will connect you with our people whose history and
culture is based in convict and mutiny.
We
now have promotional boards and other material from the Norfolk Island
Museums on display in our Burnt Pine premises. You can learn
everything about what there is to do and see at the museum, located at
World Heritage listed Kingston, and book museum tours as well.
There is even a replica of the cannon from the HMV Bounty on show too.
The 'real' cannon has just undergone a major refurbishment at the museums.
Discover our World - NOW in SELF-PACED FORMAT
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Runs most days on demand, either in the morning or
afternoon.
Discover
Norfolk Island! We suggest this tour as the first in your Norfolk
Island holiday itinerary to
introduce you to the beauty and diversity of our island paradise. Tour
the island with informative local guides to set the scene for your stay.
Afterwards our award winning staff will help you to plan activities and
tours to suit your interests. (3 hours)
Convict
Kingston Trail (minimum 6) - COMING SOON in SELF-PACED FORMAT
Learn about
Norfolk's first settlements at World Heritage listed Kingston ('Daun a Taun)
- listed for its rich and diversified history that played a
significant part in the building of a new nation, Australia. 'Daun a
Taun' is the site of the beginning of each of Norfolk's settlements.
Experience a journey through time with a visit to the cemetery, ruins and
buildings regarded as the most impressive collection of Georgian
architecture in the southern hemisphere and still in community use today -
living history! Enjoy the stories of commandants, convicts and
characters who played a part in Norfolk's convict history. (3 hours)
History
in the Making (minimum 4)
Learn why
the first Norfolk Island settlement from 1788 to 1814 was more successful
than Sydney. Learn why the convict penal settlement from 1825 to 1855
was no place for the meek and mild and where even the toughest spirit was
broken.
Experience
first hand stone cutting, shingle splitting, timber cutting and rope making
at the home of a Pitcairn descendant (Arthur Evans). Visit 200 year
old work sites and see where produce gardens once thrived. (3 hours)
Fletcher's Mutiny Cyclorama -
open 7 days
This is Norfolk Island's most loved attraction.
It is a 360 degree panoramic painting of how the world's most famous mutiny,
the Mutiny on the Bounty, created the Pitcairn and Norfolk communities. Two
local artists took 16 months to paint the Cyclorama, and it is based on
extensive research to ensure historical accuracy. With great art and
an evocative soundtrack composed by musician Rick Robertson that brings
history to life, this is a must see attraction. (1 hour)
Norfolk Island Museums
The Museums reveal Norfolk's amazing and multi-layered story. Located
in the World Heritage listed buildings of Kingston, the museums at No. 10 Quality Row,
the Pier Store, and the Commissariat Store, have on show Georgian
architecture, the story of the HMS Sirius, archaeological remains, and much
more.
You can explore the museums with a Museum Pass that allows multiple entries
to all museums at any time in your stay. There is also the courtroom
drama of the Trial of the 15 play that reveals our colourful and sometimes
turbulent past, the 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' tour of stories from the
Norfolk Island cemetery, and the REO Cafe and Bookshop for your enjoyment.
Explore The World of Norfolk, Norfolk Island, with BAUNTI ESCAPES
