Broadgreen Historic House — Attraction in Nelson

We had a great couple of hours at Broadgreen House today. The lady who welcomed and helped us was really kind and friendly, she made is feel really welcome. The kids (9 and 7) were given a little scavenger hunt to do in the house which kept them engaged, plus the artefacts in the house are really interesting to see, some of them the kids could interact with, including the rocking horse, and the dress ups in the Box Room! They had a lot of fun. The garden was superb too, really pretty rose garden to walk around. Couple of hours well spent here, with...

Set in an area that was once a farm, Broadgreen House is a must visit for those interested in history and to see how families lived in days gone by. With lots of interesting things to look at from some of the flooring made from ship ballast to stunning pieces of furniture, Broadgreen House has something for everyone. June the host was excellent in her story telling of how the...

Broadgreen House and Rose Garden. Historic Home of the Buxtons who also had a holiday home of very similar design at Ruby Bay to which they used to sail to across Tasman Bay. The house has an amazing array of early homestead kitchen appliances and furniture along with linen and clothing beautifully displayed with very helpful volunteers on hand to share...