MODULE 2: HERITAGE AND WILDERNESS

Port Arthur Historic Site

TASMANIA’S HERITAGE Woolmers Estate and Brickendon There are few nations, let alone a small island, that Two picturesque, pioneering farming properties located can boast such an impressive collection of fascinating at Longford (near Launceston) where convicts were heritage experiences as Tasmania. Your clients will be assigned to private masters to undertake agricultural enriched and inspired by the past as they discover work. Woolmers Estate is home to the National Rose stories and places that played such an important role in Garden and convict-built settlers’ cottages dating back Australia’s early history. to 1840 (now accommodation). Nearby Brickendon Explore one or all of Tasmania’s five UNESCO World is a fascinating historical farming village with Heritage-listed convict sites, including well preserved accommodation available on site as well. Port Arthur Historic Site. As UNESCO itself states, these Port Arthur Historic Site five sites present “the best surviving examples of large- and Coal Mines Historic Site scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour Famous ghost tours, harbour cruises and various guided of convicts”. These intriguing locations and many and self-guided tours in a beautiful location. Restaurant others, such as Sarah Island in the middle of Macquarie and cafes are on site. Allow a full day (or at least half a Harbour on the West Coast and the historic town of day) when visiting Port Arthur. Richmond near Hobart are all steeped in history and can be easily accessed by your clients in Tasmania. WORLD HERITAGE-LISTED CONVICT SITES Cascades Female Factory Enjoy a guided tour and tea with the matron or a dramatic interpretation of what life was like for the female convicts incarcerated in Hobart. Maria Island Take the ferry from Triabunna on Tasmania’s East Coast to Maria Island. The island was once a penal colony and now the site of the convict ruins of the Darlington Probation Station, consisting of over a dozen well preserved buildings to explore. Note there are no services (food, transport, etc) on Maria Island. Allow a full day with visiting when visiting Maria Island. Maria Island

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Salamanca Place

HISTORIC PLACES Evandale Salamanca Place and Battery Point Evandale is a picturesque town, home to world-famous Stroll the streets of these historic areas of Hobart events such as the Glover Prize and the National and dine or have a drink in one of the sandstone Penny Farthing Championship. Just down the road is warehouses, now home to trendy cafes and restaurants. Clarendon House – arguably one of Australia’s greatest Georgian houses still standing today. Stanley Stanley was once the territory of sealers, and the West Coast Pioneers Museum centre of large-scale merino wool production. The The once thriving mining towns of Queenstown, sheltered port that facilitated the landing of livestock, Zeehan, Rosebery and Tullah provide fascinating insight labourers and convicts is now a bustling fishing port. into the region’s history and the extreme difficulties The heritage-classified town has been beautifully experienced in unlocking Tasmania’s wild and rugged preserved through its cottages, accommodation Western Wilderness. houses and Highfield Historic Site, an elegant Regency-style house and outbuildings boasting significant early colonial history. Richmond A picture-perfect village near Hobart and home to Australia’s oldest bridge and oldest gaol as well as more than fifty 19th-century Georgian buildings. The town now hosts a number of B&Bs, cafes, boutiques and galleries. Oatlands and Ross Oatlands is approximately halfway between Launceston and Hobart and is said to have the most intact collection of Georgian sandstone buildings (138) in Australia. Nearby, the town of Ross is another good

example of a village from the early colonial era. Evandale

Stanley West Coast Pioneer Museum Islington Hotel Henry Jones Art Hotel ACCOMMODATION Islington Hotel An award winning historic Regency-style house built in 1847 and decorated with fine art and antiques. It is now perhaps Hobart’s most luxurious accommodation. Henry Jones Hotel The remodelling of waterfront Georgian warehouses which notably once served as a former IXL jam factory, has seen news of this Hobart hotel spread worldwide. Cascade Brewery Brockley Estate SOMETHING DIFFERENT Built in 1841, Brockley Estate is a spacious stone Cascade Brewery Colonial homestead situated on 10,000 private acres. The 170-year-old sandstone and convict brick Take a guided tour of this famous historic brewery at homestead boasts generous verandahs, ancient English the foot of Mount Wellington in Hobart. There’s also a trees and hawthorn hedges. restaurant and cafe on site. Red Feather Inn Sail the Derwent River Located just outside Launceston, this handsome Take a harbour tour of the Derwent River or a longer sandstone Georgian coach house built by convict cruise in the D’Entrecasteax Channel on an elegant, labour in 1842 has been transformed into elegant grand old sailing ship departing from Hobart’s docks. accommodation. There’s also a secluded garden and Sarah Island cooking school on site. Located in the middle of vast Macquarie Harbour, Quamby Estate Tasmania’s oldest convict settlement is a stop on the Designed in the 1830s in an unusual Anglo-Indian style Gordon River Cruise which leaves from the historic recalling the era of the Raj, this gracious and carefully- harbour side town of Strahan. restored main homestead features boutique-hotel style West Coast Wilderness Railway rooms just outside Launceston. Travel in a restored heritage steam train and traverse the rugged rainforest between the quaint, historic port of Strahan and the classic old mining town of Queenstown. Nant Distillery Housed in a restored convict-built sandstone flour mill at historic Bothwell, just an hour from Hobart. Take a tour and sample some of the finest single malt whisky made using traditional methods. Bothwell is also home to the oldest golf course in the southern hemisphere and the Australasian Golf Museum. West Coast Wilderness Railway Nant Distillery

