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Ewelme Cottage - Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

Tourist attraction Event venue History museum Local history museum Heritage museum

👍👍 This place fascinates me, and thanks to the docent for telling us these touching stories. I couldn't help but make a short film.


Address

14 Ayr Street, Parnell, Auckland 1052, New Zealand

Website

visitheritage.co.nz

Contact

+64 9 524 5729

Rating on Google Maps

4.60
(24433 reviews)


Working Hours

  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: Closed

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 H K. 6 years ago on Google • 30 reviews
    Hidden lovely place. So pretty and beautiful. My favorite house in New Zealand so far. I would like to say thank you the staff. You were so kind and gave me good explanation.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jeff O. 1 month ago on Google • 222 reviews New
    Lovely historic homestead from the 19th century. Victorian garden with Gazebo, Full family history from original owners. It's down a shared driveway so parking Is on Ayr street. Would recommend a hour To visit . Good to visit in Spring or summer when the garden is flowering 💐

  • 4/5 Loraine E. 3 years ago on Google • 182 reviews
    Worth a visit. Limited street parking. Friendly staff. Afternoon tea available

  • 5/5 Staci M. 4 years ago on Google • 40 reviews
    Fantastic tucked away historical home in the heart of Parnell, with Yvonne our kind and friendly well informed volunteer host
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michelle H. 1 year ago on Google • 131 reviews
    My daughter and I love historical places, and this didn't disappoint.

  • 4/5 Katherine 11 years ago on Google • 46 reviews
    Wonderful historic cottage. A window into the lives of early European settlers.

  • 5/5 Alasdair P. 8 months ago on Google • 28 reviews
    Share in a modest man's house, would have been interesting to meet the man himself. Sadly not to be, but reflect on his life and family in the early days of this country.

  • 5/5 Kahiro W. 6 years ago on Google • 26 reviews
    This place with all its history was an excellent place to film at! Beautiful characteristics about it.

  • 5/5 Mr P. 2 months ago on Google • 14 reviews New
    I remember this came on an episode of haunted houses in NZ

  • 5/5 Town Belt K. 5 years ago on Google • 12 reviews
    Ewelme Cottage is crammed with objects which help tell the stories of the busy daily life of a Victorian clerical family.

  • 5/5 Marise H. 4 years ago on Google • 5 reviews
    Lovely setting wonderful to be able to view historic home.

  • 5/5 Talei R. 5 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    The two ladies were so kind to us. We learned alot about the house and its 1st inhabitants. Lovely history, lovely tea and ginger biscuits.

  • 5/5 Jade J. 2 years ago on Google • 1 review
    This place fascinates me, and thanks to the docent for telling us these touching stories. I couldn't help but make a short film.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ewelme Cottage - Heritage New Zealand Pouhere T. 8 years ago on Google • 0 reviews
    Ewelme Cottage - One of Auckland's hidden gems. Located close to the prominent Anglican community in Parnell, the house enabled Lush's sons to attend the Church of England grammar school while he was attended to his pastoral duties. Lush was frequently away on extended absences, particularly after being appointed 'Visiting Clergyman to the Inner Waikato' in 1865. Ewelme was extended 18 years after it was originally built and remained in family hands till 1968. Some architects have suggested that the design with ground floor rooms laid out progressively along the axial length of the building, rather than having a conventional front and back, displays an influence from medieval British dwellings, and a religious consideration of the time which sought to blend medieval architecture into contemporary architecture. Ewelme Cottage is of considerable importance for its well-preserved interiors and furnishings, and provides great insights into colonial building materials and techniques as well as middle-class domestic life. It boasts close to 2000 books, hundreds of pages of sheet music, original artworks and a vast array of everyday objects from ointment pots to knitting needles. Its well-preserved 19th century garden adds further charm to a visit.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍


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