We were unsure beforehand whether the Historic Village could be worth the $46 admission, but how wrong we were! It is worth every cent!!This is an amazing collection - and so well preserved! No matter your age, there is something here to take each of us back to the world we grew up in. Well worth it, and a credit to the owners and staff!

We are in our 30's and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit here! Sabrina was very approachable and she sent us in the right direction. We also have done the 15mins loop bush walk and we were rewarded to see some stunning bird species including pheasant cuckoo. Great experience. Highly recommended 👌

The best musium in Australia! The atmosphere is perfectly conveyed and you can immerse yourself in Australia's past.

Wonderful museum and an authentic cafe

Wow. What a great place. Came to visit the absolutely gorgeous cafe, which you can get into without buying an entry ticket, and stayed the whole day after being drawn into the museum/village. Love that place and all the friendly staff.

Favourite place up in the tablelands and the ladies were lovely

A must go if you visit the area! We had an amazing experience in this preserved piece of history. The staff was lovely and there were lots of details to be seen inside the buildings. Shout out to Darryl for his amazing blacksmith demo 😊 lots of places to sketch too!

Perfect! Thanks for the great experience

Fantastic! Must visit

One of the best attractions on tablelands!!! A Must go!!

EXCELLENT! Went with the family last Sunday.
Very entertaining and very friendly team members!
I highly recommend this place both for adults and children!

Not to be missed! Strangely, Herberton historic village has no mention in the 2024 edition of Australia Lonely Planet Guide. I found it quite by chance ‘on-line’ while we were staying near Kuranda. It was the best discovery yet!
This beautifully re-created tin-mining village has the most extraordinary collection of early pioneering equipment to be seen anywhere. Not only mining equipment, but every sort of early manufactured items from wood-working tools, photographic equipment, recording equipment, sewing, cookware, pottery collection. There were displays of an old prison, old pub/inn, church, bakery, ironmongery etc. A large collection of vintage cars and commercial vehicles. .and much much more. An excellent (not-to-be missed) 30 minute film explained the village and its early development.
The grounds are beautifully maintained by a team of staff. There is a cafe/refreshment area with toilets. We spent much of the day in the village & didn’t manage to see it all.

My only suggestion: Contact Lonely Planet & make sure the village is included in next guide edition! It’s a fabulous (& educational) day out for all the family.

It is very interesting, allocate around 3 hours for the tour. It has many photo spots.

Cracking place and well worth the visit. All the buildings were local and brought together to create the village. Visit the chemist, the bank, schoolhouse and so much more. Cross the river for some Billy tea and damper at Pioneer Camp. One of the best places we’ve visited!

Yep! 🤩

Really nice has lots of historical stuff and cheap for what you can see. Recommended

Extremely well presented display of history of Herberton. Lots to learn for young and old.

AMAZING. Absolutely huge area to explore, over 64 different display buildings, all kept in great condition. Very friendly staff and the cafe inside has GF and vegan options. Happy wife.

amazing place huge pet friendly great collection live displays

It was fantastic,we stayed until closing time! Couldn't believe the variety of different displays. Wonderful staff. Differently need at least 3 hours to see most of this village. Lunch was terrific from the cafeteria. Highly recommended 😃

We had a wonderful day yesterday visiting the historic village Hernerton. Such a great collection of items from buildings to tractors to sewing machines. Cars medical implements and even a collection of glass eyes. We really enjoyed the stream train ride too. Really worth a visit.

If you in to history and old machinery, this is the place to visit We spent 4 hours there and haven't seen all of it

Mir haben es die alten Fahrzeuge angetan alles sehr Liebevoll gemacht und in Privater Hand.

Excellent, excellent. Well worth to see our past.everything was well set out and easy to see.you can take a dog on a leash and there is refreshment about half way round.takes a couple hours to see.you get a three day revisit ticket.

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Absolutely amazing place to visit. The care and attention to detail were the best I've ever seen. There was so much to see and I liked that they provide an option to return over multiple days in the price of the ticket. Highly recommend visiting.

Excellent open air museum showing how people lived and worked in the area. Amazing amount of collections which are not placed behind glass but as y’all are good Aussies can be touched and seen up close. Beautiful layout, great toasties at the restaurant. Also would advise to see the film, it shows how a wilderness became a mining and agricultural landscape.

Very interesting We loved it

Brilliant place. Lots to see and dog friendly!!!!

Amazing! Biggest musuem I have ever been to.. a lot to see and learn! Have to try the feed from the camp kitchen aswell if you go!

Was not expecting this! Simply amazing. One of the Biggest and Best museums we've ever been to. Wonderful for the children too. Thank you for this experience.

A Walk Back in Time The Historic Village, Herberton has the best display of artefacts, small and large. From each precious tea cup to the earliest John Deere tractor to the elegantly decorated homestead. The delicious outback cooking of damper with syrup, billy tea, beefy stew + more made by Bushy & his partner Shannon was outstanding. Ensure you have at least 5hrs to enjoy this historical gem. Loved it!!

Beautifully restored historic village - well worth the entry fee. We came to this not expecting too much but this place would have to be one of the best historic villages we have been to. Well set out with heaps of information, options of audio tour on your phone as well. Great food cooked in the open fire, damper was delicious! Really enjoyed our visit and the whole place is spotlessly clean! Very dog friendly, they’re allowed in all the buildings. Would highly recommend and you can get your ticket signed off to go back within 3 days.

WOW Excellent customer service, a beautiful place to spend the day and dog friendly 'wow'
So many favourites but we all agreed that one of the best parts is the metal artwork, awesome 👌

Takes you back in history! Arrived on a quiet Monday which was great. Lots to look at, it is a really interesting 'living museum' and I would recommend you spend at least 3 or 4 hours. Most of it under some cover so great for hot/rainy days! It was dog friendly. Staff at the reception and cafe were really helpful and friendly. When you purchase a ticket, you can get a free return visit within 3 days making it great value.

Attended the pioneers weekend. So well organised! Amazing turn out! Couldn’t fault anything from the day!