Port Arthur Historic Site Cascades Female Factory Maria Island Take the ferry from Triabunna to beautiful Maria Island located on Tasmania’s East Coast. This island served as a penal colony between the 1820s and 1850s, and today is the site of the convict ruins of World Heritage-listed Darlington Probation Station. For a taste of the penal life you can even stay in the original convict quarters (dating to 1825) at the budget Penitentiary Accommodation Units. The island is also notably home to the acclaimed Maria Island Walk. It’s an easy-going, four-day guided walk accompanied by Coal Mines Historic Site TOP LOCATIONS two local expert guides. Port Arthur Hobart World Heritage-Listed Port Arthur Historic Site sits at World Heritage-listed Cascades Female Factory is the centrepiece of Tasmania’s harsh yet enthralling located in South Hobart. It operated between 1828 convict heritage. These spectacular, haunting and 1856 at the base of Mount Wellington as a means sandstone remnants of the 19th century prison are just of accommodating the increasing number of female a few hours south of Hobart and were once home to a convicts. The historic Cascade Brewery is located just total of 12,000 of the ‘worst of the worst’ convicts. nearby as well. Just a brief 20-kilometres drive from Port Arthur are Hobart’s scenic waterfront is a step back in time itself. yet more significant convict era remains; the Coal Salamanca Place and Battery Point are heritage-rich and Mines Historic Sites. The site is home to Tasmania’s first full of restaurants, cafes and bars where you can soak operational mines and was a place of punishment for up living history while pondering the past. convicts. Hobart is the oldest Australian city after Sydney. Aside from its fascinating penal legacy, the Tasman Georgian-era architecture (much of it convict-built) is Peninsula area surrounding Port Arthur is also a haven a feature of this Tasmanian city, along with easy access for surfing, sea-kayaking, diving and bush-walking. to world-class galleries and museums, wilderness and Richmond Bridge

Woolmers Estate Callington Mill gourmet experiences and a vibrant artistic and cultural scene. The best way to look into Hobart’s fascinating history, colonial buildings, stories, villains and entrepreneurs is to book a Hobart Historic Walking Tour. Historic Port Arthur and Richmond are within easy driving distance from Hobart as are other attractions including the beautiful Derwent Valley, Mount Field National Park and Bruny Island. Heritage Highway Callington Mill A short drive from Hobart is the quaint village of Richmond; a perfect place to discover Tasmania’s rich Launceston colonial heritage. The town is home to Australia’s Launceston’s Georgian and Victorian era architecture oldest bridge and oldest gaol as well as more than 50 (much of it convict-built) is a feature of this Tasmanian 19th-century Georgian. city along with easy access to locally crafted wines and beer, local produce, wilderness experiences and world At Longford is World Heritage-listed Woolmers Estate. class golf courses. It’s not only home to the National Rose Garden, but also convict-built settlers’ cottages dating back to 1840 Colonial villages like Longford and Evandale are all that now serve as accommodation. Also at Longford, within easy driving distance from Launceston. is World Heritage-listed Brickendon; a fascinating Launceston is home to some of Australia’s great historical farming village that has been owned by the mansions and rare examples of early colonial buildings. same family for more than 170 years. The city’s National Trust Tasmania properties include Approximately halfway between Launceston and Clarendon Homestead at nearby Evandale, Franklin Hobart, the town of Oatlands oozes with colonial House and the Old Umbrella Shop. Entally Estate is history. Its unique landmark is the historic Callington also located 15 minutes from Launceston. Tour the Flour Mill and it’s said that Oatlands has the most magnificent historic property with its various heritage intact collection of Georgian sandstone buildings (138) buildings and gardens, sample wine from the vineyard in Australia. and enjoy Devonshire tea. Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake

