Cook's Cottage
Benefit: Single Entry (Booking Required)
Regular Price: Adult USD 4.93; Child USD 2.66
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Attraction Highlights
- Step back in history to colonial Australia
- Learn about Captain Cook and his family
- Pose for a eighteenth century photo
- Stroll through the English garden
- Discover Melbourne's rich history
Benefit:
Single Entry (Booking Required)
Regular Price: Adult USD 4.93; Child USD 2.66
| Address | Wellington Pde, Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne VIC 3002 |
| Collection Information | Bookings are required at least 3 working days in advance by email. Please quote your iVenture Card number when booking. |
| Phone | (03) 9658 7203 |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Work Hours | Thursday - Monday 10am - 4pm |
| Closed Days | Tuesdays , Wednesdays & Christmas Day |
| Website | http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/cookscottage |
What to expect
Discover Melbourne's rich history and how Cooks' Cottage came to be one of the city's great landmarks. Learn all about Captain James Cook's life, his amazing voyages, his tragic death and the legacy he left for future generations in the Discovery Centre. Experience what life was like in the eighteenth century, as you walk through this double-storey cottage and its traditional English cottage garden.
Things to look out for
Listen to the sounds of the Cook family sitting down to a family meal and hear their excitement when their son, Captain James Cook returns from his latest voyage. Stroll through a beautiful English cottage garden and learn about how these homegrown herbs and plants were used in the good old days. Become a member of an eighteenth-century family by posing for the perfect photo opportunity and create your own slice of history.
Helpful Tips
Tickets and souvenirs can be purchased from the Fitzroy Gardens Visitor Centre, just 100 metres away.
| Address | Wellington Pde, Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne VIC 3002 |
| Phone | (03) 9658 7203 |
| Work Hours | Thursday - Monday 10am - 4pm |
| Closed Days | Tuesdays , Wednesdays & Christmas Day |
| Website | http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/cookscottage |
