Hervey Bay Historical Village & Museum
Hervey Bay Historical Village & Museum, Scarness: Hours, Address, Hervey Bay Historical Village & Museum Reviews: 5/5
Hervey Bay Historical Village & Museum
Hervey Bay Historical Village & Museum
5
Saturday
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Sunday
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
About
Multi-award winning tourist attraction with 21 buildings and 12000 exhibits.Free Barbecue facilities. Interactive demonstrations on Sundays, 1pm to 3pm. Blacksmith, Wood Turner, Corn Sheller, Rope Maker. Open Fri, Sat, 1pm 'til 4.30pm. Sun, 10.30am 'til 4.30pm Adult: $10 Child: $3 Groups Welcome.Open all school holidays. Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.
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2-3 hours
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Maggi C
Brisbane, Australia495 contributions
Jul. 2021
This is an experience you should not miss. The display is simply amazing and you ca spend a whole day here and still not see everything. There are buildings, displays, machinery, and memorabilia. It is beautifully maintained with a beautiful garden.
Written 22 April 2022
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Many thanks for your great review Maggi. Much appreciated.
Regards
Brian
Written 28 April 2022
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Andy & Nat
1 contribution
Mar. 2022
Great displays with lots to see, it took about 3 hours to see everything. The volunteers are fantastic, demonstrating their skills that are no longer used. Definitely worth a visit.
Written 16 March 2022
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Many thanks for 5 Star review. Much appreciated.
Regards
Brian
Written 17 March 2022
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pedro_jenn
caloundra, Australia14 contributions
Feb. 2022
The size of the display and number of retained buildings with heritage built in. Along the way comprehensive displays of dolls, wedding dresses, fire engines, woodworking tools, bullet making tools, corn husking, sewing machines, firework making tools, the list is very long and interesting.
Written 20 February 2022
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Thanks for your perceptive review and the 5 Stars.
Regards
Brian
Written 24 February 2022
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John S
1 contribution
Jan. 2022
Not really a museum person but was invited by friends to visit this museum. Wow......the variety of items displayed from nic naks,household items of yesteryear, furniture, clothing, machinery, old TV,s, old building materials/methods of construction and the list goes on! It was a true window to the hardships early settlers endured to settle the area. No internet here!!!!!!! I feel very priveleged to have watched the demonstration of blacksmithing by Harold Collins who is obviously a master of his trade. He is in his mid 80's and still volunteering his time and effort for the benefit of others........thanks Harold, to you and the other volunteers. I cannot recommend this facility highly enough.........don't "skip" it...........it will be your loss!
Written 30 January 2022
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Many thanks for the 5 Stars and the great review. I will pass on to Harold.
Regards
Brian
Written 3 February 2022
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Hugh91
Brisbane, Australia7 contributions
Jan. 2022 • Couples
A great place to visit with lots of great displays. The demonstrations of horse shoe making, corn husking and rope making were really interesting and informative.
Written 14 January 2022
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Thanks for your review Hugh. Appreciated. Regards Brian
Written 20 January 2022
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Dominic S
1 contribution
Sep. 2021
A great experience to see all the different exhibits within the museum. In my opinion the best exhibit is the school. The staff who work at the museum are even better!
Question:
During my visit at the museum I was given an item that involved a dollar bill with a small hole as well as text that asked to fit a 50cent coin through the small hole. After various attempts I was unable to complete this task. During my time a staff who is supposedly a magician was not present. I wanted to ask if you can tell me how to complete this task?
Question:
During my visit at the museum I was given an item that involved a dollar bill with a small hole as well as text that asked to fit a 50cent coin through the small hole. After various attempts I was unable to complete this task. During my time a staff who is supposedly a magician was not present. I wanted to ask if you can tell me how to complete this task?
Written 12 October 2021
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We really appreciate your review and the 5 Stars.
The actual words should have been " Can you push a 50 cent piece through the hole"
To do this, you place a 50c piece on the table, take the dollar bill and place over it, then using a pen or pencil poked through the hole, push the 50c cent piece around the table.
I trust this answers your question.
Regards
Brian
Written 17 October 2021
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Gandalf321
Brisbane, Australia42 contributions
Oct. 2021 • Couples
More stuff than I have ever seen before at a social history museum. My favourite was the re-creation of a schoolhouse of 1891.
Written 10 October 2021
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Thanks for the 5 Stars Gandalf321, Much appreciated. Regards Brian
Written 17 October 2021
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Anika F
5 contributions
Oct. 2021 • Couples
You could spend a good few hours taking a walk through time here. There is so much to see and on Sundays, there is working displays of a blacksmith at work and other such things. We were pleasantly surprised at how big this museum is. Lots of things to look at and ponder on. The workers are very welcoming and pleasant. Stop by next time your in Harvey Bay.
Written 1 October 2021
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So pleased you had a good time Asforster. I will pass on to our volunteers. Regards Brian
Written 1 October 2021
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MrsBoyes
Brisbane, Australia24 contributions
Sep. 2021 • Family
This place was the highlight of our Hervey Bay trip, even over whale watching. We’re huge history nerds and the historical village delivered. So many amazing photos and artefacts from years gone by (some too recent, making me feel old! Haha). We had such an amazing afternoon here and don’t even get me started on the volunteers! They were an absolute delight to be around. We would highly recommend a visit here and will be telling everyone who will listen to add this to their to-do list whilst in Hervey Bay!
Written 25 September 2021
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What a great review MrsBoyles19
I will make sure it goes into our Newsletterfor the volunteers to see.
Better than Whale watching is a first... Many Thanks
Regards Brian
Written 1 October 2021
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Linda Q
1 contribution
Sep. 2021 • Family
This place is absolutely amazing. It has a huge area, and everything you want to see from a church ,blacksmith shop and so much more .Fascinating era.
Takes about 2 hours to get around but well and truly worth it. Don't miss this..
Takes about 2 hours to get around but well and truly worth it. Don't miss this..
Written 18 September 2021
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Thanks for your review Linda, Much appreciated. Regards Brian
Written 23 September 2021
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LWSadelaide
Adelaide, Australia2 contributions
Can I bring a little dog?
Brian T
Hervey Bay, Australia51 contributions
Dogs must be tied up at the Reception area. Unfortunately, due to past experiences, we cannot allow dogs into the Village.
sunshine4551
Brisbane, Australia43 contributions
Hi, We are visiting Hervey Bay and wondering do you do a group discount booking on a Sunday. The date would be the Sunday 2nd August and looking at later morning and our group of about 26-30 seniors from Caloundra . Thanking you. Regards Judy ( Caloundra)
Brian T
Hervey Bay, Australia51 contributions
Hi Judy
My apologies for not signing my reply.
Regards
Brian Taylor (MRM)
sandra c
Evans Head, Australia4 contributions
what are the opening hours for the village
Brian T
Hervey Bay, Australia51 contributions
Thank You for your enquiry.
We are open Friday and Saturday, 1pm to 4.30pm and Sunday from 10.30am to 4.30pm.
Sundays are the best days to visit as we do interactive demonstrations of woodturning, corn shelling and ropemaking from 1pm to 3pm. The Blacksmith is also operating during this time.
We are also open every afternoon duringschool holidays. Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.
Group visits are always welcome and if prebooked, we can organise demonstrations on any day. Call on 07 4124 6526.
Regards
Brian Taylor
Hervey Bay Historical Village & Museum
Frequently Asked Questions about Hervey Bay Historical Village & Museum
- Hervey Bay Historical Village & Museum is open:
- Sun - Sun 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
- Sat - Sat 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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