Cox's Cottage, Mulgoa

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Cox's Cottage is a heritage-listed pasturing land and residence located at 2 St Thomas Road in the western Sydney suburb of Mulgoa in the City of Penrith local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1810 to 1811 by James King. It is also known as Mulgoa Cottage; The Cottage, Coxs Cottage, and was formally known as Fern Hill and Estate of Mulgoa before the new house was built. The property remains privately owned and is the oldest house in Australia still in residence. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. ()

Coordinates: 33°49'31"S, 150°39'24"E

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Penrith (Mulgoa)Mulgoa Australia

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Cox's Cottage – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westfield Penrith, Penrith Museum of Printing, Lapstone Zig Zag, Lennox Bridge.

5.5 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westfield Penrith
142 min walk • Westfield Penrith, nestled in the heart of Penrith, Australia, stands as a modern testament to the conveniences and pleasures of contemporary retail. This expansive shopping centre is a one-stop destination for both locals and visitors, offering a diverse array of...
5 miN
Specialty museum, Science museum, History museum
Penrith Museum of Printing, Sydney
129 min walk • The Penrith Museum of Printing is a museum in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia with a focus on Australian letterpress printing equipment and techniques.
4.8 miN
Bridge
Lapstone Zig Zag, Sydney
122 min walk • The Lapstone Zig Zag was a zig zag railway built between Emu Plains and Blaxland stations on the Main Western line of New South Wales in Australia.
5.1 miN
Bridge
Lennox Bridge, Sydney
131 min walk • The Lennox Bridge, Glenbrook is a heritage-listed road bridge that carries the Mitchell's Pass across Brookside Creek, located at Glenbrook, in the City of Blue Mountains local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The bridge was designed by David Lennox and built from 1832 to 1833 by James Randall and other convicts.
5.7 miN
Bridge
Emu Plains Underbridge
145 min walk • Emu Plains Underbridge is a heritage-listed steel truss railway underbridge located off Bruce Neale Dr approximately 1.3 kilometres west of the Penrith railway station in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith in the City of Penrith local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
5.6 miNE
Church
St Philip's Anglican Church Kingswood, Sydney
144 min walk • St. Phillip's Anglican Church Kingswood is an Anglican church at the corner of Bringelly Road and Second Avenue in Kingswood, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
4.6 miNW
Botanical garden
Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve, Sydney
118 min walk • The Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve is a small botanical garden and arboretum of around 2 hectares in Glenbrook, New South Wales, Australia, featuring Australian native plants, principally those indigenous to the Blue Mountains.
5.3 miSW
Dam
Warragamba Dam, Sydney
135 min walk • Warragamba Dam is a heritage-listed dam in the outer South Western Sydney suburb of Warragamba, Wollondilly Shire in New South Wales, Australia.
4.8 miN
33°45'29"S • 150°40'30"E
Cables Wake Park Penrith, Sydney
122 min walk • Water park, Lake, Park
3.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Nepean Gorge, Sydney
91 min walk • The Nepean Gorge is a gorge on the Nepean River west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The gorge is located south of the western suburb of Penrith and is administered and protected by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
5.7 miN
Bridge
Victoria Bridge, Sydney
145 min walk • The Victoria Bridge, also known as the Victoria Bridge over Nepean River and officially known as The Nepean Bridge, is a heritage-listed former railway bridge and now wrought iron box plate girder road bridge across the Nepean River on the Great Western Highway in the western...