Lydham Hall Historic House Museum Open Day

Back by popular demand, the St George Sutherland Scottish Pipe Band will be performing at 12pm for two 45-minute sessions.

Since 1946, the St George-Sutherland Scottish Pipe Band has played for marches, dances, tattoos and general entertainment.
The band plays traditional Scottish marches, strathspeys, reels, and airs as well as modern tunes and Australian favourites.

In the house, meet our volunteer guides and learn how the 19th century residents of Lydham Hall kept warm during winter without electricity and air conditioning.

Cafe
We’re serving a delicious range of Scottish fare:

• Lorne Sausage: One of Scotland’s favourite breakfast foods. A square sausage prepared to a traditional old family recipe, barbecued and served on fresh bread roll with brown sauce.

• Tattie Scones with Smoked Salmon and Sour Cream and Chives: A flavourful homage to our Scottish culinary heritage, combining the simplicity of ingredients with the richness of tradition. Made primarily with mashed potatoes (or “tatties,” as they are fondly called in Scotland), these light and fluffy scones showcase a perfect balance of texture and taste.

• Scottish Pies, made with a traditional Scotch Pie Press to create double crust pie with the highest quality meat and spices.

• Haggis: This wee beastie is not to be feared! Whilst still a traditional favourite, our Haggis is made from a modern recipe with a blend of herbs to give that good spice this savoury pudding needs. Grilled and served on a bread roll.

• Shortbread: Choose the traditional family recipe with sugar, butter, and flour, or the Nut Shortbread with Ground Mandolé Orchard Almonds.

• Whisky Orange Marmalade Cake with Thick Cream: A warm and wonderful winter dessert.

Our traditional Devonshire Tea (freshly baked scones, clotted cream, jam, tea or coffee) is always on the menu.

The museum is located at 18 Lydham Avenue, Rockdale NSW 2216. On-street parking is available or a short bus trip from Rockdale Station takes you within a 5-minute walk of the museum.

The house and manicured gardens are regularly open to the public and for group tours and venue hire. The interior of Lydham Hall is presented in the style of a late Victorian residence, with a fine collection of antique furniture and over 1,500 objects of local and historical interest contained within the rooms and in the museum upstairs. The museum also has a library and archives which contain a broad range of books, photographs and documents on local places, people, events, and institutions.

Plan your visit: https://stgeorgehistsoc.org.au/lydham-hall/