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Denman and District Heritage Village

Denman and District Heritage Village

Denman and District Heritage Village

Located in Denman a small town in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, the Denman and District Heritage Village has an extensive and unique exhibition made up of objects and artefacts. Donated primarily by local Jeff Wolfgang, the exhibits are housed in a beautiful, new building that opened in November 2023.

Run by a staff of volunteers, the museum is bright and spacious with lots of room around the displays. Unlike many local museums, this one is not over-crowded with exhibits getting in each others way. It was easy to move around and view all of the items on display.

With its location in a farming district, it’s not surprising that there is a lot of farm equipment, from the first Caterpillar dozer to old cheese making presses and butter churns. A significant portion of the items on display are cars. For a small museum, it’s an impressive collection and worth the visit in itself.

Obviously passionate about the museum, the volunteer staff were great to talk to, with stories about the displays and their history.

Farm Equipment

1929 2 Ton Caterpillar
1929 2 Ton Caterpillar
1929 2 Ton Caterpillar
1929 2 Ton Caterpillar
1911 International Auto Wagon
1911 International Auto Wagon
Cheese Press
Cheese Press
Butter Churns
Butter Churns
Torpedo Washer
Torpedo Washer
Horse Buggy
Horse Buggy

Cars

1906 Darracq 7hp

1906 Darracq 7hp
1906 Darracq 7hp
1906 Darracq 7hp
Front view of the 1906 Darracq 7hp
1906 Darracq 7hp
1906 Darracq 7hp
Engine of the 1906 Darracq 7hp
Engine of the 1906 Darracq 7hp

1910 Brush Penny Car

1910 Brush Penny Car
1910 Brush Penny Car
1910 Brush Penny Car
Front view of the 1910 Brush Penny Car
1910 Brush Penny Car
1910 Brush Penny Car
1910 Brush Penny Car
Radiator and name plate 1910 Brush Penny Car
1910 Brush Penny Car
Light and horn 1910 Brush Penny Car

1927 Whippet

1927 Whippet
1927 Whippet
1927 Whippet
Front view of the1927 Whippet
1927 Whippet
1927 Whippet
Front seat 1927 Whippet
Front seat 1927 Whippet

Buick

Buick
Buick
Buick
Buick

1938 Standard

1938 Standard
1938 Standard
1938 Standard
Front view of the 1938 Standard
1938 Standard
1938 Standard

1934 Austin 7

1934 Austin 7
Front right view of the 1934 Austin 7
1934 Austin 7
1934 Austin 7
1934 Austin 7
1934 Austin 7

1958 Gogomobil

1958 Gogomobil
Front view of the 1958 Gogomobil
1958 Gogomobil
1958 Gogomobil
1958 Gogomobil
1958 Gogomobil

1900 Locomobile Steam Car

1900 Locomobile Steam Car
Locomobile 1908 Steam Car
1900 Locomobile Steam Car
1900 Locomobile Steam Car
1900 Locomobile Steam Car
A 1900 Locomobile Steam Car
1900 Locomobile Steam Car
1900 Locomobile Steam Car
1900 Locomobile Steam Car
1900 Locomobile Steam Car

1913 Sunbeam

1913 Sunbeam
Front view1913 Sunbeam
1913 Sunbeam
1913 Sunbeam
Front seats of the 1913 Sunbeam
Front seats of the 1913 Sunbeam
1913 Sunbeam
1913 Sunbeam
1913 Sunbeam
1913 Sunbeam
Back seats of the 1913 Sunbeam
Back seats of the 1913 Sunbeam
1913 Sunbeam Front Seats
1913 Sunbeam Front Seats
1913 Sunbeam Front Seats
1913 Sunbeam Front Seats

1930 GMC Truck

1930 GMC Truck
1930 GMC Truck
1930 GMC Truck
The 1930 GMC Truck
1930 GMC Truck
1930 GMC Truck

Toy Cars

Toy pedal cars
Toy pedal cars

Motorcycles

Motorcycles
Motorcycles
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Retro Sidecar Tour of Paris

Our Retro Sidecar Tour of Paris was easily the highlight of our time in Paris.  A 90 minute Retro Sidecar ride around the streets of Paris. 

Remi picked us up outside our hotel, so there was no problem getting to a meeting point.  He showed us a suggested route and asked if there was anything we wanted to see or places we wanted to go.  

Retro Sidecar Tour of Paris
The Retro Sidecar

I sat pillion, and the wife sat in the sidecar.

I can’t remember everywhere we went, but we had so much fun the 90 minutes flashed by.  We stopped at the Basilica du Sacre-Coeur de Montmartre for the fantastic views, drove around the Arc de Triomphe with its insane 8 lanes of traffic and through many back streets.  Remi took photos at all of the stops for us and gave a running commentary as we drove.  Last stop was the Eiffel Tower.

Remi would have dropped us anywhere we wanted, but we chose our hotel where we started.  We always felt safe and it was fun to have other people taking photos of us as we went by.

We were pleased we decided to do the Retro Sidecar Tour as it was a really fun tour that let us see Paris from a completely different perspective.