Burnett House NT

Burnett House NT Burnett House is a heritage house located at 4 Burnett Place, Larrakeyah. It operates as a museum and runs devonshire tea afternoons during the dry.

It forms part of the Myilly Point Heritage Precinct maintained by the National Trust of Australia.

HANGED: EX*****ON IN THE TOP ENDOur final Speaker’s Night for 2026 is a fascinating one.Join us at historic Burnett Hous...
04/09/2026

HANGED: EX*****ON IN THE TOP END

Our final Speaker’s Night for 2026 is a fascinating one.

Join us at historic Burnett House as historian
Dr Derek Pugh presents Hanged: Ex*****on in the Top End. The first complete history of frontier justice and capital punishment in Australia’s tropical north.

Drawing on court records and prison files,
Dr Pugh reconstructs the true stories of ten condemned men and reveals the workings of a remote legal system on the fringes of the British Empire.

📅 Friday 18 September 2026
📍 Burnett House
🥂 Cool drinks and nibbles from 5:30 pm
🎤 Talk at 6:00 pm
🎟 Entry $10

Bring a friend and join us for an intriguing evening of Territory history in one of Darwin’s most beautiful heritage homes.

Celebrate Father’s Day with a classic Devonshire Tea at beautiful Burnett House 🌿🫖Join us on Sunday 6 September from 2:0...
27/08/2026

Celebrate Father’s Day with a classic Devonshire Tea at beautiful Burnett House 🌿🫖

Join us on Sunday 6 September from 2:00–4:30 pm for an afternoon of freshly baked scones, tea, beautiful heritage surrounds and a little old-fashioned charm.

✨ $20 per person
✨ Tables of six
✨ Lucky door prizes
✨ Complimentary glass of ch*****ne

Gather Dad, Grandad, family or friends and enjoy a relaxed afternoon together at one of Darwin’s much-loved heritage homes.

Bookings are essential: trybooking.com/DOISH

A wonderful evening under the stars at Deckchair Cinema 🎬✨Thank you to everyone who came along to support our National T...
17/08/2026

A wonderful evening under the stars at Deckchair Cinema 🎬✨

Thank you to everyone who came along to support our National Trust NT Darwin Branch fundraiser, and especially to our wonderful volunteers who gave their time to make the evening such a success.

Our cake stall was certainly popular with every last piece sold! 🍰👏

A fantastic night of community, conversation, cake and cinema. Thank you Darwin! 💚

“I don’t have a Deb date, and I need one if I want to go.” 🎬✨Well, consider this your invitation.Join us tomorrow evenin...
15/08/2026

“I don’t have a Deb date, and I need one if I want to go.” 🎬✨

Well, consider this your invitation.

Join us tomorrow evening at Deckchair Cinema for The Deb, with Burnett House volunteers busy baking homemade cakes ready for the night plus some fabulous raffle prizes up for grabs. 🍰🎟️

Come for the movie. Stay for the cakes.

📍 Deckchair Cinema Darwin
📅 Sunday 16 August, 7.00pm
👉 Book Tickets https://www.deckchaircinema.com/

Tickets still remain for events, don’t wait to book!
27/06/2026

Tickets still remain for events, don’t wait to book!

The Darwin Heritage Festival will soon be upon us! All of us at the National Trust (NT) are very excited about the event...
20/06/2026

The Darwin Heritage Festival will soon be upon us! All of us at the National Trust (NT) are very excited about the events, and invite all those interested to book now before tickets are snapped up.

Check out all the events, and make booking at the link below:
https://www.trybooking.com/eventlist/burnett?embed

Our third talk for the year will be at Burnett House on Friday 19th June 2026 and our guest speaker is Raine Caldwell.Ra...
04/06/2026

Our third talk for the year will be at Burnett House on Friday 19th June 2026 and our guest speaker is Raine Caldwell.
Raine’s talk will be on the work undertaken at Bletchley Park, which was renowned as the principal World War 11 code
breaking center.

This is a place Raine has visited. Raine will relate stories of the men and women who during World War II were based at
this historic country estate in Buckinghamshire, England.

Please come along, enjoy our beautiful gardens, meet old and new friends and enjoy a pleasant evening at Burnett House.

Our second talk for the year will be on Friday 22nd May.Our guest speaker Rob Wesley, will relate many stories of when h...
17/05/2026

Our second talk for the year will be on Friday 22nd May.

Our guest speaker Rob Wesley, will relate many stories of when he worked as an agricultural scientist at Tortilla,
his activism, and in particular the Free East Timor movement.

Rob has many stories to relate in relation to organising rallies and conferences in Darwin and supporting, and saving
refugees.

So please come along and take pleasure in our beautiful garden, meet new and old friends and enjoy a very pleasant
evening at Burnett House.

📣Call for Volunteers!📣Burnett House is on the lookout for a volunteer to join our passionate team on Tuesdays or Thursda...
27/04/2026

📣Call for Volunteers!📣
Burnett House is on the lookout for a volunteer to join our passionate team on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 10:00am - 1:00pm. We would love to hear from anyone who can commit long-term, or someone who’d like to try it out for a shorter time period. As a volunteer your duties include opening/closing the house, greeting our visitors, handling payments, talking a little bit about what makes Burnett House special and generally enjoying the ambience of this lovely setting. Don’t worry, training is provided!
If you’re interested in learning more, give Julie Mastin a call on 0437 391 393 🏡

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4 Burnett Place
Larrakeyah, NT
0820

Telephone

+61418928163

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