Following our conservation works, Lanyon Homestead will reopen for booked tours from Sunday 30 July 2023.

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for that 'hard to buy for' someone? What better idea than a tour and dinner with Tim the Yowie Man. 

Ever wonder how Christmas was celebrated in the Victorian era? Come along to Lanyon to see the home dressed for Christmas and learn how to make Victorian Christmas decorations.

Bring your own, or order a picnic hamper from the Barrack’s Cafe, to enjoy in the beautiful grounds of Lanyon Homestead to the sounds of jazz pianist Wayne Kelly

Join Aaron Chatfield of Dreamtime Connections for a fascinating talk on Indigenous plant use

Lou Lou Moxom of Moxom and Whitney will weave her magic with flowers in this beautiful demonstration of the art of floral decoration and arranging

Botanical artist Halina Steele will help you create an illustration of a botanical specimen from the Lanyon Homestead gardens in this unique workshop experience 

Local artist Naomi Zouwer will lead an en plein air landscape painting session in the beautiful grounds of Lanyon Homestead

One for the kids! Be inspired by the bright spring flowers in gardens at Lanyon Homestead and create your own fabulous spring flower badge using felt. 

Discover stories that sprout from the soil during ACT Historic Places' Bloom Festival

Join award-winning photographer Ben Kopilow for a morning of flower photography at Lanyon Homestead

Join Tim the Yowie Man, as he recounts tall tales and true of Lanyon’s early families and workers during a sunset tour of the historic cemetery

Join Ben Kopilow for a 3 hour landscape and nature photography workshop in the beautiful wintry surrounds of Lanyon Homestead