Government House

Definitely stop by for a visit during your visit to the Gardens area.
We got lucky and walked up to the office at the right time, so didn’t have much of a wait. Otherwise, keep in mind that there are limited tours and the group size is strictly enforced. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the site, and stopped and told us about what happened in each room as we went through. No pictures inside, but you can take pictures outside and in the gardens in the back.

Government House is located in the Botanical Gardens but it still has a garden of its own and my-​oh-​my is it beautiful! The delicate iron fence allows you to admire the garden from both inside and outside the gates, although entry to the garden is free so I’d advise heading inside.
The flowers inside this garden are positively gorgeous and there are so many gorgeous colours. I’d love to get the contact details of whoever designed the garden because it is just that lovely. There is a great expanse of thick grass to sit on and it is a popular spot to wait for your tour to begin. The tours are free and run every half hour. They are the only way to see inside government house. It is pretty interesting inside — I won’t go into detail here as it will ruin the surprise of seeing it all for the first time.

A visit to the Government house is like watching the history unfold from behind a one way mirror. It is an absolute delight and fantastic place to understand how Sydney was Governed.
The Queen’s representatives stay and work in the Government house. Recently they moved their headquarters and converted this place to a museum.
They have restored and maintained the place as it was used in the last century. You can see the Ball room, the Dining hall which can seat up to 40 people at a time and the Music Room where guests were entertained. But the best room has to be the Study where you get a sense that All crucial decisions were made here and very important people sat behind the mahogany desk. Everything is very elegant.
Although it is located within the Royal Botanic Gardens, this place deserves its own separate review.
You can only visit it as a guided tour which runs every half hour. Entry is free. They are extremely strict about punctuality. You have to register near the gate and they will allot the next available time slot. If you are late even by a minute, the House door is closed and you will most definitely have to wait for the next tour to get in.
There still is a huge cement block for where the carriages would stop and officials would dismount. There is also a sun dial in the gardens.