A group of our friends just had a stopover in berrima to review some of the attractions we told them about. Here is what they said. The Berrima Courthouse can now truly lay claim to offer visitors a remarkable and extraordinary theatrical experience. A new sound and light show innovation brings together the very latest in audio visual technology. At the press of a button the visitor will find all their senses heightened to a level seldom experienced,
As a narrator suddenly appears from out of the darkened court room & gives his historical chronicle to events in Berrima all in 5.1 surround sound. This visual prelude also includes the trial of the infamous murderers of the 1840s. As you are encircled on all sides by jury, public gallery, clerks of the court, barristers, the judge, and the accused this all goes to enhance the occasion.
The terrible and final judgment will astonish most as the judge suddenly appears and
Makes his final summation as to what happens after execution. The visit to the courthouse promises any one a most memorable encounter.
What remains of the past is giving the Historic Village of Berrima its future as thousands of visitors continue to discover the charm of Australia’s best-preserved colonial Georgian village. Berrima was established in the 1830s during a time of great exploration and pastoral expansion. It was a time when Australia began its march towards nationhood.
Through Berrima’s busy streets and country lanes paraded a raw and riotous collection of early nineteenth century inhabitants. We know you will enjoy a visit to this unique historic village with its many special shopping treats and surprises. When visiting historic Berrima a must see on your arrival is a visit to the Berrima court house

Today visit to the Berrima courthouse is much more a unique theatrical experience rather than a foreboding one. The highlight of the tour is the spectacular Son et Lumiere (sound & light show) titled "Treachery Treason & Murder" a dramatic and moving audio visual experience masterfully depicting the most infamous trial of the 1840s. As you walk into the main courtroom you are surrounded on all sides by juror's public gallery, witnesses, and barrister's clerks of the court. As the preamble comes to a conclusion the judge appears out of the darkened courtroom to commence his sentencing of the two murderers. His final summation and orders will chill you. All in all in its latest incarnation the Berrima courthouse still provides those that enter a glimpse into our early 1840s justice system, albeit without the risk of a lengthy sentence to prison or even a more somber outcome the death sentence. The Berrima courthouse has become one of the "must see" attractions for those that visit the southern highlands & historic Berrima. Voted best attraction in the 2014 Rural Press business awards and just recently awarded a winning certificate of excellence by trip advisor for 2015
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