Opening Hours

News VIC
20 Dec 2021

Visitor Information

Group tours are available by appointment, to enquire about group tours of 10 people submit a request form or email bookings@nattrust.com.au

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Melbourne

Old Melbourne Gaol is open daily from 10am to 5pm.

Night tours operate on select evenings.

For more information & tickets: www.oldmelbournegaol.com.au

Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.

Gardens are open daily, 10am – 5pm (last entry 4.30pm)

Garden tours operate on select dates, view the tour schedule.

Mansion tours operate regularly throughout the day (subject to guide availability) with the last tour at 2pm. Ask for tour times at the gate.

For more information, visit www.ripponleaestate.com.au
Closed on Good Friday and Christmas Day.

Como Gift & Bookshop
Wednesday to Sunday from 10am – 3.30pm.

Como House & Garden and Shop will be closed on Friday 21 March 2025 for a private event.

Como Lane Cafe will be open 9:00am-3:00pm. Enter via Lechlade Ave.

Closed on Public Holidays

Labassa Mansion is open every third Sunday from 10.30am to 4pm.

Please see upcoming Labassa open days and events here.

La Trobe’s Cottage is open October to April on Sundays from 1pm to 4pm (last guided tour 3.30pm).

Purchase tickets for La Trobe’s Cottage.

Booked tours of Government House and La Trobe’s Cottage are available all year. Additional fees apply.

La Trobe’s Cottage is closed on Christmas Eve/Day and on the Grand Prix Weekend. Additionally, the property closes on days of extreme heat. You will be able to use your tickets on another day, or request a refund.

Polly Woodside Open first (Open Day) and third (Pirate Day) Sunday of the month.

Open Day Tours times: 10.30am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 2.30pm. Please arrive a few minutes early if you would like to join a guided tour. Each tour is approximately 45 – 60 minutes.

Pirate Day opening times, 10am – 1pm.

Purchase tickets for Polly Woodside

 

 

Geelong & Bellarine Peninsula

Barwon Grange is open on Sunday from 1pm to 4pm. Purchase tickets upon arrival.

Winter hours: last Sunday of the month in June, July & August.

To arrange a group or education visit, please contact bookings@nattrust.com.au

Closed on Easter Day.

Mornington Peninsula

McCrae Homestead is open on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the Month, 11.00am to 4.00pm (Last Entry at 3.00pm).

To arrange a group or education visit, please contact bookings@nattrust.com.au

 

 

 

Yarra Glen

Chiltern

Western Victoria

Port Fairy

Mills Cottage is open from 2pm to 4pm on the first and third Saturday of the month.

Open every Saturday, 2pm to 4pm, in January and February 2025

Closed during July and August.