Celebrate the festive season as Calthorpes House is transformed with handmade decorations, traditional table settings and treasured objects from the ACT Historic Places collection.

At Calthorpes House, visitors can discover festive streamers, handmade cards and placemats, alongside the Christmas tree traditionally decorated by the late Dawn Waterhouse as a child, adorned with velvet Santa Claus figures, glass baubles and candles.

Take home a historic Christmas cake recipe from the Commonsense Cookery Book, 1914 or a Dark Cake Recipe from 1918 and see whether it rivals your family's festive favourite.

FREE HOUSE TOURS

As our gift to visitors this festive season, all guided tours of Lanyon Homestead and Calthorpes House are free from 14 November to 13 December 2026. Bookings are essential.

Contact the host of TOURS: Christmas at Calthorpes House 2026

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