Rouse Hill House & Farm. Photograph (c) Paolo Busato

Rouse Hill House & Farm

Founded in 1813 and crammed with 20,000 objects spanning its long life, Rouse Hill House & Farm expresses the hopes and dreams of six generations of family life in rural New South Wales from early colonization to the late 1900s.  

An extraordinary amount of colonial history converged upon or passed hard by this place, with Rouse Hill House − itself one of the oldest continually occupied homes in Australia − overlooking the Hawkesbury road of 1794, the Windsor turnpike road which replaced it, and the Vinegar Hill battlefield of 1804.   

Take a tour to experience the old house with its time-warped rooms, the ancient garden, handsome stables, and the tottering outbuildings, old machinery and rusting vehicles that strew the wider farmstead. Or come and enjoy one of Rouse Hill’s farm-based or other family-friendly programs.  

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DARUG STORIES

A traditional painting workshop during Darug Stories, Naidoc Week 2012. Photograph © Joy Lai

Come celebrate NAIDOC Week with us on Saturday 14 July and join local Darug elders as they share their cultural knowledge.

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VIRTUAL TOUR

ROUSE HILL HOUSE & FARM VIRTUAL TOUR
 

Explore Rouse Hill House & Farm with our virtual tour.

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Address: 356 Annangrove Road, Rouse Hill, NSW 2155

Contact: 02 9627 6777

Admission:

  •  Access by guided tour only l Adult $8 I
  •  Child/Concession $4 |
  •  Family $17 |
  •  Members free | Bookings advisable

Hours: Open Saturday and Sunday 10:30am – 3.30pm First tour: 11am | Last tour: 2pm | Open daily during NSW school holidays | Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day

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