As night falls, travel back in time as you explore Goulburn's very first settlement. Unique stories, treasures and rare artworks await.
Enjoy refreshments upon arrival in the heritage garden before embarking on a unique twilight discovery tour of historic Riversdale.
View some of this significant property’s rarely seen treasures and unlock her many secrets.
Step inside the stables, Goulburn’s oldest building, look inside the original colonial kitchen, view the collection of rare artworks in the house and take a stroll through the idyllic garden.
As dusk settles, the stories from the past will come alive before you. Enjoy the ambiance of this historic place as you journey through time.
History
Once located on Goulburn’s main street, Riversdale started life as a coaching inn. The stables, thought to be Goulburn’s oldest building, was once a brewery. The property was then run as a boarding school and later opening again as an inn.
From 1875 the Georgian Homestead was home to surveyor Edward Twynam and his wife Emily Rose Twynam, who had a keen interest in art. In 1893 Emily won a prize for her embroidery at the Chicago International Exhibition. Her artwork is displayed at the property. The heritage garden still retains a number of fruit trees, the produce of which is sold on site.
