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Old Government House is well worth visiting even if it means a detour from Sydney. It is easy to... read more

Reviewed 29 October 2023
Daydream44832470856
Well worth the ferry ride from downtown Sydney

This was our first visit to this interesting site. It's a 90 minute ferry ride (and 90 minutes... read more

Reviewed 24 October 2023
AllanJGJ
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Wellington, New Zealand
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Reviewed 1 September 2016 via mobile

What a great place to visit and see all the old rooms and furniture along with old crockery, etc. a lovely old building to visit. A perfect place for a wedding of which we were there for. Great photo opportunities.

Date of experience: July 2016
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Reviewed 24 August 2016

Looked at the history of old groverment house. Also went there for my nieces wedding and what a lovely place to have a wedding.. The food was beautiful and the staff were also very helpful.

Date of experience: August 2016
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Reviewed 23 August 2016

The tour of Old Government House is lead by volunteer guides, who are very knowledgeable about the place and the history of the people who lived and visited there, and of many of the items found in the house. Our guide told us stories of the governors and their families, and items such as the furnishings, the old clock in the hallway, the doors and the keyholes and who might try and listen behind them, as well as the building.
Recommended for international visitors as well as locals... more interesting than history at school!
And it seems they have a great program for school kids who can participate in a school lesson as it might have been taught in the past.

Date of experience: August 2016
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Reviewed 20 August 2016

Beautiful place in Parramatta that is historic and also they do ghost tours here every third Friday of the month. I did the ghost tour this month and it was very good. You get a lot of history and also go inside the house and in the broader park on the walking tour. Lovely supper is provided afterwards where you can talk to other tour members on any experiences in the night. Enjoyable night.

Date of experience: August 2016
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Reviewed 21 July 2016

An excellent and knowledgeable guide made my visit memorable. Harley was a charming man and really brought the history alive.

Date of experience: July 2016
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