woolmers estate

Found this place by accident. It's a beautiful old estate with cottage accommodation. Lovely peaceful grounds with fantastic rose garden and small cafe with excellent food and a hamper service.Stayed two nights and had a tour of the house which was very interesting. Would highly recommend for visit only or for staying.

Visiting this house and grounds is a great day out. We included the guided tour of the house which was great, led by a very knowledgeable and passionate guide. The house was originally 'served' by convicts so gives another view of a convicts life in Australia. The grounds are also interesting, including the rose garden (probably best in November). Overall well worth the entry fee.

Fabulous tour guide(Katrina) A most interesting and informative visit to this truly lovely estate. The accommodation was superbly comfortable and reasonably priced the rose garden was breathtakingly gorgeous and most impressive both in its size and variety of specimens. Beautifully laid out, maintained and of superb quality.Thie estate was a living museum and the love of this magnificent estate and its history was evident in the staff who were extremely friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable. I would love to return and stay for several days.

We went for a couple of hours but could easily have stayed all day, taken a picnic and walked to the other World heritage listed property nearby which is a 50 min walk in each direction (we will do that next time as we will definitely return).Well worth the $20 tour fee per adult to look inside the homestead. AMAZING kept just as it was and like walking back in time. I have NEVER seen a home so well preserved to years gone by - very interesting.The Rose garden is gorgeous and well worth the visit too - make sure you find it and take a look! We loved it and will definitely return and would recommend it to any history lover!!!!

We need to have more places like this in our country. It is truly a living museum, where the last person has left and everything remains as it was, all those years ago. Especially loved the shearing shed.

This amazing 19th century home is very well preserved & presented. Judee, our guide was a mine of information about the people, place & history of the homestead. It was in the same family for 6 generations & has all their possessions as they were from 1839 till 1990. The rose garden is worth a visit too to see & smell the 5,000 beautiful roses. This was just like National Trust places in the UK.

Sunday 16th of November 2014,was a glorious day so with an early rise out of bed we set off to the Rose Festival at Woolmers Estate,Longford. Longford is located a short distance form Launceston on our main bass highway, a lot of signage on the highway so its easy to find. Woolmers Estate is a short distance throught the town of Longford. Built in the 1800s by the Archer family,this property is abounded in history pertaining to the early settlement of Van Diemens Land. Brickendon another historic property is located a short distance down the road from Woolmers Estate,so if possible try to fit both in while you are here. Upon arrival we paid a $5 entry fee each and parked in a paddock close to the event. The admission included viewing of the National Rose Garden and was no disappointment,ive never seen so many roses of so much colur and perfume in my life. The stalls were varied and we consumed a rabbit pie each double yummy! $8 a bit exspensive buth well worth it. A tatse of tassie wines and cider had a bit of an effect on me in the heat HA HA. I glad to tell u i now have a tanned neck and face,so glad i wore a hat. All in all a great day out with my better half. Take care check Woolmers out if u get the opportunity happy holidaying to you,drive safe,take a hat and sunscreen the house by the way is about $20 admission so be prepared for that yes they do have eftpos but no cash out or Atms there is an Atm or 2 not totally sure in Longford and an incredible bakery,but watch the waist line. Cheers.

It’s a strange set up where they charge you $10 admission per person before being allowed to view items that you might buy. The items displayed are from Antique Shops, which you can visit and view products for free.Definitely was not the “antique fair” which was advertised, there were only 4 or 5 antique dealers, displaying some of their products and we viewed everything is around 15-20 mins. The products were set up in small rooms, in a section of a cottage that looked tired and run down.Waste of time and money, would definitely not recommend.

Well worth a visit. The grounds and buildings are maintained meticulously. The rose garden is unbelievable with its archways, walkways and many plots with magnificent blooms showing their various colours.

Although the history and buildings on this Estate are fascinating our experience with the accommodation tainted our impression of the Estate. Winter is obviously not the best time to visit but one would not expect to have buildings closed and locked early when there are visitors still looking around. Didn't go into the home as we refused to pay extra for the tour when we were guests staying in the 'honeymoon' cottage!! Disappointing for first time visitors.

Family property, beautiful, working farm and B and B. Idyllic and beautiful. Wonderful restaurant with home made soups/scones and cream teas. Absolutely delish. Enjoyed the homestead tour with many treasures beautifully kept in a family for many years.

We went for the tour of the gardens and homestead. The rose gardens are extensive and lovely. The attendants are very pleasant and well informed. Beautiful views over the waterway and surrounding farms. Elegant and very interesting.

The aspect when you come up the drive to Woolmers is rather grand. You can almost imagine what it must have looked like during the 19th Century when the first Thomas Archer made it a viable estate. Sadly, once you get closer it turns out to be a "big ol' mess". Suffering from a lack of cohesive vision, the outbuildings are filled with the detritus of the years of use. From decades old refuse filling barn spaces to broken abandoned equipment from present day in other buildings I was more than a bit confused by what message the Woolmers Foundation is trying to convey to visitors. We had purchased the house tour, hoping that would fill in the gaps. We had two excellent docents relaying facts about the six generations of Thomas Archers who had been masters of Woolmers. This would have been better in a classroom, we concluded, as the hodgepodge of unrelated artifacts stuffed in the gloomy rooms was confusing and rather off-putting instead of inspiring a vision of Woolmers glory days. Threadbare carpets, cracked walls, silverfish-eaten wallpaper and tarnished metal work distracted us from whatever the docents were trying to convey. Concluding the tour in the shabby, broken dream-filled rooms of Thomas VI where he died a single old man finally drove us fleeing from the property. Ok, I get that there is a long history of the Archer family at Woolmers. Still, what we hoped for was what was advertised: a glimpse into the 19th century heydey of a working convict estate. Instead what we got was a trip through a fusty mausoleum of dead family memories. And who needs that?

My family enjoyed visiting Woolmer at Easter. The lady who presented the guided tour of the house was very knowledgeable and even kept the kids interested. We all enjoyed poking around the other buildings and the gardens. Cafe did an excellent soup for lunch.

This is one of the best Rose Gardens you will see. We stayed in a 1840's settlers cottage for 3 nights ! The atmosphere was great & very comfortable ! The convict walk was a lovely way to spend a Sunday Afternoon ! The cafe was full of character & did a great morning & afternoon teas & light lunches.