What are the opening hours?

Monday 9:30am - 4:15pm Tuesday 9:30am - 4:15pm Wednesday 9:30am - 4:15pm Thursday 9:30am - 4:15pm Friday 9:30am - 4:15pm Saturday 9:30am - 4:15pm Sunday 9:30am - 4:15pm

Cockington Green Gardens

Name: Cockington Green Gardens
Address: 11 Gold Creek Road, Nicholls, Canberra, ACT, 2913, AU
Telephone: +61262302273

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A display of miniature buildings and gardens from around the world!

Welcome To Cockington Green Gardens

Cockington Green Gardens offers its visitors an experience you will not find anywhere else. Venture into this delightful and fascinating display of meticulously crafted miniature buildings set within beautifully landscaped gardens to make your Canberra visit complete. Created by Doug & Brenda Sarah Cockington Green Gardens is a family owned and operated attraction, with four generations involved in it’s operation over the past 30 years. Opened to the public in 1979, Cockington Green is one of Canberra’s landmark attractions, being a winner of an Australian Tourism Award and many local tourism industry awards in this time. The park is constantly growing with the popular addition of the International display area, which compliments the original English Village and its beautifully established gardens. Whilst in the park, visit the Rose Room indoor exhibition, featuring ‘Waverley’ a 34 room Dolls House, enjoy a coffee in the Parsons Nose Garden Café, or bring a picnic lunch, while littlies can be entertained in our play ground’ or a favorite for all being the Miniature Steam Train ride, which encircles the International Display.

09/11/2026

What’s Doug up to?
He’s busy refurbishing the 1:12 scale replica of Cockington Green Gardens’ main building. It’s a big project, and we’ll be sharing updates as Doug brings it back to life.

If you have any questions for Doug, pop them in the comments and we’ll ask him as the work progresses.

07/11/2026

Dougy had a great time celebrating Cockington Green Gardens’ 47th birthday at the cocktail party! 🥂

There might be a few sore heads this morning, but it looks like fun was had by all!

07/11/2026

Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate Cockington Green Gardens’ 47th birthday, including everyone who hopped aboard for our special 50¢ train rides, taking us back to 1979!

The party is still going at the mansion. Can you spot Dougy in his flash suit and tie? 🥂

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07/11/2026

🚂💨 All aboard!

Massi, one of our wonderful train drivers, is steaming up and ready for a fun day of birthday celebrations! 🎉

Today only, we’re going back to 1979 with train rides for just 50¢!

Come along and help us celebrate 47 wonderful years of Cockington Green Gardens! 🎈

#1979

06/11/2026

☀️🎈 What a beautiful day to celebrate 47 years of Cockington Green Gardens!

🚂 Today we’re taking you back to 1979 with train rides for just 50¢, the same price as when we first opened!

The sun is shining, the balloons are up and we’re ready for a fun day of birthday celebrations! 🎉

Come along and celebrate with us!

#1979

06/11/2026

Since opening our doors in 1979, we’ve had the privilege of welcoming some amazing train drivers into the Cockington Green Gardens family. Some have since passed, but they’ll always be remembered as part of our story.

Driving a train at CGG is more than a job. It’s a love of the trains, the people and the children’s faces lighting up as they climb aboard and hear the whistle.

To all our train drivers, past and present, thank you for helping make the CGG experience that little bit more special.

Don’t forget….. this Saturday 7th Nov, we’re going back to 1979 with 50¢ train rides!

Happy 47th birthday, Cockington Green Gardens!

05/11/2026

🚂 A LITTLE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE! ❤️

As we're taking things back to the beginning this Saturday at Cockington Green, with our very first train ride price of just 50 cents per person (cash only!), we thought it was only fitting to take you back in time!

Here are a few little throwbacks of our much loved train from 1987.

So much has changed over the years, but one thing has stayed the same... the joy of a little train ride around Cockington Green!

Who's got memories of riding our train all those years ago? We'd love to hear them! ❤️

03/11/2026

🎂 Cockington Green Gardens turns 47 today, and we’re celebrating with a special trip back to 1979!

🚂 50¢ train rides on Saturday 7th November ONLY

Back in 1979, our steam train was owned and operated by the late Stan Hennock. After many wonderful years, Stan retired and Cockington Green eventually got a steam train of its own.

The train is bigger now, the track is longer, and it steams around the International Area. But for one day, you can enjoy a ride for the 1979 price!

🎟️ Limited tickets available at the entrance or café on Saturday.
🎟️ One ticket per person per transaction.
🎟️ Tickets are valid on 7th November only. No online or advance sales.
🎟️ No refunds on purchased train tickets.

We’re going back to 1979, so please bring cash for your 50¢ train ticket if you can!

We can’t wait to celebrate 47 years with you!

02/11/2026

📸 PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER

The votes are in!
Congratulations to Andrew from ACT, whose beautiful photograph received the most likes and has been chosen as the People's Choice winner in the Cockington Green Gardens Floriade About Town Photography Competition.

You’ve won $200 and a family pass to Cockington Green Gardens.
We’ll email you shortly with details on arranging your prize.

A big thank you to everyone who entered our Floriade About Town Photography Competition and to everyone who took the time to vote!

We’ve loved seeing all your beautiful photos and appreciate everyone who got involved and helped make the competition a success.

Address

11 Gold Creek Road, Nicholls
Canberra, ACT
2913

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 4:15pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 4:15pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 4:15pm
Thursday	9:30am - 4:15pm
Friday	9:30am - 4:15pm
Saturday	9:30am - 4:15pm
Sunday	9:30am - 4:15pm

Telephone

+61262302273

Website

http://www.cockingtongreen.com.au/

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