Roto House

Roto House is in Roto House Historic Site:

• Access to the parking area and wheelchair-accessible pathways to Roto House and the Koala Hospital is from Roto Place, off Lord Street.

Road quality

• Sealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

Parking is available for cars and buses in a bitumen carpark, including 2 accessible spots. It can be a busy place on the weekend, so parking can be limited.

There are lots of great things waiting for you in Roto House Historic Site. Here are some of the highlights.

Autumn

Autumn is a very attractive time in the park as the days grow crisper and the light becomes softer.

Spring

Visit the park in spring to see the busy birds and the magnolia in bloom.

Winter

Enjoy the cosy atmosphere of Roto House on a cold day.

Drinking water is not available, so it’s a good idea to bring your own.

Amenities

Toilets

There are accessible flush toilets onsite that you can reach along continuous concrete pathways from either the carpark or from Roto House. The toilets also have a change facility for parents and carers.

• Flush toilets

Picnic tables

Carpark

Step-free access

There's step-free access into the building via the main café entrance, but you'll need navigate over a small lip (less than 3cm high) at the door.

The other entrances to the Roto House have steps. Please note, the steps at the front door are very steep.

Outside the house, there are step-free concrete pathways that lead from the carpark:

• To the fence where you can view the front garden
• Around the side of the house to the café entrance and toilets. This path has a slight slope.

To reach the picnic tables around the side of the house, you'll need to cross over a stretch of flat grass or navigate 2 steps off the veranda.

• Step-free main entrance to the building
• Step-free access to restaurant/cafe
• Step-free outdoor pathways

Seats and resting points

There are timber bench seats with backrests near the carpark and near the café entrance.

• Roto House factsheet
• Roto House map (2.1MB pdf)

Disability access level - easy

There's step-free access to Roto House along concrete pathways that lead from the carpark to the café entrance and to the toilets:

• The entrance to the house that goes through the café is step-free, but there's a slight lip (less than 3cm) at the door
• The other entrances to the house have steps, including the front door which has a steep set of stairs.
• The toilets are accessible with a change facility for parents and carers
• There are bench seats with backrests at the café entrance and at the carpark for resting.
• To reach the picnic tables outside the house, you'll need to cross over a stretch of flat grass or navigate 2 steps off the veranda.