Free of charge for children four years of age and under.

Pets are not allowed in the premises (with the exception of assistance animals).

Daily activities:
• The Diggings Tour: Explore Life on the early Goldfields hosted by a costumed interpreter.
The Red Hill Mine Tour: Discover the dark, dangerous world of deep lead mining and witness the discovery of the famous 'Welcome Nugget'.
• Gold panning: There’s real gold to be found in The Diggings and it’s yours to keep! Make sure you stop by the Waterloo store and purchase a gold bottle to protect your precious find.
• Musket Firing: Our Troopers will tell you about law and order on the goldfields and demonstrate you how to load and fire a musket.
• Sweet Making: Discover how boiled lollies are made in the traditional way and enjoy a sample at the end of the demonstration.
• Gold Pour: Pure gold is melted to 1,000 degrees Celsius and poured into a mould to create a pure Gold Ingot.
• Candlemaking: Be mesmerised with the enticing scents of our 19 th century candle factory and watch our candle makers in action.
• Bowling: Set up the skittles and try your hand at 9 pin bowling.
• Wheelwrighting: Watch our skilled craftsmen create hubs, spokes and assemble coach wheels using traditional 19 th century methods.