To complement the cottage, an authentic mid 18th century Yorkshire cottage garden has been recreated, resulting largely from the research work done by Carrick Chambers, Professor of Botany of Melbourne University, while working at the British Museum during 1977. The garden and the renovated interior of the cottage were re-opened on the anniversary of Captain Cook's birth by the Governor-General, Sir Zelman Cowan, on October the 27th, 1978. The garden is comprised mostly of plants native to Great Britain and Northern Europe as exotic varieties were rarely found in country villages.
