TOURS: Christmas at Lanyon Homestead 2026

Celebrate the festive season as Lanyon Homestead is transformed with handmade decorations, traditional table settings and treasured objects from the ACT Historic Places collection. Lanyon Homestead will be adorned for a Victorian-era Australian Christmas, featuring native greenery, traditional dining table settings, handmade decorations and bonbons, accompanied by the evocative aromas of cloves, cinnamon and pine. Take home a historic Christmas cake recipe from the Commonsense Cookery Book, 1914 or a Dark Cake Recipe from 1918 and see whether it rivals your family's festive favourite. FREE HOUSE TOURS As our gift to visitors this festive season, all guided tours of Lanyon Homestead and Calthorpes House are free from 14 November to 13 December 2026. Bookings are essential. CHRISTMAS TREAT AT THE LANYON CAFE Make a day of your visit with the Christmas at Home Special at the Lanyon Homestead Café. Enjoy a slice of homemade Christmas cake and your choice of hot beverage for $12 per person. Simply visit the café and ask for the Christmas at Home Special.