dardanup heritage park

An excellent venue for a large number of vintage car enthusiasts. We had 120 Model A's from all over Australia spend the day here. The help and organisation by the Brooks family was outstanding, They organised our parking and had all of the attractions operating for us. The volunteers who operate the attractions all changed their work rosters and holidays so they could be part of our day once we made the booking which was around 12 months prior!Thoroughly recommended!!

Wow! If you have any interest in farm machinery, printing press, timber milling, wood turning, old cars, military history, steam engines or tractor pulling competitions then this place is a must see. Not only does the place take you back in time, capturing so much of the history and working lives of people in the bush, it also is amazing to see the craftsmanship and dedication of the people who have restored these machines and back to working condition.Don't be fooled by the name. Come to it from Bunbury not Dardanup. I think it cost $15 to get in, which is excellent value. This is one of the places to see when you visit Western Australia.

We visited this park in September 2014 during the Ford Model A car show in Busselton. So image over 70 Vintage Model A owners all passionate about old machinery cruising through this wonderful wide variety of tractors, dozers, military memorabilia, deisel & steam sawmill, and old printing press - still operational work shop, display living quaters from the 1930/40/50s... and a lot more... They run and and display the machinery and have fun attraction like the tracter pulling and parade... One of the best days I've spent with my father.

Set in the beautiful south west and 10 minutes from Bunbury Dardanup Heritage Park is a brilliant day out for all ages, there is lots to see and do. Farming machinary, cars, trucks, many items from yesteryear as well as sheep shearing, milking cows, an entire village through the ages, traction engines, tanks and war memrabillia, trains, gems, printing history and demo, a parade of tractors and rides around on the trailer. Clean and tidy with a great cafe serving hot and cold food and drinks. The other thing that sets it apart from other attractions is the amazing voulenteers with infectious enthusiasm and passion for sharing their knowledge. $15 per adult and $7 per child

This Heritage Park owes much to the dedicated volunteers that keep it alive. The vast collection of tractors, harvesters, engines, generators, horse drawn carts, milking machines, bull dozers and old fire engines fill many sheds on this rural property close to Bunbury in Western Australia. Each piece of machinery has been lovingly and expertly restored and most are in full working order. The history and origins of each exhibit is detailed and presents an amazing picture of these machines being found and transported from all parts of the globe, to become part of this amazing collection Even to the non - enthusiast these vehicles are magnificent and bring memories of a bygone era. The park houses a recreation of a timber town village, with home made furniture, chook yards and outdoor dunny. For those with an interest in military history there is a shed full of memorabilia. There is even an old milking machine, in working order, and yes, you can taste milk warm from the cows.Good café and restroom facilities make this a great stop over on any trip to the South West. Can guarantee a few hours will entertain all members of the family.

We visited this park yesterday and I must say , I was pleasantly surprised , and my husband was overjoyed . It is the best exhibition he has seen of machinery and we have been travelling Australia for the past two years. You couldn't,t wipe the smile from his face all day as he reminisced and drooled over all the machinery . There are sheds setup with Cat Dozers another with International Tractors , Chambeline tractors and so on . There is a saw mill , with working equipment . The cost was $15 and that included our sausage sizzle. Thankyou for a great day out.

I went to the Dardanup Heritage Park – it has an extraordinary collection of "vehicles from yester year". There's 6500 sqm of sheds housing old International trucks, tractors galore (Chamberlain, Fordson, Catepillar, John Deere, Massey Ferguson, Nuffield, Countryman, Massey Harris, Chalmers, Case), old horse carriages, machinery and army vehicles. There's also a stack of memorabilia and static displays, a working sawmill, a dairy and a printing press. You'll be surprised at what you find and learn there. It cost $15 for Adult entry and was value for money with something for every one. The park is open Wednesdays and Sundays but if you go on the first Sunday of the month like we did then you get to see the sawmill in action (runs twice daily).Every vehicle is maintained to a high standard and most are in good working order. If you're as lucky as we were, then the Volunteers will each start a different vehicle and drive them around the complex (in a parade like fashion).The park is easy to get to - from Perth it's a straight drive down the Forrest Highway, left onto South West Highway/Boyanup Picton Road (at this point you are 10 minutes away from the Park), right onto the newly opened Bunbury Outer Ring Road and then left into Moore Road (the whole trip there from Perth takes less than 2hours).The Park is privately owned and relies on entrants and donations. The premises (includes tea house and gift shop) are clean and easy to navigate. Plenty of parking for large groups and car clubs. You're welcome to take you own food and drink (we did). On entry you will be stamped on the hand so that if you need to return to your vehicle you can re-enter the premises.I don't think The Heritage Park is as well publicised as it could be and I understand this comes down to $. I am telling everyone I know about it in the hope of lifting its profile and because I think it is so worth a visit. The complex is run by volunteers who are super friendly, informative and a pleasure to talk to.For more information you can check out the Park's website: http://www.dardanupheritagepark.com.au/I have no affiliation with the Park or anyone there, just an appreciation for preserving history and an interest in seeing good things last.

Having recently visited the Dardanup Heritage Park i must say it is well worth the drive down from Perth to spend a few hours at this venue. Impressive displays of tractors,trucks and farming equipment all layed out in the many large sheds they have down there. Also a most interesting military section in the old drill hall with everything from military uniforms to one of the countries best Leopard tank displays. Big toys for Big boys is how a friend described the place but there is something for everyone from printing machines to a logging village and every old thing you thought you had forgotten. Get down and take a look on a Wed or Sunday.

the effort put in by volunteers and staff to ensure an historic memorbillia,good lay out and atmosphere with periodic displays etc

Excellent display of machinery and history of the Dardanup area. Nice cafe and lovley place you could take a picnic lunch. Well worth a visit

We visited the Dardanup Heritage Park for Fathers Day and it was much better than we were expecting. They have a huge range of old vehicles of every description, especially tractors and farm machinery as well as motors and engines, but they also have a working saw mill and print shop, military display, old memorabilia of all descriptions and much more. Everything is beautifully housed in clean, well maintained buildings. You can get up close and even into some of the vehicles. There is something to interest everyone but of course men will especially love it. We will be returning with my father-in-law soon. I think it is all run by volunteers so they do a great job.