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Email to a friend. Longford Longford is a country town full of colonial charm, lovely convict-built buildings and grand estates that relive the past. Today visitors can experience the farm as it was when the convicts worked there. The Farm Village, built by convict labour in the s, includes a blacksmith's shop, cook house, barns and granaries, the original homestead cottage and a Gothic chapel.
It is open Tuesday - Sunday from 9. It is significant because it offers a unique opportunity to see how the wealthy landowners lived between It was during this time that six generations of the Archer family lived in the house. These were not poor or lowly people. The property, on the fertile Norfolk Plains, was named Woolmers after a property in Hertford, England. It was here that he built a colonial style bungalow it still stands and is the family home and committed himself to developing the property.
By the time of his death in Woolmers had grown to 12, acres and Thomas owned property at Fairfield 12, acres and Cheshunt 9, acres. He had become an influential man of property. Thomas was so successful that his father and his brothers, Willliam and Joseph, followed him and over the years the Archers established properties at Panshanger, Brickendon, Northbury, Fairfield, Cheshunt, Woodside, Palmerston and Saundridge.
Woolmers is a unique opportunity to see into the life of a near-aristocratic colonial family. The house, which is elegant without ever being ostentatious, is beautifully preserved and the grounds are extensive. The Archers used convict labour extensively and the wool and apple packing sheds, the Coach House, Farm Stables, Blacksmith's smithy and Settlers Cottages were all built by the convicts who lived on the property.
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Both are fitted with an equipped kitchenette with a microwave, seating area, flat-screen TV, washing machine and fridge. In a quiet neighbourhood — yet walkable distance to restaurants and shops — and decorated in country-style decor, the cottage is a pleasing location from which to explore Longford and the surrounding towns.
You can find the following Longford things to do around town. Launceston is also close by and you may want to read our list of things to do there here.
The Georgian village of Longford is ripe for exploring on foot. With an almost insurmountable number of heritage buildings to discover, a useful guide has thankfully been published that will help you find your way around or easily select your favourite locations to visit. Download your copy here. Eleven places make up the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage listings, that together tell a story of exile from one side of the world to the other — how a nation was formed from hardship, inequality and adversity.
Woolmers Estate is one of the eleven; a homestead with a history. Established in , on the banks of the Macquarie River, this picturesque estate is today a museum and one of the best examples of a 19th century rural homestead in Australia. Until , six generations of the Archer family had called the estate home and their personal collections and possessions still fill the house. Guided tours are offered through the rooms and gardens, or visitors can explore the grounds under their own steam.
Upon arrival at the Estate, purchase your ticket and self-guided tour book from the new building, the Nigel Peck Centre. Also home to two galleries, gift shop and cafe, take your time to explore before moving on to the first attraction….
The magnificent Woolmers Estate Rose Garden awaits, and is simply gorgeous! Moving on to the historic part of the estate, buildings are grouped into three areas — Domestic, Service and Farm Precincts. These include the main house — Woolmers House — associated buildings, kitchen, coach house and stables. A chapel, apple-packing shed, store, golf-club house, pump house, windmill and bakehouse cottage are more of the sites you can also explore.
Historic buildings, renovated with modern amenities, these s cottages look out over the Macquarie River. There are also four free-settlers cottages that have upstairs loft-style bedrooms, located in groups of two semi-attached cottages, that are ideal for larger groups. Open 10am If combining a visit to both Woolmers and Brickendon, consider taking the 2. Click here to read our full review. Currently three generations are involved with the property, living in the beautiful Georgian homestead.
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