media magnate Kerry Packer purchased the estate. The mansion features projecting bays with French windows, cedar joinery, fine plasterwork and marble fireplaces. The earlier wooden homestead is to the rear. The road follows Widden Brook and there are some spectacular views of the sandstone ridges and escarpments of Wollemi National Park.
Inspections are possible but by appointment only.
About 5 km further west along the Rylstone Rd is Kerrabee Homestead. Built c.1850 of sandstone and ironbark it has been restored and now offers accommodation. The owners will provide directions concerning local attractions and will make reservations for those interested in visiting local wineries. Sandy Hollow Sandy Hollow is famous as where bushranger Captain Thunderbolt held up the Denman-Merriwa mail service in the 1860s. 2 km west of the village is Ellamara's Collections.