The Tarkine coast Trowunna, The Tarkine Drive TASMANIA’S WILDERNESS The Tarkine Drive covers 90 kilometres of sealed Tasmania’s wilderness and coastal tracks and trails are tourist road which unlocks this vast wilderness world-renowned. If you’re a bushwalker or adventure allowing for day trippers. seeker, there’s no better place to be. Tasmania has four Strahan of the eight Great Walks of Australia; the Maria Island Cruise the majestic Gordon River to venture deep into Walk; Bay of Fires Lodge Walk; Freycinet Experience World Heritage Wilderness and take the steam railway Walk; and Cradle Mountain Huts Walk. journey of a lifetime between Queenstown and Strahan along the West Coast Wilderness Railway. North Western Tasmania King Island Cradle Mountain and Lake St Clair National Park With its long sandy beaches and nature reserves The North West is the magnificent gateway to teeming with wildlife, bushwalking here is an easy Tasmania’s World Heritage Wilderness. There’s various and rewarding experience. Don’t forget to take your walks available, but the Dove Lake Circuit Walk is a golf clubs and try your swing at Cape Wickam Golf must do. This area is also home to the world-famous Course and Ocean Dunes Coastal Links. Overland Track; perhaps Australia’s most outstanding multiple day wilderness walk, which is listed as one of The Great Walks of Australia. Shoot down natural waterslides, plunge into rivers, launch yourself off waterfalls and abseil down cliff faces with Cradle Mountain Canyons. The Tarkine The Tarkine is the largest temperate rainforest in Australia and home to more than 50 species of threatened birds and animals. It’s a very special place and there are many walking options available including various self-guided walks or multi-day guided tours.

Gordon River Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park

Bay of Fires East Coast Wineglass Bay and Freycinet National Park Consistently rated among the top 10 beaches in the world and one of Tasmania’s most iconic destinations.

Unless you arrive by boat with Wineglass Bay Cruises Russell Falls, Mount Field day tour or Wineglass Bay Sail Walk multi day trip, the only access to Wineglass Bay is on foot, via a Hobart and Southern Tasmania steep (though rewarding) 40 minute hike that leads Mount Wellington you to The Hazards Lookout; the view here will take Towering above Hobart and the location of a series of your breath away. The round-trip walk including the walking tracks from easy to adventurous atop its slopes. descent to the beach, returning via Hazards Beach, Tahune Airwalk takes approximately five hours. There’s also many other Take a stroll through the riverside forest canopy, looking great walks within Freycinet National Park. out to the mountains of the World Heritage Area at Bay of Fires Geeveston. Bay of Fires is a world-class coastal destination Mount Field National Park preserved as a conservation area. Here, the sea is One of the island’s most popular parks offering a aqua and deserted shell-strewn beaches stretch for dreamworld of waterfalls and mountain scenery, kilometres of silica sand. One of the best ways to including the spectacular Russell Falls. experience the natural beauty of this area is on a four day guided hike. South Bruny National Park Boasts a striking beach which runs to an elevated cape Flinders Island presided over by a scene-stealing lighthouse. Join a fishing or dive charter, take a guided 4WD tour to discover the island’s secret spots or enjoy a self- Tasman Peninsula guided bush walk. See Tasman National Park coastal formations with a Tasman Island Cruise to see 300m high sea cliffs, Home to Three of Australia’s Best Walks dolphins, seals and migrating whales. Get whisker-to- Bay of Fires Lodge Walk, The Maria Island Walk and whisker with wild seas on a world-first ocean platform Freycinet Experience Walk. with Wild Ocean Tasmania. Three Capes Track is an National Parks independent multi-day coastal walk, where walkers There are five beautiful national parks to explore in this retreat to environmentally-sensitive cabins each region; Maria Island, Douglas Apsley, Freycinet, Mount night. Learn of Tasmania’s convict past at Port Arthur William and Strzelecki. Historic Site. The Maria Island Walk

Cataract Gorge Ben Lomond Launceston and Northern Tasmania Cataract Gorge Reserve A natural phenomenon and a peaceful oasis at the heart of Launceston. There’s lots of different walking tracks to explore here along with rugged dolerite cliffs, native vegetation and resident peacocks. Narawntapu National Park A great place to observe Forester kangaroos, Bennetts wallabies, pademelons and wombats at dusk. Ben Lomond National Park There’s a range of activities on offer here including

rock climbing, alpine walking, cross country and South Coast Track downhill skiing (winter only). • The Walls of Jerusalem Experience Across the State • Cradle Mountain Huts The 60 Great Short Walks offer the best of Tasmania’s • South Coast Track walking opportunities, ranging from a few minutes to • The Maria Island Walk all day. Whether you want a gentle stroll or a physical challenge, a seaside ramble or a mountain vista, a day Each of these acclaimed, fully-guided walks are trip or a short wander, there’s plenty to choose from. accompanied by welcome creature comforts for those with a sense of adventure but who’d prefer not to The Great Walks of Tasmania offers seven sensational rough it too much. guided walks over multiple days. The walks include; Tasmania is home to 19 national parks generously • Bay of Fires Walk spread around the island (only 17 are accessible). All • The Freycinet Experience Walk clients will need a National Parks Pass, available from • The Tarkine Rainforest Track wholesalers.

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