10 Historic Sites in Canberra That You Shouldn't Miss

Lanyon Homestead lies at the foot of the Brindabella Ranges and is one of Australia’s premier historic properties. The Precinct’s centrepiece, the 1850s Homestead, has been beautifully restored and furnished. Set within superb gardens the Lanyon includes an historic homestead and outbuildings sited within a working rural property. Sheep and cattle still graze on the timbered hills and fertile banks of the Murrumbidgee river. During the COVID era, we are currently offering precinct tours at set times, listed on Eventbrite and Facebook. These are bookable, and occur at 10am, 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm. Lanyon also offers a range of exciting community and learning programs and special events. We also provide unique venues for weddings, anniversaries and other celebrations. The enticing cafe - The Barracks - has spectacular views and is a popular destination for week day luncheons and a weekend breakfast.

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Calthorpes' House is a window into an almost forgotten world. Built in 1927, this genuine survivor is a treasure house of domestic history. A visit to Calthorpes' House will take you back to the time when the Calthorpe Family lived in the house. Original furnishings, household appliances and photos reflect the fashionable ideal of style and taste in the middle class Australian home of the late 1920s. Calthorpes' House offers a range of popular community programs and learning programs throughout the year. Admission includes a guided tour of Calthorpes' House.

The stone dwelling, now known as Blundells Cottage, was built in 1860 to house a local land owners head ploughman, William Ginn, and his family (1860-1874). It was then occupied by George Blundell, a local bullock driver and his family (1874-1933) and finally by shepherd Harry Oldfield and his wife Alice (1933-1958). After Harry's death in 1942, his wife Alice took in boarders. This included one of the last occupants, the Sainsbury family, who lived at the cottage between 1958 and 1960. After all it's occupants had moved out and following its restoration, the Cottage was handed over to the Canberra and District Heritage Society in 1964, which managed it and established a museum collection. Since 1999 it has been managed by the National Capital Authority (NCA) as a house museum. It is the only pre-Federal Capital building in Canberra's National Triangle. The Cottage is open each Saturday from 10 am - 2 pm (Excluding Christmas Day and Boxing Day)