Have yourself a merry little Christmas… at the Lindesay Christmas Gift & Antique Fair

1 Carthona Avenue, Darling Point
Thursday 19 - Saturday 21 November 2009
Entry: $5 per person

Instead of madly rushing around the malls this year, why not enjoy a more leisurely run up to Christmas? You can do this by shopping at the National Trust Lindesay Christmas Gift & Antique Fair, Darling Point, taking place Thursday 19 November until Saturday 21 November 2007 from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.

Now celebrating its eighth successful season A ‘Fair to Remember’ provides festivity-minded shoppers with an opportunity to combine shopping for unique Christmas gifts with an inspection of the stately 1830s villa and its pleasant gardens, which are usually only open to the public one day a month.

Shoppers will discover a treasure trove of leather handbags, jewellery, scarves, shoes, antiques, stationery, cushions, linen, fine embroidery, home wares, gourmet foods, clothes and accessories for children, and tools for gardeners. You can also order your pine Christmas tree on the day. The fair is also a good place to stock up on gift wrap, cards, stocking fillers and wreaths.

A gourmet food cellar will feature fine food baskets, olives and oils, Christmas puddings and cakes. Handmade chocolates can be found in the gazebo. Lunch and morning/afternoon teas are available in the courtyard café.

 

 

 

 

 

Transport:
Car: park in Darling Point Road. Short walk along Carthona Avenue.
Bus: 327 from circular Quay via Edgecliff Station
Ferry: from circular Quay to Darling Point
Train: 2.5 km walk or 327 bus from Edgecliff Station

Ring 9363 2401 for more details. Admission to the fair: $5 per person.

Lindesay is one of 38 properties owned or managed by the National Trust of Australia (NSW). It is one of the few remaining harbourside villas of early Sydney. Built in 1834 by the Colonial Treasurer, it was the first house on Darling Point and the first in NSW to be designed in the picturesque Gothic manner. Walter Pye gifted Lindesay to the National Trust in 1963 and since then it has been painstakingly restored to its early Victorian glory, housing an important collection of European and early colonial furniture.