Cooks Cottage will take you back to the 18th Century, wandering through this quaint little cottage standing in the center of the city of Melbourne, Australia
Experience a real sense of how people, including the Cooks, lived in England during that time.
The quaint little building can be found in the Fitzroy Gardens right in the heart of the Melbourne CBD. Listen to sounds of a bygone era, explore the gardens and marvel at the simplicity of life in the 18th Century.
Dismantled in England, shipped to Australia and put back together in 1933, we can now enjoy a trip back in time wandering through this little house.
If you listen closely you can hear an imaginary conversation that may have taken place way back all those years ago.
The house originally belonged to the parents of the famous Captain James Cook. It was built in the village of Great Ayton in Yorkshire, England. The Cottage is now located conveniently close to the world class Melbourne Conservatory.
With glorious English Elms to wander under, Autumn is a great season to run through the fallen leaves. A great opportunity to create some wonderful family photo memories.
European trees and majestic English Elm trees, Victorian fountains, statues and the amazing and forever growing Melbourne skyline provides a unique family leisure activity. All the family can take pleasure in exploring what these great parklands have to offer.
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Monday through to Sunday.
9:00am --- 5:00pm (last visitor 4:45pm)
Captain Cooks Cottage is not open on Christmas Day
Entry costs are very reasonable, you will be pleasantly surprised.
Metered parking is available on the boundaries of Wellington Parade, Claredon Street, Albert Street and Landsdown Street.
This operates from Monday through to Saturday.
Take the Tram 48 or 75 from Flinders/Swanston Street to Stop 9 on Wellington Parade.
Catch the Free City Circle Tram Eastbound.
Hop off at Spring Street and walk south on Spring Street, across the Treasury Gardens and cross over Landsdown Street.
Or you can catch the Train to Parliament Station, Spring Street Exit.
Walk through the Treasury Gardens and cross over Landsdown Street.
With your choice of both 24 hour and 48 hour hop on hop off bus tickets, you can choose an option that best suits both your itinerary and budget and save yourself a bunch of money when sightseeing in Victoria's capital in the process.
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The Garden around the Cottage is typically English, with herbs, vegetables and flowers that might have been grown and used for food, medicine, dyes, fragrances etc...
Wander around and take in all the sights, the perfumes and the ambiance...so good for the soul.
Mail a postcard back home to family or friends at the Red Post Box, a replica of an early English mailbox.
Select one of the many postcards at on offer, some are even pre-stamped.
Get your postcard specially franked and then send it on its way.
With a great interactive display of Cook's 3 voyages you can experience the sights, sounds and excitement of days gone by.
Have a life size photo of yourself and your family taken in an 18th Century pose.
Be sure to visit the Captain Cook's Gift Shop where you can purchase your gifts and souvenirs from the Fitzroy Gardens Visitor Centre, 100 metres away from the cottage.
Choose from the great selection of souvenirs and gifts such as ;
Life was simple and unaffected in the 18th Century.
No computers, television or electricity! Everything had a use and was recycled. Basic and bare essentials were used to do everything.
When you have finished exploring the Cottage you may like to amble through the beautiful Fitzroy Gardens.
Here in the Fitzroy Gardens you can also find the Scarred Tree and the Fairies Tree. Explore these other attractions near Cooks Cottage.
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