Museums
Discover the stories, people and places that have shaped the Hawkesbury. The Hawkesbury Regional Museum provides a fascinating introduction to the region's history, while a small collection of museums and heritage attractions across the area offer unique insights into local life, industry and culture.
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Cobham Hall Museum
5545 Old Northern Road, Wisemans Ferry NSW 2775
02 4566 4780
Cobham Hall, built in 1826 by convict labourers, was commissioned by Solomon Wiseman as a home for himself and his second wife Sofia. It was constructed of hand hewn Hawkesbury sandstone which is mostly still intact to this day.
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Hawkesbury Regional Museum
8 Baker Street, Windsor NSW 2756
02 4560 4655
The museum tells stories of Australia’s third oldest mainland settlement through the permanent exhibition Land, River, People as well as temporary exhibitions and historic Howe House (c.1820s). Howe House is open to the public on the first Saturday of each month.
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Kurrajong Radio Museum
842 Bells Line of Road, Kurrajong Hills NSW 2758
0401 507 995
With a comprehensive collection of radio memorabilia, this is a great experience for the nostalgia buff and student alike. It contains operational radios and equipment ready to be demonstrated. Guided tours. Large groups welcome. Open by appointment only.
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Rouse Hill House & Farm
356 Annangrove Road, Rouse Hill NSW 2155
02 9627 6777
Crammed with more than 20,000 objects dating back as far as 200 years, Rouse Hill House & Farm expresses the hopes and dreams of six generations of family life in rural New South Wales from early colonisation to the late 1900s.