Step Back in Time.

    Open
    Monday to Sunday
    
      Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day
    
    Opening hours
    9:00 am–3:00 pm
  
    Last admission
    2:00 pm
  
    Admission
    
      Adults $10 · Concession $8
    
      Children 0–5 free · Children 6–13 $2.50

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WELCOME

Since 1972 the volunteers of the Laidley District Historical Society Inc. have gathered historic buildings, machinery and objects from the Laidley district at the corner of Drayton Street and Pioneer Street. Today Laidley Pioneer Village offers people the chance to step back in time and explore the history of the region and experience rural life as it once was.

Rural life as it once was

A brown horse hitched to a black horse-drawn carriage with black canopy, parked on grass in front of a colorful mural of rolling hills and blue sky.

A horse-drawn buggy in front of one of the Village murals.

Our History

Plan Your Visit

THINGS TO SEE AND DO AT LAIDLEY PIONEER VILLAGE

A small wooden church with a cross on the front, labeled 'Pioneer Memorial Chapel,' with a bench and flowers in the front yard, under a clear blue sky.

Featured experiences

Explore Sixteen historic attractions, from an 1880s slab hut and a one-teacher school house to sheds full of tractors, wagons and buggies.

Historic buildings and collections

Explore Attractions

Hands-on history for primary and secondary students, tailored to your learning objectives where volunteers are available.

School excursions

School Excursions

Local and family history

Volunteer researchers help you trace the families, places and businesses of the Laidley district and discover more about Laidley history.

Local and Family History

A classroom with children sitting at desks, paying attention to a teacher standing next to a chalkboard. The classroom has framed pictures on the wall, including a British flag, and windows letting in natural light.

Small building with a sign that reads 'BUTCHER', and a front porch with steps, surrounded by trees and yard. There are various items, including chairs and barrels, in front of the building.

A rustic wooden cottage with a corrugated metal roof, surrounded by a garden with plants and flowers. There are old wagon wheels as decoration, a small sign reading 'Desjardins Cottage,' and a wooden fence. Trees and a building with a red roof are in the background on a bright, clear day.

A yellow wooden building with a red metal roof, labeled 'Ladley District Historical Society Inc.' with a porch, wooden stairs, and garden flowers in front, under a blue sky.

Group of women, mostly elderly, gathered together indoors, some wearing vintage or traditional clothing, posing for a photo with a wooden and corrugated metal wall in the background.

AROUND THE VILLAGE

A few of the sixteen attractions. Select a photograph to read its story.

Step inside the buildings

Interior of a small church with wooden pews, a red carpet runner, a wooden altar, framed religious and historical pictures on the walls, and windows letting in natural light.

Pioneer Chapel

A small white wooden shed with a red tile roof, a bench outside, and a colorful outdoor curtain or banner to the right. There are trees and a clear blue sky in the background.

Dairy

A rustic wooden cottage with a metal roof, surrounded by greenery and trees, with vintage wagon wheels and flower beds in the garden.

Desjardins Cottage

Post Office

Tractor Museum

A yellow wooden building with a red metal roof, signs indicating it is part of the Laidley District Historical Society, and a bell mounted in front. There are stairs leading up to the porch and surrounding greenery, trees, and a clear blue sky.

School House

See all sixteen attractions

VOLUNTEER WITH US

Help Keep Laidley’s History Alive

A blacksmith wearing a cowboy hat and apron working inside a blacksmith shop with tools hanging on the wall and a forge with flames behind him.

A volunteer at the forge in the Blacksmith Shop.

Everything at the Village is done by volunteers, from taking admissions and guiding groups to restoring engines and tending the gardens. Whatever your skills and however much time you have, there is a place for you.

Become a Volunteer

Donations

Projects