Ellis Cottage articles
Remembrance Day Service & Dedication of Panels Commemorating Our WW1 Servicemen
On Sunday, 13th November 2022 we held a Remembrance Day Service at Ellis Cottage Lone Pine Memorial Garden. Following the service we dedicated panels commemorating servicemen from Diamond Creek District who served in WW1 that have been in place on the barn wall for over two years. We are very happy to have finally had […]
Top House Blackawton Ashby Park a new book about the Ellis and Watts families
John Clarke, a descendant of Nathaniel Ellis who developed and worked on the farm around Ellis Cottage with his uncle William launched his book, Top House Blackawton Ashby Park, about the Ellis and Watts families in our barn on September 22. We had a cosy audience of Ellis family descendants and society members which made […]
Ellis Cottage Open Day Sunday 2nd February
Drop by and have a chat with us on our Next Open Day Sunday, 2nd February Entry $3 covers both the cottage and the barn Children Free
Ellis Cottage – the ideal place for your next get-together or off-site meeting
For morning or afternoon tea at one of Nillumbik Shire’s oldest buildings, built in 1865. Enjoy exclusive access to Ellis Cottage, our barn with historic displays and surrounding gardens. Devonshire Tea & Talk with Tour – $18 per person or Tea, Coffee, Biscuits & Talk with Tour – $10 per person served with […]