Fairymead House Sugar Museum

Situated in the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens this is a fabulous museum about the history of the sugar industry in and around Bundaberg. It originally was the sugar mills manger’s residence for Bundaberg Sugar and was carefully moved to this site. You have to enter via the top floor, which has all the rooms dedicated to the founding families of the area, with the ground floor all about sugar and how it is made. You will be surprised of how interesting sugar is and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Note, it is only open in the morning, so if visiting the gardens make this your first stop. A good hint is to get the museum pass which allows you to all the venues in the gardens at a much cheaper rate and all are very close together so you can easily walk between them.

A brilliant museum showing the history of the sugar industry in and around Bundaberg Many individual rooms dedicated to various aspects of the industry and the life of the cane cutting community

What a wonderful historical venue. Bundaberg is surrounded by history, living history. I couldn't stop taking pictures. Fairymead House is a crowning jewel and typical of Australian ingenuity and the strength of those indi viduals that built this country. If you're passing through this city, Bundaberg, Qld., make sure you stop and look. Fairymead House, located in the city Botanical Gardens.

As visitors to Australia we found this imposing Queensland plantation house interesting as was the small section on sugar cane farming. There was little to interest children however and the whole visit only lasts about 30 minutes. Don't go out of your way to visit but it's worth a quick exploration on the combined ticket with the Hinkler Aviation museum and Heritage centre. The botanic gardens provide its setting with its handy cafe nearby. Visiting times are restricted so you need to plan ahead.

Beautiful place. Calm serene and the house has a loved feeling. There is a lift if you can't manage the stairs. Fascinating background to the families that owned the house plus other families who started businesses relating to the sugar industry.

This old house is a wonderful specimen, however some of the rooms were not set as what they used to be. A lift has been installed and even though true historians may lose their breath in a sudden cry of anguish, this has allowed many more people to see this home and is tastefully hidden. Some artefacts are very interesting and it also encompasses other families who contributed so much to the sugar industry. For Seniors' week, we were provided with tea/coffee and cake that we took pleasure in eating on that wonderful verandah. One could dream of such a house in India and sitting there in the Australian sun as the cane burned. There was a shirt replica that one of the men wore whilst working in the fields - they were tough in those days.

3 kiwi brothers who wanted to 'try something different...sugar' have built a wonderful Homestead. A wonderful example of the Queenslander style of housing. The museum about sugar is informative. 3 Italians and 2 Toft brothers played big roles in Bundy sugar. Thanks for nothing Cane Toads, a good recap of the original purpose and disastrous consequences. Located in the Botanical Gardens with access through walking the park, or car parking at the front of the House. Good work to the community of Bundy for relocating the House for people to appreciate.