Elizabeth Farm

I go here every week. Great place for the family to look around and relax for a while. And learn a bit about the history of the place and area. Take your lunch with you. No food sold here. Clean amenities. Wheel chair friendly place.

Was pretty cool. Didn't know what to expect but was pleasantly surprised when we had done the experience. If you like the colonial period. You'll love it!

Asked for almond milk was given oat made me feel sick people have allergies if they spent less time talking they might have got order right spoiled anniversary of first date there with my partner

Just note the Elizebeth Farm, an antique farmhouse with long history properly reserved in the middle of the living area. The helper there is very polite and keen to share the history there.

A beautiful place to wander around and learn about the history of the early settlers and their impact on the local population.
Staff were friendly. You could walk around on your own but there were staff to hand if you had any questions.
There was a cafe, shop and toilets.
The property is accessible to people who have a disability.

A fantastic day with the kids going back in time at Elizabeth Farm! The guide was knowledgeable and the kids had fun trying to do the laundry and pretending to live in this beautiful house. We learned so much about how it was for that family to move to Australia and building this farm, and what the many owners did with it over the years. I love how NSW government revived all these museums and let us visit for free while offering a great service and experience for everyone to enjoy! Thank you

Tucked away in the suburbs sits this historic estate. We went on a weekend and it was quiet and peaceful. We explored the house in our own leisure with the digital guide and there is also sufficient displays which provide the history of the Macarthur family. Being an immersive museum gave us a true opportunity to step back in time. I especially liked the kitchen area, garden and the servant bells which would ring a different tone depending on the room the bell pull was activated in. Highly recommended for all ages, free entry too.

If you are looking for an opportunity to view some of Australia's historic places then put Elizabeth Farm on your list.
The staff here genuinely care about the history and willing to share their passion with you. The buildings and gardens are kept in amazing condition. With a bit of imagination you could easily transport yourself back in time and picture what it was like for the Macarthur family to live there.

Very important Australian historic site, well worth a visit. While the house is relatively small by European standards it is interesting to understand the role of this house and its owners in the early days of the colony.

Such a beautiful place to wander around and soak up the atmosphere of heritage and class.easy to imagine Elizabeth Macarthur sitting writing letters back home.

Elizabeth Farm is a great look in to the past. There were knowledge volunteers on hand to answer any questions we had. The gardens are kept in immaculate condition. The house is great to walk around, and there are story boards located at various places throughout the house with different snippets of history on them. This is a must see for any historian, or anybody interested in historical Sydney.

I visited this place with very high expectations.

Can't express my disappointment.

The staff were friendly.

A we there early on a Saturday morning we were able to get street parking just opposite the farm. The friendly man at the reception gave us a leaflet and explained the layout of the property. We could join one of the volunteers on a tour if we wanted. We decided to look around ourselves and there is sufficient info in each room to get an idea of what would have been. The garden has some cactus and banana plants and some other varieties making it look like the experimental farm it was supposed to be. The mustard colour wall does give it a more Mexican look. I wonder if that was the original paint colour.

Nice historical house. Step back to 1793, Elizabeth Farm is one of Australia's oldest homesteads. Don't expect a farm or animals. LoL title is very misleading. Kids still had a bit of fun doing chores like 1790's washing of clothes. Bowling and assorted period games. They also loved finding the servant bell pulleys. All in all it was a nice experience just not what I thought it was. No food or drinks available.

Always love visiting historical places and this was exactly as I remember from my school excursions 15yrs ago

Gorgeous place with an interesting history behind it. Adults entry costs 18$. They offered an iPad or sensory your. The kids loved the beautiful gardens. But we wished it had a little coffee shop or small playground to make use of the beautiful garden and trees.

One of the oldest park and farm in Rosehil area. This place is very quite and calm. There is some entry fee to Elizabeth museum. Sorrounding park its free.

(Apparently) this is the oldest house in Australia, the building is more than 200 years old and filled with history. A gentleman walked us through every room and explained everything in details.
Worths spending an hour to explore.

Elaine gave my daughter and I a guided tour around the house and told us all about its history it was very informative. I enjoyed the tour and all of its history.

HISTORY

Elizabeth Farm was named after John Macarthur's wife.

Elizabeth Farm is Australia's oldest surviving homestead it was built in 1793 on 100 acres. It's owners John and Elizabeth Macarthur established fruit trees, vines, crops of corn, wheat and vegetables plus livestock of 130 goat's, 100 hog's, 3 horses, 2 cow's and poultry.

Elizabeth Farm started as a small 3/4 roomed brick cottage and by 1813 Elizabeth Farm was transformed into a smart country estate of around 1000 acres of land.

Elizabeth Farm was where the Australian wool industry started as John began raising Merino sheep for their fine wool. When John Macarthur died in 1834 and at the time his estate was amounted to over 37,000 acres.

Elizabeth continued with the farm until her death in 1850. The family sold Elizabeth Farm Estate in 1881.

The farm was sold a few times and it fell into disrepair but it was saved from demolition in early 1970's and in 1977 it became the first house in New South Wales to be protected under a conservation order.

The site was transferred to the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales in 1983 and in 1984 it was opened as a living museum.

Eye opening experience. You are given a tablet that gives you historical information about the property. Very interesting. Lovely house and gardens with unusual plants you don't often see. Well worth a visit.