Historic Village Herberton Entry Ticket: Step into Australia's Pioneer Past

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Herberton

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Step into Australia’s pioneer past at the Historic Village Herberton. Explore over 60 original buildings, including an apothecary, school, bank, and jail, and immerse yourself in the rich history of this outdoor pioneer museum.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Historic Village Herberton - From rare 100-year old John Deere tractors to fashion, pharmaceuticals, antique cars, much-loved toys and fully restored pioneering buildings
Australia’s olden day history comes alive at the Historic Village Herberton, Queensland’s largest outdoor pioneer museum. It is recommended visitors allow at least three-hours…

What's Included

Birdwatching on Nature Trail
Hands-On Working Displays
Free Wifi Access
Multilingual Self-Guided Tour
Access to Entire 16-Acre Village

Additional Information

A visit to the Historic Village Herberton is like stepping back in time. Showcasing Australia’s rich and diverse history this outdoor pioneer museum is testament to an era that is long gone.
This incredible museum collects, preserves and displays fascinating historical exhibits from across Australia. The history of this museum is also closely tied with…

Location

Historic Village Herberton

6 Broadway,

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Melissa

Sep 6, 2024

Amazing experience! - Great experience to walk through the historic village and get a feel for life during those times. Amazing collection!!!

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Shauna

Aug 25, 2024

Step back in time - This is a gem of a place to visit. It is most definitely a day tour even though your ticket gives you a 3 day pass to come back and finish tour. I highly recommend a visit in history.

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910dianne

Aug 24, 2024

Great day out - Many hours spent going through museum. Such a good collection of memorabilia and historical machinery cars etc etc. Very well done Thankyou

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Sandi

Aug 20, 2024

Wonderful historical village - Enjoyed our day out at this village where the staff were wonderful and very knowledgeable. Enjoyed looking at all the displays and walked our feet off. Highly recommended to visit this amazing village and step back in time for an afternoon.

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Danielprosser

Jul 12, 2024

Historical treasure - We only pulled into the Village because we were at a loose-end in the Tablelands, but we are so glad we did. Stunningly beautiful and immaculately preserved heritage buildings, well kept and naturally gorgeous landscapes and environments, and some delicious camp-cooked damper and billy tea to boot! Will be recommending to all our friends :) (When can we move into Elderslie House?)

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Bronwynl777

Jul 11, 2024

Fascinating view into history - Fabulous experience relevant for all the family. Lots of different experiences. So many types of historical items all presented with great detail and care in an interesting way. Not a dull dusty old museum. Something for everyone. Can get a multi day pass which we did so we had a few hours on 2 days.

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891lanaf

Jun 19, 2024

A magnificent experience - The best pioneer village experience I’ve been to including overseas. Authentic with great attention to detail and created with a lot of love and devotion. From the pub to the state school which was moved completely, to Ada’s dress shop and the record shop adhere you could guess the number of 78’s in a stack, to the vast array of farm machinery you just can’t imagine the amount of stuff that’s been collected here and put on display in such a detailed order. I loved the lifestyle carriage sheds I came across unexpectedly with a funeral carriage and horses and black plumes ranged above the encased hearse. Magnificent! Then the Cobb and Co coach Cooma to Queanbeyan! I’d highly recommend this to anyone with a slight interest in our history. It’s a true t’estiment to these citizens who’ve put it together. Well done.

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Michaelgd5273mg

Jun 8, 2024

amazing place, but go early in the morng after lunch is to late we missed all the working exhibits - Absolutely brilliant , one of the best tourist things we have come across , a word of advice , we visited after lunch and were asked " are sure you want to do this " we thought this was strange but the lovely lady explained it can sometimes take days to.go through this venue , apx $40 each , they offer a three day pass or an option to come back another day ( not possible for us ) so we did it and found out why the other offers there is literally thousands of artifacts and items and buildings to see , not possible in a couple of hours ( strange there was no limited time ticket eg: $20 as we could not possibly see it all , so lesson here is if you go ( don't miss it its great) but go very early in the morning and get the value out of the ticket

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Sharon_c

Jun 4, 2024

Step back in time - Absolutely amazing day. So much to see and learn. Allow yourself a full day to explore a walk back in history.

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Marke20

Apr 15, 2024

Sydney to Cairns 2023 - What an amazing place. You need to devote at least a half day or more to see the entire village and do justice to your visit. Situated on 16acres, there is everything imaginable of historic significance to see here. Lots of buildings, many dedicated to a specific relic. For example the record players room, it has music playing. Same for the piano teachers room, They have exhibits that work and you will find times where to be when they start them up. For instance the stationary engines, fire engines, old cars etc. From memory, the museum was started by one man who collected from childhood and then joined by another and then lots of relics were donated and hence 16acres of it. You cross the river by two ways, bridge or causeway to more exhibits and one of the largest generators I've ever seen. They have an area where damper and billy tea is made and served but unfortunately not at the time we were there. There is a nice cafe on site to enjoy a cold drink or lunch. There is also a 1/2 hour video on the Tin Mining that was responsible for Herberton becoming a township. Very interesting. One of the best Historical Villages we've been too. Well worth the drive from Cairns.

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up to 15 guests

1 Adult