Saumarez Homestead, Edwardian mansion in Armidale, Australia.

Saumarez Homestead is a substantial mansion with 30 rooms spread across two stories, furnished with period pieces and decorative objects from the Edwardian era. The rooms display how the wealthy family lived and the objects and design styles that surrounded them.

The property was established in 1834 when Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dumaresq founded it and named it after his family's estate in the Channel Islands. The building was later modernized around 1906 with updated systems and infrastructure.

The garden was established by Mary White, whose family still runs the surrounding pastoral property. The name Saumarez comes from the Channel Islands: an earlier John Dumaresq was Seigneur of Saumarez, and the Dumaresq intermarried with Guernsey's de Sausmarez family of Sausmarez Manor. The homestead hosts weddings, film festivals and fashion shows.

Guided tours through the furnished building operate on Sundays, while the gardens are open Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays from 10 AM to 4 PM. It helps to check ahead which areas are accessible on your visit day.

The house retains its original hot water supply and gas lighting from 1906, showing how wealthy households used technical systems at that time. Such preserved installations are rare and offer an uncommon look at early residential comfort technologies.