The day, organised by Hill End Arts Council, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery and National Parks, Hill End, is an opportunity for visitors to the village to step back in time.

Twelve buildings will be open to the public, according to Hill End Arts Council secretary Kim Deacon.

Those buildings will include Craigmoor, described by Ms Deacon as a living museum that was bequeathed by the Marshall family to National Parks, artist-in-residence homes, cottages, churches, Hill End Public School and the Royal Hall.

Also open will be La Paloma Pottery, which is in a 19th-century cottage that was captured as part of the Holtermann Collection of photographs.

“My husband Lino Alvarez and I, at La Paloma Pottery, moved to Hill End 20 years ago to take on a conservation lease with National Parks in Hill End,” Ms Deacon said.

“The cottage we took on is an 1862 wattle and daub miners' cottage. It turns out that this cottage was in one of the photographs from the Holtermann Collection – a series of photos that were commissioned by mine owner Bernard Holtermann to capture the goldfields at their peak.”

The cottage was photographed by famous Australian photographer Max Dupain's son Rex Dupain in 1997.

Registrations for Sunday’s open day will be taken at the Royal Hall at 9.30am and maps will be available at the hall.

Tickets to explore Craigmoor will be $10 (available at Craigmoor) and the cost to explore all the other buildings will be $25 for an adult ($18 concession).