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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 […]