ln-house Things to Do
at  Camperdown's
Edwardia Short-stay

From the moment you enter Edwardia,
time winds down and
tensions begin to dissolve.   

Edwardia is perfect for a quiet and romantic get-a.-way or an Edwardian style country house party,    

For either purpose Edwardia offers a range of things to do in-house.

Take Edwardia's
Fascinating
In-House Tour

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Edwardia's  unique internet-guided house  tour tells you about the Building, its Arts and Crafts interior and furnishings, and its ancestral photographs and artefacts,   You can easily spend several hours  absorbed in the stories  of Australian Convicts,  the Victorian and Queensland Gold rushes, Grooms to Victoria's early governors, aboriginal history and much more as you view Edwardia's photographs, prints and artefacts.

Listen to some early Jazz

Jazz began in the Edwardian era and you can use the iphone/ ipad clock in the downstairs lounge to explore the music of Scott Joplin, Dixiland, Louis Armstrong, Early Blues.  
 Internet access at Edwardia is free so connect to Guest1 network, attach your device to the speaker and press one of the links above  to re-capture the sounds of the period.

Play Edwardian Games

In the Drawing Room Sideboard you will find  board games including Mahjong, chess, draughts, back-gammon, and Edwardian jig-saws.

Soak up the Romance of a Cosy Wood Fire

Dress-up from the Edwardian wardrobe

  In the the wardrobe in the main bedroom  you will find a variety of Edwardian clothing.   Try them out for size  and dress for dinner.

Have  an Edwardian photo shoot

Picture of an advertisement for the Ensign Reflex Camera
The Sydney Mail, May 10, 1916
 Have an Edwardian photo session  by housing your camera or Smartphone  within our  Ensign Reflex Edwardian folding camera  body.

Stage your own Murder Mystery

In the  oak sideboard in Edwardia's Drawing Room  you will find  a box with everything you  need to stage your own murder mystery weekend.    So bring some friends, allocate roles, dress-up from the Edwardian wardrobe and find out who done it.

Take  an Edwardian
High Tea

On the corner diagonally opposite Edwardia you will find Camperdown's wonderful Loaf & Lounge Patisserie, perfect for  acquiring  cakes and pastries for your Edwardia n High Tea..    Select silver  from the kitchen cupboards  and set  a  table in the upstairs dining room  or use the wooden three tray dumb waiter to  take your high tea by the downstairs fireplace.

Dip in to the Edwardian Library

Edwardia's  two chaise lounges, day-bed or casement window seat are perfect places to  dip in to its library.  Both downstairs and upstairs you will find  books of Edwardian literature,  pastimes, history, art and current events..
 Here are some of the titles.

 Australian  convicts
     For the Term of his Natural Life, 1874
     Ralf Rashleigh, 1845-46
     Bring Larks & Heroes,
 Gold Rush  &  Opal:
     The Fortunes of Richard Mahoney
     The black opal
 Outback:
     A town like Alice
     The Battlers
     The Honey Flow
      Voss
 Short Stories:
     Henry Lawson's Humorous Stories
     Best stories, Henry Lawson
 Crime:
    Robbery under Arms, 1888
    Stories of Sherlock Holmes