Saumerez House & Garden Tour

What to Expect

Depart Tamworth for Saumarez Homestead to enjoy a guided mansion tour, morning tea, a picnic lunch, and a stroll through historic gardens and farm outbuildings before returning. Enjoy a relaxing day filled with beautiful views and great company.

08:00 AM |Depart Tamworth

Board the coach at your designated Tamworth pickup point. Travel north through the rolling pastoral landscapes of the New England region, passing through the Moonbi ranges.

9:45 AM | Arrive at Saumarez House

Arrive at the ten-hectare property on the outskirts of Armidale. The homestead is a time capsule of early 1900’s family pastoral life. 

10:00 AM |Morning tea

10:30 AM |Guided Mansion Tour

Experience a guided tour. Built between 1888 and 1906, the house remains largely untouched since the Edwardian era, featuring original furnishings and a collection of family items spanning from the 1870s to the 1970s.

12.00 PM |Self-Guided Outbuilding & Farm Walk

Explore the farm buildings and outbuildings that date back to 1910. The site holds a significant collection of early farm equipment that illustrates the agricultural history of the New England district.

12:30 PM |Picnic Lunch

Enjoy adelicious picnic style lunch with sandwiches and savouries. Served at tables,with chairs, for our guests comfort.

1.00 PM |Garden Stroll – self guided

Walk throughthe historic gardens, which include:

• Mary White’s Garden: A Jocelyn Brown-style cottage garden.
• The Heritage Rose Garden: Managed in collaboration with the Australian Garden History Society.

2.00 PM |Depart Saumerez Homestead

4.00 PM |Arrive Tamworth

Inclusions 

• Luxury air conditioned coach transport
• Picnic lunch in the gardens
• Expert guided tour of historic Saumerez House
• Explore the beautiful gardens