About Woodford Academy
Woodford Academy is a heritage-listed Georgian building at Woodford in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, located on the Great Western Highway. Built in stages from the 1830s as an inn and later a private residence and academy for boys, it is the oldest surviving building in the Blue Mountains. Now a National Trust (NSW) museum, it displays colonial-era rooms, artefacts and exhibitions interpreting early road, inn and education history of the mountains.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a small, heritage-listed Georgian stone building set on the Great Western Highway in Woodford. Inside, guided tours explore furnished colonial rooms, early inn and school history displays, artefacts, photographs and interpretive exhibitions. The site includes a modest garden and outbuildings. Visits are by guided tour only during limited opening hours, offering an intimate look at Blue Mountains colonial history.
Key highlights
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Oldest surviving building in the Blue Mountains, dating from the 1830s
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Georgian colonial architecture with later Victorian additions
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National Trust (NSW) museum with period-furnished rooms and collection
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History as roadside inn, private residence and academy for boys under John McManamey
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Heritage-listed site on the Great Western Highway with interpretive exhibitions