May Gibbs' Nutcote home

The harbourside home of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie author May Gibbs.

Nutcote is the beautiful harbourside home of May Gibbs (1877-1969), Australia's foremost children's author and illustrator and best known today for her iconic story The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie. Located in Sydney's Neutral Bay and now a house museum surrounded by delightful gardens, May Gibbs' Nutcote is an enchanting venue to be enjoyed by everyone, all year round. Our garden is available for hire for weddings, children's parties and other special occasions.

Designed in 1925 by the renowned Sydney architect B.J. Waterhouse for May Gibbs and her husband, J.O. Kelly, Nutcote has been preserved for the nation as a historic house museum.

This picturesque harbourside cottage has been designed to tell the story of the life and times of one of Australia\'s premier children\'s authors and illustrators.

May Gibbs lived at Nutcote for 44 years (1925-1969) and it was here that she created her famous characters in the studio overlooking her Australiana garden.

Visitors can tour the house and garden and examine the wonderful displays of Gibbs\' personal artefacts, pictures, sketches, letters and other