Williams Cottage - Queenstown - New Zealand
Queenstown, New Zealand

Williams Cottage

Williams Cottage

Queenstown, New Zealand

Rating4.3(14 reviews)
Address19 Marine Parade, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
MuseumAttractionWell Reviewed

Last updated: February 11, 2026

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Visitor Reviews

**★★★★★ Lincoln Mitchell — 10 months ago

Fantastic experience, loved the history and wallpaper.

**★★★★★ Justin Lam — 12 months ago

This cottage is the oldest house in Queenstown dating back to 1864, with good efforts made by the community for its preservation. My favourite part was the exhibit outlining how the house came to be, and how it has seen the gold rush, both worlds wars, and more.

The cottage now has art, photographs and souvenirs on sale to fund its ongoing preservation. We found some cute, dainty and reasonable priced memoirs to take home. A good place for a quick visit or coffee (separate booth up front).

**★★★★★ Miles — a year ago

really cool to see all the old architecture and how they used to make houses all them many years ago this being the oldest house in queenstown there was lots of information about the house and all the staff there were extremely knowledgeable and kind :)

**★★★★★ A C NYK — 2 years ago

The oldest house in Queenstown dating back to 1864. It currently has arts and old photographs and other souvenirs on sale. There is information about the cottage itself through the years in photos too which I found interesting. Good place for a quick visit. They also serve coffee out front.

**★★★★☆ Tom Huybers — 7 years ago

Nice little historic site. Quaint store inside, with art and local pieces. Good to see the old house still in use. Worth a visit for a unique souvenir.

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