Tocal Homestead

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Tocal Homestead has one of Australia's finest collections of colonial farm buildings dating from the 1830s.
Tocal Homestead is a historic site located in Paterson, New South Wales.
Historic property located in the Hunter Valley
Dave our resident blacksmith demonstrating his blacksmith workmanship
Children participating in Tocal Homesteads education school program
Tour, Tocal Homestead
Tocal Homestead is home to a rare breed of heritage pigs, which are integral to the site's education
Tour
Tocal Sheep
The Barracks, Tocal
The Homestead is set among magnificent fig trees and overlooks the Tocal lagoon, with the Paterson River beyond. Built in 1840 as a country retreat for Felix Wilson, the house is only one of the fascinating buildings on this site which illustrates the changes in the land use at Tocal since 1822.

Farm tours provide an opportunity to experience this beautiful property. The tour includes the beef, horse, dairy and sheep enterprises as well as the natural features of the historic landscape. Tocal is a working farm so visitors can view the seasonal activities of the farm operations.

The heritage site is open every Sunday.

Information

Website

www.tocal.com.au

Address

Tocal Homestead, New South Wales, 2421

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