What's to See and Do at Eryldene
WHAT'S ON
Eryldene is open on the second weekend of each month from April to September and for special events at other times during the year. Below are details of current open days.
Please note that there is plenty of free off street parking available at railway end of McIntosh Street
WHEN VISITING ERYLDENE YOU CAN:
TAKE A GUIDED TOUR of the house and garden study and learn about life in the Waterhouse family in the early part of the 20th century on our Open Weekends.
ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE GARDEN, its many structures, meandering paths and secret places.
RELAX OVER TEA, coffee or lunch in the Garden Cafe on our Open Weekends or take High Tea on Sunday open days from 2.00 pm.
CHOOSE A GIFT from the wide range of items in Eryldene's gift shop.
BOOK A GUIDED TOUR with morning, afternoon tea or lunch for your group, minimum number 10 weekedays and 20 weekends.
HIRE ERYLDENE'S GARDEN for a wedding, family, corporate event or commercial photo shoot.
CURRENT EVENTS
2012
This year Eryldene celebrates the centenary of the Waterhouse wedding. Join us over Autumn and Winter. Explore the house and garden, enjoy great music, view the Waterhouse courtship letters, admire the early camellias and celebrate a special Mother’s Day.
TWILIGHT JAZZ
Sunday 11 March
Time: 5.00 pm – 8.00 pm – gates opens at 4.00 pm
Cost: $25 adult; $20 Eryldene Members & students under 25 years;
$10 Child; $60 family (2 adults, 2 children - 6-15 years)
In the twilight of a late summer’s day, bring a picnic and enjoy great jazz on the lawn court with the unforgettable favourite Julien Mueller and his dynamic band The Full House. Exchange your entry ticket for a glass of Wombat Crossing wine.
Gourmet rolls can be pre ordered. Coffee, tea and home-made cakes can be purchased from the Garden Café. Our Booking Form is now availablea in printable PDF format at this link
IKEBANA & HIGH TEA
Sunday 25 March
Time: 2.00 - 4.00pm
Cost: $45 adult; $40 members, $15 child (6-15 years)
Join us for a glass of champagne in Eryldene’s beautiful garden whilst enjoying a demonstration of the art of Sogestsu Ikebana, followed by a delicious High Tea.
Ikebana is synonymous with Eryldene: Mrs. Janet Waterhouse studied Ikebana from the 1920s through her friendship with Professor Arthur and Mrs Sadler.
Eryldene’s picturesque garden offers a wonderful selection of material and inspiration to practitioners of the art of Sogetsu Ikebana. Bookings essential - please download and use this form in PDF format
AMAZING STORIES: Innovation & Invention - Heritage Week Open Weekend
Saturday & Sunday 14 & 15 April
Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Entrance: $8 adult / $6 conc. / $4 child (6-15) / $18 family (2 adults, 2 children)
At the cutting edge of innovative house and garden design 100 years ago Eryldene continues to delight today. Take a guided tour and hear about the making of this exquisite place, the people who created it and the Waterhouse family who lived here. Delight in the exotic teahouse. Share the centenary of the Waterhouse wedding by viewing their courtship letters, as fresh as they were written 100 years ago.
The Garden Café will also be open both days.
High Teas available on Sunday from 2.00 pm, bookings essential. Cost for High Teas: $22 per person / $10 child (6-12) – does not include entrance fee.
LITERARY LUNCH - A Passion for Place - Gardens of the Blue Mountains
with authors Alison Halliday and Joanne Hambrett
Tuesday 1st May
Time: 11.30 am for 12.00 pm.
Cost: $65 in support of the Eryldene Foundation
Enjoy a delicious two course lunch in the serenity of the garden at Eryldene and hear about the making of this magnificent book about old and contemporary cool climate gardens on the basalt capped mountains of Mt Wilson, Mt Tomah and Mt Irvine. The authors explore the social and botanical history of the gardens made within what Peter Valder describes as the ‘extraordinary horticultural richness of this fascinating part of the country’, and give voice to their gardeners. Bookings essential.
MOTHERS DAY: Celebratory Teas Open Weekend
Saturday & Sunday 12 & 13 May
Time: 10.00 am – 4.00 pm
Entrance: $8 adult / $6 conc. / $4 child (6-15) / $18 family
As Eryldene moves towards its Centenary in 2014 come and share its beauty with your mother, grandmother, wife, daughter, family and friends and take tea in its beautiful gardens.
Guided tours throughout the house on both days. View display of the courtship letters between Gowrie Waterhouse in Sydney and Janet Kellie in Scotland, as fresh as they were written 100 years ago.
Our traditional home cooked Celebratory Teas are served on embroidered linen in fine Royal Doulton china.
Bookings are essential for celebratory teas. Book early to avoid disappointment.
Celebratory Teas: $30 non members; $22 members, $15 child (6-15 years) includes entrance fee.
THE GENERAL CAFÉ WILL NOT BE OPEN, but there will be a coffee cart on site.
EARLY CAMELLIAS IN BLOOM: Open Weekend
Saturday & Sunday 9 & 10 June
Time: 10.00am- 4.00pm
Cost: $8 non-members; $6 conc.; $4 child (6-15); $18 family(2 adults, 2 children)
Enjoy Eryldene as the Camellia japonicas come into bloom. Tours of the house available throughout the day. Share the centenary of the Waterhouse wedding by viewing their courtship letters.
GARDEN CAFE WILL NOT BE OPEN.
High Teas available on Sunday from 2.00 pm, bookings essential.
Cost for High Teas: $22 adult; $10 child (6-12) – does not include entrance fee.
AUSTRALIA’S OPEN GARDEN SCHEMEWEEKEND & SOGETSU IKEBANA
Saturday & Sunday 14 & 15 July
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Cost: $8 non-members; $6 conc.; $4 child (6-15); $18 family(2 adults, 2 children)
Explore Japan’s 20th century art of flower sculpture in the garden spaces and in the house, installed by the New South Wales Sogetsu Teachers Association.
A perfect time to see Eryldene’s camellias in bloom and to enjoy tours of the house and exhibition on both days. Garden Café open both days.
High Teas available on Sunday from 2.00pm. Bookings essential.
Cost for High Teas: $22 adult; $10 child (6-12) – does not include entrance fee.
THE CAMELLIA RESEARCH SOCIETY'S SHOW
Saturday & Sunday 14 & 15 July
Time: Saturday 1.30pm – 4.30pm & Sunday 10.30am - 4.00pm
Cost: $5
The Camellia Research Society's Show at nearby Ravenswood School is also open.
Stroll between the show of almost two hundred classes of blooms and the Eryldene Garden of established camellia bushes in fullflower.
RESERVE THESE ADDITIONAL DATES IN YOUR DIARY:
PICTURE PERFECT CAMELLIAS AND AZALEAS: Open Weekend
Saturday & Sunday 11 & 12 August 2012
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
RETRO FASHION – HISTORY WEEK: Open Weekend
Saturday & Sunday 08 & 09 September 2012
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Display of early wedding dresses.
ERYLDENE’S CHRISTMAS FAIR
Saturday & Sunday 24 & 25 November 2012
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm