A third of these items remain. The kitchen and servants' wing are designed to provide insight into the working lives of the numerous domestic staff required to maintain this grand lifestyle. In the fashion of the day the estate was essentially a self-sufficient village. There is a farm section at a small distance from the mansion which retains a number of bluestone buildings - the stables, blacksmith's shop, men's hut, implement shed, ration house and employee's cottage. The restaurant is only open for functions but there is a kiosk behind the mansion which is open daily.
Tours are self-guided by means of audio head sets which are provided at no extra cost.
There are also pamphlets with detailed information on the culture of the mansion in the Chirnside's time, its interiors and the other features of the estate. From November to April it is open to the public from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. daily. From May to October it closes at 4.00 p.m. The tours run according to request and are subject to availability of guides. Free tours of the farm start at the farm flagpole at 1.00 p.m. and 3.00 p.m.