Rouse Hill Estate — Attraction in Sydney

Visited Rouse Hill House today with my 17 year old daughter and have to say the whole experience was fabulous. Thank you to our wonderful guide whose name I didn't get but whose enthusiasm for historical homes, and particularly her knowledge of their social context was without peer. I loved the way that the home exhibited a family context throughout a number of generations and the way the guide was able to put it so beautifully in context. I also loved the fact that the home did not try to obscure it's past but showed the changes through the generations ( look at how electric lighting was introduced; look at the wall paper; curtains and frescos. (sorry if I am being a spoil sport) It would be great if the rest of the home could be made available to the public, particularly the kitchen and that very mysterious downstairs area that my daughter was particularly intrigued by. One question, having grown up on a farm, and having visited many runs of the period I am wondering about the shearing shed. I have never seen a shed so close to a homestead; particularly one within metres of the Kitchen. (think sheep dung; flies etc). I understand from our wonderful guide that sheep farming was not a major enterprise, but am very interested as to why the shearing shed was located in such close proximity to the home. Thank you to the State Government for supporting such a fabulous project' and thank you to your staff and volunteers who gave us such a memorable experience and further cemented by daughter's love of Australian History. I don't often post comments, but my experience today was something special - you have a future volunteer and...

Absolutely fantastic place to visit! Very friendly staff, right from the very lovely lady at reception through to the lovely ladies at the school house and Rouse Hill house itself.

All of them were willing to greet you, engage with you and enthusiastically part their knowledge of the estate which made for a lovely visiting experience.

I loved what Rouse Hill Estate has done with the former Rouse Hill public school building (school house), it make you feel you are back at school in the 1800's.

Rouse Hill house is absolutely beautiful with each room showing how the Rouse family lived in the 1800's. I also loved the stables and it is the first museum I have visited that has live animals onsite! I loved that!

There is a room that has a Lego model of Rouse Hill Estate which I thought was very cool and if you have kids they can play with Lego in this same room.

All in All, I loved visiting Rouse Hill Estate and if you want a fun day out learning about our early colonial history (particularly Rouse Hill history) I 100% recommend...

My favourite of the Museums of History because it just isn’t one building. Being an estate provides a better experience of the past and the fact that 6 generations continually lived in the home, also provides glimpses of how society changed over time.

The expansive site has lots to explore. Loved the concept of preservation rather than restoration and the different characteristics of the various buildings.

Walking down the old Windsor road was truly like stepping back in time. The volunteers were so friendly and helpful and took time to explain the history of not only the estate but the Rouse family and the area in general.

After visiting the buildings we took a wander through the old farm area and garden and sat down to enjoy the view and cool breeze. It’s really a lovely place to bring the family as there is something for everyone - even a Lego room!

Ample parking on site. There is a fair bit of walking required to reach the buildings, so wear comfy shoes and allocate enough...