Today, we arrived in Winchelsea and parked up at a free camp in town at Barwon River Reserve.
After setting up, we headed out for a guided tour through Barwon Park Mansion which was only a short drive from camp.
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| Barwon Park Mansion - est 1871 |
Built in 1871 by Thomas and Elizabeth Austin at a cost of 10,000 pounds. Thomas died 6 months after its completion. His wife survived him by some 40 years and lived there until she died there in 1910.
The house was passed on to the Batson family who later bequeathed it to the National Trust in 1969.
The family played host to the Duke of Edinburgh in their modest homestead on the property. So they wanted to build a house fit for royalty - and that they did.
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| Servants' bell |
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| Tapestry by Elizabeth Austin |
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| This is the bed slept in by Duke of Edinburgh |
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| Servant's bedroom in the loft |
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| Stables |
