Cottage Museum, Rylstone

The Museum display focuses on early settlement and its vibrant history. The development of rotating themes in the museum ensures that the museum remains vibrant and interesting.

We now have a dedicated room in the Museum for Family History and Research.

The Bridge View Inn building is a two-story sandstone inn built in 1871 and the dining room features one of Australia’s few surviving murals of the period. The mural is believed to have been painted by Augustus Baker Peirce (1840 – 1919) and was conserved in 2013. It features the famous Yum Cha restaurant well known for its divine dumplings. Other businesses, e.g. The Country Plate and a Hairdresser are beautifully presented with a difference.

Two additional business opportunities within the building the committee is currently pursuing.

The Thyme out Garden is now a garden with flowers and shrubs.

The Society hosts lectures, workshops and exhibitions; organizes excursions and heritage events; and continues to research local and family history drawing on the resources of the community as well as the Society’s archives and collection.