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Australian Axeman’s Hall of Fame and Timberworks
Bells Parade, Latrobe, Tasmania
Since early colonial days, timbergetting and timber cutting has been a major industry in Australia. Australian Axeman’s Hall of...
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Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre
West Street, Beaconsfield, Tasmania
Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre is the main attraction in the town of Beaconsfield and should not be missed. Twice...
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Callington Mill
Oatlands, Tasmania
The mill at Oatlands in Tasmania has become a symbol of the iconic Georgian era town. Built in October,...
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Callington Mill, Oatlands
Oatlands, Tasmania
Callington Mill, Oatlands was built by John Vincent in 1837. The iconic mill was the major flour mill for...
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Fingal Valley
Fingal Tasmania
The the Esk Highway, which passes through the valley, provides the shortest access to Tasmania’s East Coast from the...
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Heritage Highway drive
Campbell Town, Tasmania
The Heritage Highway follows the original inland road from Hobart to Launceston that was pioneered by Tasmania’s early European...
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Ida Bay Railway
Ida Bay Railway, Lune River, Tasmania
Ida Bay Railway, inland from the town of Southport on the Huon Estuary, offers a unique opportunity to travel...
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Joseph Moir’s Shot Tower
Taroona, Tasmania
Shot towers were used in the 18th and 19th centuries in the manufacture of lead shot for weapons. In...
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Lake Cethana
Dolcoath Rd Tasmania
The walk to Lake Cethana starts at the junction just before the turning to Lemonthyme Lodge on Dolcoath Road near...
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Magnet Mine Trail
Waratah Tasmania
The Magnet Mine Trail begins 1.75km west of Waratah and traverses lush rainforest on its way to the Mount...
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Oast Houses
New Norfolk, Tasmania
From the very early days of colonisation in Australia, huge attention was given to trying to get hop cuttings...
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Queenstown Heritage Tours
Queenstown, Tasmania
The mountains and rainforest of western Tasmania are unique, there is nothing else like them in Australia, and to...
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Ranelagh Oast House
Huonille, Tasmania
The main house, which dates back to 1865, and the adjoining Oast house (1912) and gardens are listed with...
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Saltwater River
Saltwater River, Tasmania
Saltwater River is a small community on the western shore of Norfolk Bay on the Tasman Peninsula. The Saltwater River...
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Southern Tasmania Colonial Villages Drive
Oatlands, Tasmania
This drive out of Hobart begins by visiting historic villages on the southern section of Midland Highway, Tasmania’s first...
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Text Kiln, Bushy Park
Bushy Park, Tasmania
In 1867 William Ebenezer Shoobridge (1846-1940) came to the Styx valley and began growing and processing hops. He was...
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The Convict Trail
Port Arthur, Tasmania
In the early 19th century, Van Diemen’s Land (the original name of Tasmania) was soon seen as a suitable...
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The Trail of the Tin Dragon
Derby, Tasmania
Spanning the rugged North-East from Launceston to St Helens, the Trail of the Tin Dragon winds its way through...
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Tynwald Oast House
Tynwald Road, New Norfolk, Tasmania
The property named Tynwald sits on 40 riverfront acres in New Norfolk, and was built early in 1830 by...
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Valleyfield Oast House
New Norfolk, Tasmania
Valleyfield, located in New Norfolk in the picturesque Derwent Valley of Tasmania, was the birthplace of Australia’s commercial hop industry....
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Waddamana Power Station Museum
Waddamanna, Tasmania
Waddamana Power Station Museum offers a rare chance to see one of Tasmania’s iconic hydro-electric power stations at close range....
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