Free Settlers Cottages
The four restored Free Settlers cottages: Blacksmiths, Coopers, Orchardists and Shepherds will appeal to groups or friends travelling together.
Similarly furnished self contained accommodation, with bathrooms and kitchens added to original sitting rooms and upstairs, loft-style bedrooms, situated in blocks of two semi-attached cottages.
History
These Free Settlers’ Cottages were built in pairs, by convict labour, around the 1840s when the estate was at its most active, to provide simple accommodation for the Free Settlers. The cottages have stone foundations and were built from bricks made on the estate.