Built between 1910 and 1914, the stunning botanical gardens, which feature an amphitheatre with views across the Jamison Valley, were created by its first owner, wealthy yachtsman Harry Andreas. Danish-born Australian landscape gardener Paul Sorensen later improved them.

The estate has been in the same family for generations. It was the late Clive Andreas Evatt Jnr, a renowned barrister, and his second wife Elizabeth Margaret Evatt who transformed the residence and grounds into the Toy and Railway Museum in 1980.

Scouring the world for rare and collectable toy and railway memorabilia, according to property site realestate.com.au, it is believed to have housed the world’s most significant single collection of 20th-century toys.

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