Members: Wentworth Mausoleum Tour

Enjoy a members-only walking tour of the rarely opened Wentworth Mausoleum and learn about William Charles Wentworth’s extravagant 1873 state funeral.

You will start in the grand drawing room at Vaucluse House and journey a short distance to the Wentworth Mausoleum – the final resting place of William Charles Wentworth. Hear stories and listen to commentary from colonial newspapers about the details of his funeral.

Wentworth was a talented and outspoken lawyer and politician. Although himself once described as ‘a man of immoral life and lowest origins’, he was part of a new generation of Australian-born colonists determined to break down the social and civil barriers that divided free settlers from the ‘convict-stained’. He campaigned relentlessly for civil rights, particularly representative government and the right to trial by jury.

Find out more about Wentworth’s life in this fascinating tour led by an expert guide.

Spaces are limited. Bookings essential. Wait list will be available.

If you cannot make this session, a paid tour is available. See here.

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Please note

This is an outdoor event and will proceed in wet weather, except in extreme conditions. Please dress appropriately. As this event is a walking tour, a reasonable level of fitness is required.