Vaucluse House

Vaucluse House School Holidays offer
Various dates & times
Workshop

History Kids – Explore Vaucluse House

Explore Vaucluse House these summer holidays

Thursday 9 January 10.30am–11.30am
Jacaranda tree at Vaucluse House
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Saying goodbye to spring: the jacarandas at Vaucluse House

For those who visit Vaucluse House, the annually blossoming jacarandas are a friendly and gentle reminder that spring is coming to a close for another year

CPD Damien Egan showing a bean seed to students wearing gardening gloves in the kitchen garden.
Resource

How to grow broad beans

Some handy hints to help you look after your broad bean seed after your excursion to Vaucluse House

Donors enjoying the 'Syrens of Sydney' concert
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The Syrens of Sydney: a bespoke donor experience

On a perfect autumn afternoon in late May, donors were immersed in the musical world of the Wentworths and their contemporaries at the 'Syrens of Sydney' concert held at Vaucluse House

Vaucluse Bay, Port Jackson, NSW
Convict Sydney

Harbourside Gothic: The convict origins of Vaucluse House

Its architectural style is not all that is gothic about Vaucluse House. Discover the dark history of the house’s first owner, Henry Browne Hayes

Vaucluse Bay. Unknown photographer, c1880.

Dinghy and kayak registration at Vaucluse Bay

The historic 10-hectare Vaucluse House estate includes the beach paddock where dinghy racks and kayak spaces are located. We manage the registration of these areas through annual permits

Dairy, Vaucluse House

The coolest room in the house

What practical techniques can we learn from historical building design to minimise heat and energy consumption in our homes today?

Horticulturalist Stephen Goldsworthy planting seedlings in the kitchen garden
Conservation

Vaucluse House kitchen garden

The Vaucluse House kitchen garden recently underwent a significant rejuvenation project to preserve the site and allow it to continue to be used as a valuable educational resource

Wentworth Mausoleum perimeter fence
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Renewed splendour for the Wentworth Mausoleum

The conservation works to the perimeter fence of the historic Wentworth Mausoleum have been successfully completed