Elizabeth Farm

Visiting Elizabeth Farm feels like stepping back in time. The homestead is beautifully preserved and gives a real glimpse into Australia’s colonial past. The staff are knowledgeable and friendly, sharing fascinating stories about the Macarthur family and early life in Parramatta. Highly recommend if you want to explore Australia’s heritage. 🌿🏡

The oldest homestead in Australia. If you like history you will love this place. Ask for an iPad when you arrive it is full of amazing stories and information about the history of Elizabeth farm and homestead.

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.

Free entry to Elizabeth Farm which is a very worthy place to visit with exhibits which viewers can hold/touch and has a pretty cottage garden with flowers, banana trees and large cactus plants. It is Australia’s oldest homestead, built in 1793 for wool sellers, John and Elizabeth Macarthur. Elizabeth Farm today has a 1830s style garden and the building has large verandas surrounding it which is perfect for the hot western Sydney summer time. In the 1970s the building was to be demolished as it was derelict but it was protected by a conservation order and turned into a museum. I really enjoyed visiting here and it reminds me of Government House in Parramatta Park. Open Friday to Saturday.