Kenley Park
Kenley Park is a park on Kenley Road in Normanhurst NSW 2076, and its standout feature is the Hornsby Shire Historical Society Museum, a social history museum in the park. The park also has a lit concrete pathway for walking through it.
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About Kenley Park
Hornsby Shire Historical Society Museum at Kenley Park
The Hornsby Shire Historical Society Museum is a social history museum in Kenley Park. The museum shows life in the late 1930s, with a pre-electric kitchen, a corner stove, an electrified laundry and bathroom with a chip heater, and a schoolroom. It also holds a pictorial history of the Shire's development and a collection of mainly domestic items from the 1970s and 1980s, with about 10,000 items and 1,500 photographs. The museum has wheelchair access and offers guided tours and education programs for school groups.
Concrete Pathway and Lighting at Kenley Park
Kenley Park has a new concrete pathway for pedestrians, and its construction was completed in October 2021. The pathway is part of the Kenley Park Shared Path project, and pathway lighting was installed along it as part of the same works. The works also built a new driveway to the Historical Society building and revegetated eroded informal tracks in the park.
Facilities at Kenley Park
Visitor tips for Kenley Park
- ✓Members' meetings are held in the museum on the third Sunday of each month at 2pm, except December, followed by afternoon tea.
- ✓The museum's lecture hall seats 40 people.
Getting to Kenley Park
Kenley Park is on Kenley Road, Normanhurst NSW 2076.
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Is there a museum at Kenley Park?
Yes, the Hornsby Shire Historical Society Museum is in the park on Kenley Road and shows the Shire's social history.
What are the opening hours of the Kenley Park museum?
The museum is open from 10am to 2pm on Tuesdays, and at other times by appointment.
Is the Kenley Park museum wheelchair accessible?
Yes, the museum has wheelchair access.
Is there a concrete path through Kenley Park?
Yes, a concrete pedestrian path was finished in October 2021 and has pathway lighting along it.
Can school groups visit Kenley Park?
Yes, school groups visit the museum and can play old-fashioned schoolyard games in the park grounds.