Captain John Coghill built Bedervale as a country cottage for his familly in Braidwood n the southern tablelands of New South Wales. The house was designed by John Verge (design cost 16 pounds) who also designed Camden Park at Menangle and Elizabeth Bay House in Sydney. Bedervale homestead was built between 1836 and 1840.

The timber was cut locally (black ash colums, cedarinteriors and hardwood floors). The bricks were made on the property. The sandstone and marble were quarried near Marulan from Bundanoon and Drayton respectively.

For over 130 years the house was inhabited by the Coghill / Maddrell family and the contents of the house that accumulated during this time are still in situ, which is very rare. The collection reflects changing tastes and social habits from Victorian through to Edwardian times.

Margaret and Roger, farmers and owners of Bedervale, are passionate about history and work tirelessly to preserve a part of Australian heritage.

The gardens were established in 1974. The informal panorama and lawns are complemented by a variety of flowers and trees providing a relaxed, tranquil garden setting with a vista of trees, a lake and a folly.