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Enjoyed the presentation by Ted, our guide who had our attention from start to finish on the... read more

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Claudia B
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Interesting history and good tour

We enjoyed our tour of Susannah Place. Jeff was our guide and he was very knowledgeable. I now know... read more

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Reviewed April 18, 2019 via mobile

A visit to this “museum” consists of a hour long, small group guided tour of four apartments of a 175-year old block that was saved from demolition because people were living there until just a few decades ago. You see how people lived at different points in time and it is fascinating. Our guide was knowledgeable and engaging and clearly has a passion for the preservation of this element of history of The Rocks. There are only three tours a day - at 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00; you can’t go through it other than on a tour. Tours are restricted in size (ours may have had about 10 people and our guide said that that was a large group) so advance booking is advisable. This museum is one of the museums covered by the Sydney Museum Pass (which you can purchase at the museum); if you’re even going to do only two museums the Pass will save you money.

Date of experience: April 2019
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Reviewed April 17, 2019

Is one of those pretty little things you discover walking around.
Only opens from 2pm to 5pm, only guided tours each hour for max 8 people.
You will see 3 attached houses from 1844 that illustrates the leaving of The Rocks from 1844 to today.
The lady in charge of the visit is really good , not only in history and explanations, she kepts your attention the whole hour and is ready to answer any question.
This visit has been the icingg on the cake.

Date of experience: April 2019
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Reviewed April 15, 2019

5 of us went on a nice Sunday afternoon and it was fully booked for the afternoon. Luckily we had made a booking a week prior but didn’t have to pay till we arrived. Tours are only at 2, 3 and 4 pm but they also have special event workshops for kids. The staircases are very narrow and the furniture very old so I wouldn’t visit with very small children. Signed in at the small shop with things you can buy today but in old style packaging and we had to leave all our bags (even the small ones) securely behind the counter. The lady that booked us in was also our very good guide for 1 hour going through the houses of how people used to live in the 18 and 1900s. She answered all our questions and seemed to know so much about the history. Such small rooms sleeping 3-4 per room, no electricity, ice box fridges if you’re lucky, drop box toilet, riding your go-kart in the back lane, etc. It was a really interesting presentation. I had my doubts as to whether I would like it but was so glad I went and found it very interesting. Then before or after you can go and explore The Rocks area and make an afternoon of it, maybe having lunch or dinner in the many restaurants around. The whole area was a hive of activity and we thought we should go back and just explore.

Date of experience: April 2019
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Reviewed April 12, 2019

For an individual tour here (as opposed to touring as part of the Sydney Museums Pass), plan on spending $12 AU dollars. Maybe 2 hours or less is optimal.

The series of 4 dwellings/businesses are early Victorian (1844) in thier general style. The conservation efforts are dedicated to stabilizing the old and not reconstructing with new embellishments.

This is a working class terraced dwelling. It housed a grocery store, workers' cottages, and similar uses. The laundry in the back is totally period-piece.

During our brief Sydney visit, we did not discover this gem until we began a hike around the historic The Rocks area.

Date of experience: March 2019
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Reviewed April 11, 2019

My family and I recently visited the Susannah Place Museum and we all loved it!

Here you are taken on a guided tour through a few terraces in the rocks. The rooms are set up as they once were and the guide tells you all about the families that once lived there.

I highly recommend you book a tour with Susannah Place - even my 8 yo loved it.

Don't forget to visit the store as well which is set up like an old corner store and even sells items you'd expect to find many decades ago.

Date of experience: April 2019
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