Antrim House — Attraction in Wellington

I hadn't planned on visiting this place, but having just bought a house and subsequently told it was the original farm house in our part of Wadestown, intrigued I thought I'd try to find out a little more about it while walking past Antrim House. Not having an appointment didn't seem to matter as the front staff were super friendly and happy to do a little detective work for me, and again seemed genuinely interested in anything we might discover in renovation work. Happy to recommend Antrim House to anyone else interested in historical architecture no...

This building has been restored as near as practical to Edwardian styles. It is now owned and operated by Heritage New Zealand as its own headquarters. Visits by the public are welcome and was free of charge when we visited. A short accompanied tour by one of the Heritage staff is brief but informative and shows the style and luxuries of the day, which were installed by the original owner and his architect. A worthwhile short visit can be added to a tour...

Impressive building which is now HQ for Heritage New Zealand but you get to look around a couple of rooms on the ground floor and learn about the history of the property. Well worth the visit just to find out about...