All 65 hectares of the gardens are open.
During the 16-day Autumn Festival, the Hawkins Family Garden is open to visitors so this is your opportunity to explore the entire 65 hectares of Mayfield. Get lost in the traditional English inspired Maze, see the Croquet Court, the Hawkins’ Family Chapel, the Chook Hilton, the 80 metre Cascade & Temple and much more. In Autumn, our rowboats are available on Mayfield Lake (at no additional cost) and our interactive games are scattered throughout the garden for your family and friends to enjoy. Being a cool climate garden, we feature many varieties of deciduous trees which offer an array of Autumn colours. There is a courtesy bus making several stops around the garden.
You can book your ticket in advance online to avoid lines or at the ticket office on the day you arrive. The local discount is only available in the ticket office and requires proof of residency.
Infants 2 years old or younger get in for free.
The Mayfield Garden Box Hedge Maze is open during Festival Periods along with all 65 hectares of the Hawkins’ Family Garden and Mayfield Garden.
The Mayfield Maze is 1.4 km long and one of the largest of its kind in Australia. There are enough bricks in the foundation to build two 3-bedroom houses, and it extends 1.8 m below ground. Under the top layer of bricks, there are besser blocks which are hollow. These help to support the face brick on top which lines the path and shapes the garden beds but won’t sink like standard solid bricks. The maze is still growing! The final height of the maze will be 1.8 m tall (Estimated by 2020).The Mayfield Maze isn’t the only unique attraction open for the Autumn Festival.
Mayfield Family Chapel is also open and has a stunning steel and glass wall looking into the Chapel’s private garden. The northern aspect from the top of the hill – the highest point at Mayfield with breathtaking views down toward the Watergarden and valley beyond. The doors along the eastern side have been made from recycled hardwood taken from an old shearing shed on the property. Locally quarried blue stone has been cut and carefully put into position on external walls by our skilled stone masons. The family chapel is reserved for private use and is not available for bookings or functions, but is available for guests to see during Autumn and Spring Festival periods.
Also open is the 80-metre Cascade and Temple which was inspired by a key water feature at Chatsworth Estate, UK and the bird aviary which features a design based on the aviary at Waddesdon Manor, also in the UK.
There is much more – to see all 65-hectares of the Hawkins’ Family Garden and Mayfield Garden, fill in the booking details below.