Brickendon has actually been in our family hands since about 1824
and we were original settlers in the area.
Our family has now reached its seventh generation working here and it is
a commercial working farm and a tourism attraction.
We’ve got this fabulous traceability.
We have records of the convicts and the family dating back to the 1820s
of what jobs they were doing, whether they were being given a new pair
of boots, or how many bricks were being made.
We have the most extraordinary range of people that come and visit—
people who have got ancestors who were convicts
that lived here on the property, through to international visitors who come
and enjoy enjoy the farming activities that we offer—
a lovely self exploratory sort of venture
for going out on the farm, hand-feeding the farm animals.
It’s a lovely family time.