Port Macquarie Area Attractions Directory : Historical Sites and Heritage Locations
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Built in 1862 this property became known for its success in wine productions. Remanets of the formal gardens, Douglas Vale has been resorted to its former glory.
Tours and Wine tastings are available on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
This 1869 Courthouse, in use until 1986, is open for inspection throughout the week. In a beautiful setting with Heritage Listed Norfolk Island Pines, after you have learnt about the goings on at the Courthouse relax on the grass, admire the view and have a picnic.
Covering some 52 hectares, the Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park has been developed to preserve an area of natural bushland with walking tracks and boardwalks where visitors can wander and enjoy the beauty of the area and the relevant eco-systems. A visit to Port Macquarie will be complete after a visit to Kooloonbung Creek Nature Park
In the Historic Cemetery are graves of notable early settlers of the Hastings area. Because of its historical significance the Cemetery is maintained to a high stand...
Major Archibald Clunes Innes was a man with a vision - unfortunately he got it wrong. Innes thought Port Macquarie would be come the gateway to the coast surrounding Hastings River and the New England region. He built an enormous house complex with convict labour, but with the depression of the 1840s he was ruined. The house decayed into the imposing ruins it is today. Archaeological excavations have been carried out at the house to find out more about Innes and his plans. You can learn more abo...
Scenic forest drives with magnificent lookouts, picnic areas, and reserves with very large trees and rainforests, featuring the bird tree and big fella gum tree.
Built in 1869, Port Macquarie's Historic Courthouse is the only 1800s Government building left in Port Macquarie. Built by the colonial architect James Barnet, the Courthouse served the community for 117 years before restoration in 1993. The Historic Courthouse is open for viewing to the public.
Port Macquarie is one of the earliest convict settlements outside of Sydney. The historical Society Museum building is classified by the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and is a rare example of a convict built structure c1836.
Port Macquarie was opened up to free settlers and they have added another dimension to the history of the area. What did they get up to? Visit the Museum and find out!
The museum houses a collection of over 20,000 artefacts including convict made furniture, a well, an...
The Second Burying Ground at Port Macquarie is full of fascinating headstones, from elaborately carved to the simple. The Cemetery is surrounded by natural bushland, preserved as the Kooloonburg Creek Nature Park. Both provide a pleasant walk. A tour of the Burying Ground can be arranged by contacting the Friends of Kooloonburg Creek Nature Park.
Feel the atmosphere of this remarkable building; contemplate the early worshippers and the lives of those assigned to its construction. St Thomas' Church is the fifth oldest Anglican Church still in use in Australia. It was convict built and still retains original family pew boxes, built with high sides and raised to protect 'free' families from the gaze of convict worshippers.
Convicts began building St Thomas' Church in 1824. The walls consist of 365,000 hand made bricks and are about 1 metre...
During your visit to Port Macquarie you will be drawn to St Thomas' Church. In historical times as well as now the Church dominates the town by land and when on the river. The quaint church will captivate you as you take a walk around the grounds and, if it is open, have a glimpse inside.
In the early to mid 19th Century the main contact for the coastal towns of the north coast of New South Wales was sea transport. There were no roads and the railways were only just beginning. There were few lights and in the Tacking Point area more than 20 wrecks occurred, the first being the schooner Black Joe in 1823, and the steamer Sumatra in the same year.
In 1879 a fixed catadioptric light of less than 1000 candelas was erected on Tacking Point. The structure is built of cement-rendere...
Step back in time with a visit to Timbertown Wauchope, where you can ride the steam train, experience the bullocky display, observe the timber craftsmen at work and smell the coals of the blacksmith.
Set amongst 87 acres of natural forest, Timbertown is an entire village, re-created to demonstrate the struggles and achievements of Australia’s pioneers.
It is an authentic heritage township, where the steam train still runs, timber is still sawn and the bullock team still hauls its heavy loa...
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