Tocal Homestead Tours
Highlights
- Explore Tocal Homestead's rich history through captivating stories spanning 200 years of fascinating characters and events.
- Wander through the unique architecture of Tocal Agricultural College, gaining insights into its educational legacy and design.
- Observe Angus beef cattle, sheep, and working horses while touring the picturesque Tocal farms, experiencing rural life firsthand.
- Savour a traditional farmer’s baked dinner in the College Dining Hall, complete with dessert and tea or coffee.
Tocal Homestead offers a two hour guided tour of the heritage site that will entertain the visitor with stories of the characters and activities at Tocal over the past 200 years.
See the barn the Colonial Architect designed, hear about a lad who went on to become Captain Thunderbolt and learn about a wealthy businessman’s vision to change the lives of destitute children.
The tour can be extended to see the unique architecture of Tocal Agricultural College and then an informative guided tour around the working enterprises on the Tocal farms. Travelling around the picturesque farm, visitors see Angus beef cattle, sheep, working horses, the dairy and at times, the free range hens.
Lunch is included with the guided tour and is a traditional farmer’s baked dinner, with dessert and tea or coffee, served in the College Dining Hall.
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Tour/s
Self-guided Audio Tours
Enjoy one of their self-guided audio tours to learn more about the history of the site including the Homestead, gardens and the working property.
Tocal Homestead is open to the public every Sunday between March and November.
Guided Group Tours
Guided group tours are available to learn more about the history of both The Homestead and Tocal College. During this tour, guests learn about the entertaining characters and activities at Tocal over the past 200 years, as well as the working enterprise of Tocal farms.
Lunch is included in the group tour, as well as dessert with tea and coffee in the College Dining Hall.
Group tours are also available to be added to weddings at Tocal Homestead.
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