Tarella Cottage Museum

Managed by, and the home of the Blue Mountains Historical Society Inc, this weatherboard cottage was built by John McLaughlin, Sydney solicitor and Member of the Legislative Assembly, in 1890 as a holiday cottage for his family of four children to escape the heat of Sydney summers.
His daughter Beryl McLaughlin was the benefactor of the Society, leaving Tarella and the land to the Society on her death in 1988 just two months short of her 100th birthday.
The cottage contains an eclectic collection of memorabilia of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
2017 OPEN on the last Sunday of each month from 10am. to 4pm. NOT OPEN on the last Sunday of December: 31st Dec. 2017.
The next Open Day will be January 27th 2018.
Groups are always very welcome throughout the year by prior arrangement, refreshments or full morning tea can be provided.
OPEN for tours by groups week days & week end days. Please contact BMHS to book a tour of Tarella Cottage Museum. (02) 4757 3820