Awesome place to have picnic with family and friends. It was a great day for us. Lot to learn about life in olden days.

I visited this place last Saturday and it was a pleasant surprise for me. I was driving through the street in front of the house at the time and was planning to inspect a nearby investment property. Suddenly, I found a lawn on top of the mountain. There are several houses in the center of the meadow, surrounded by some trees and flowers. When I drove into the land, parked the car, and approached the house, a young volunteer (a lovely girl) was already here waiting for me. She showed me around and explained everything patiently. Plus, there's an elegant lady who's been busy cleaning floors and wiping dust off items. Occasionally she would help the young girl answer some questions. It can be seen that the two of them cooperate very well. The girl accompanied me through the whole room, introduced the situation of the Mayes family, various household items from a hundred years ago, and invited me to taste the macadamia nuts from the backyard. You have to admit, it was a really wonderful experience. I plan to come again with my daughter and wife sometime. Let them also feel the beauty here.

A lovely little museum in Logan City area with a wonderful story. One of my favourite places to visit. Lovely and friendly volunteers, and a great place for children.

Called into Mayes Cottage on a wet and windy Friday afternoon and it was well worth the effort. The lady who showed us around was very enthusiastic and informative, so well done to all the volunteers and City of Logan for keeping the history alive.

The team from evergreen tree care are trying hard to save this 🌲.

An informative wander through a small slice of the past. So lovely to see that places like this still exist. The ladies were full of facts and information about the house and it's former tenants. Highly recommend to anyone who wants to see the actual past, today.

Very pleasant trip down memory lane, so much memorabilia bought back many happy memories from my childhood, tour guide was very informative with a wealth of knowledge about the families who lived there and the history of the area, would highly recommend a visit to this cottage

We had an excellent time learning the history of Mayes Cottage. Teleea was an awesome tour guide. Grandchildren and I enjoyed the experience.

Lovely time today at the 150 year old Mayes Cottage with 3 grandchildren. The grounds and house delightful respite from heat. Informative friendly staff guided us through the historic Cottage full of history and memorabilia from the Mayes family. The children learnt so much and were given activities packs to take home. All in all a great adventure in school holidays. And it is Free!

This place was incredible! What a wonderful step back in time. Thank you for the lovely staff who also took us around. The kids loved the big open spaces around the house to run around too.

Interesting history

What a wonderful day again with volunteering Gold Coast. You should definitely go to Mayes cottage. Its a sight for sore eyes

Exemplary service..Lovely service and Lovely People

Excellent facility with knowledgeable, committed friendly staff

We were married there on the 22nd September 1990 renewing our vows there 31 years later

Was there for a wedding, lovely old historic house

Such a beautiful cottage full of history, i want to thank you all once again for letting me, celebrate my parents 31st vow renewal here, my parents absolutely loved it, since they were married here at mayes cottage back in 1990, so thank you! For you great hospitality & communication all throughout the last year and a half 😁 (covid affected us last year to celebrate here)

nice place to take family

We had a great family day there.

What a great peaceful place! A step back in time.

I was really surprised by our visit here. Some great volunteers who were more than happy to answer all vacation care children's questions. Great little spot

Anyone interested in local history would enjoy a visit here. Volunteer guides are very passionate and knowledgeable.

Mayes Cottage is an interesting historic building. The staff were so very welcoming and showed us around the building and explained its history - both the outside buildings that were the family's original home and the current cottage itself. I highly recommend this for anyone interested in seeing how families lived in a bygone age.

I felt I was stepping back in time. Incredible.

Historic part of Logan

A very good example of life in the 19th century.

Just like stepping back in time! Unbelievable to see that the cottage is still on it's original site.

Lovely Very education

Awesome if your interested in history

Good

Very friendly place with a welcoming atmosphere and interesting history.

Nice place

I'm one of a group of volunteers who assist visitors with information about this historic place. It owns a tranquility and personality which permeate every part of the buildings and grounds.

Mayes Cottage is a unique historical homestead where you can see how the early settlers of the district lived. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The gardens are great for a picnic. Toilet facilities are onsite. Visit and find out about the personalities and stories behind local place names in the area.

This is an incredible little gem of local history with friendly volunteer guides and interesting stories to hear. Not a lot to do other than walk around the grounds but there are picnic tables available if you want to make the most of your visit.

I travelled 1.5hours to be here and its totally worth it. Its small and takes a max of 30mins to tour this place. But its free entrance n we'll maintaines by the friendly staff. Yvonne explained the history of the house n show me around. This place is kept in uts original state and definitely a rare find. Do visit and support this place.

Lovely, knowledgeable volunteers, beautiful, peaceful garden. Nice for a relaxing picnic. A feast of all-original antiques.