Visit
Visit
OPENING HOURS FOR GUIDED AND SELF-GUIDED TOURS
Guided Tours of Newstead House take place on Fridays starting at 11:30am and Sundays starting at 11:30am and 2pm.
Newstead House is open on Fridays 10am – 2pm and Sundays 10am – 4pm for Self-Guided Tours. View the house at your leisure, there is signage with historical information in each room as well as a QR code that can be scanned on entry signage if you wish to read information and view related images on your personal device (mobile phone or tablet).
Tickets to visit Newstead House are $12 per person for adults, $9 per person concession (please show your concession card on entry) and it is free entry for children under 16 years of age accompanied by a ticketed adult.
Book tickets online via the Newstead House Square website.
Tickets can also be purchased by debit/credit card via Square when you arrive at Newstead House.
PLEASE NOTE: Newstead House will be closed from 20 December 2024 – 9 January 2025. Re-opening to the public 10 January 2025.
GROUP GUIDED TOUR BOOKINGS
Enquiries are taken for group visits via our Group Guided Tour Bookings page. Please enquire in relation to any date during the year and a member of the team will be in touch with you to discuss your enquiry.
Getting Here
Newstead Park,
Cnr Newstead Avenue & Breakfast Creek Road
Newstead Qld 4006
CAR
- Accessible drop off zone and allocated accessible parking available.
- Limited public parking is available in the Newstead Park access road.
BUS
Brisbane City Council buses stop at Bus Stop 12 inbound and outbound. For information about catching public transport in Brisbane contact TransLink at translink.com.au or 13 20 30.
TRAIN
Bowen Hills train station is the closest to Newstead House with a 30 minute walk required to Newstead Park. For information about catching public transport in Brisbane contact TransLink at translink.com.au or 13 20 30.
CYCLING
Cycling to Newstead Park from Kingsford Smith Drive or New Farm is one of the most picturesque rides available in Australia, with bike ways running along the side of the Brisbane River for most of the journey.
Please Note: Bike shoes not permitted on verandas.
OUR PRECINCT
The Newstead House Heritage Precinct is a hidden oasis waiting to be discovered. Featuring lovely manicured gardens, including Brisbane’s greenest lawn you can explore
Newstead Park at your leisure taking in the stunning views of Brisbane River. Newstead Park features a number of significant memorials including the first American war memorial built in Australia.
If you are visiting with little people why not go on a treasure hunt to find our very own Alice in Wonderland feature? (Clue: it’s located on the Southern side of Newstead Park).
From Newstead Park you can walk under the Breakfast Creek Bridge underpass, and you will find yourself moments from Breakfast Creek Hotel.
CONSERVATION PROJECT
Queensland Government funded and completed a project to conserve and protect Newstead House.
Learn more about the Newstead House and Substation Conservation Project.
