Discover homesteading skills from the past and experience some of the hard work done every day, in hands-on activities and workshops with costumed guides. Activities are generally 20-30 min sessions and are a great way to extend your visit.
With outdoor games and crafts every day. Bring a picnic or grab something from the Homestead café and make a day of it!
TUESDAYS
10:30am Fetch Water, Chop Wood.
11:30am Make Butter*. Drop in between 11:30am-3pm to make your own butter!
WEDNESDAYS
10:30am Grind Wheat, Make Dough.
11:30am Gifts from the Garden. 1 hour kids & family workshop. Booking recommended. $10pp.
THURSDAYS
11am Make Candles. $6pp.
PLEASE NOTE - on ANZAC Day this session will be at 2 pm.
FRIDAYS
11am Prepare for a Campfire.**
SATURDAYS
11am Fetch Water, Chop Wood.
SUNDAYS
11am Fetch Water, Chop Wood.
11am Make Butter. Drop in between 11am-3pm to make your own butter.
Admission: adult $15, senior/student $12, child $7, family $38, child under 5 - free. Holiday Pass special - x3 visits for an adult and a child $40. To book workshops contact: village@historicalvillage.org or 576 9506. Open Tues-Sun 10am-4pm. Last admission at 3pm. Closed until 1 pm on ANZAC Day, Thursday 25 April 2024.
*On 14 April butter making takes place on a Live Day. Different admission rates apply.
**For health & safety reasons, no actual lighting of fires will occur.