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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Blessing of the Harvest Festival 201 328 B blogs 278 Barnbougle Dunes 172 Boag’s Centre for Beer Lovers 179 Bathurst Harbour 13, 13 Boat Harbour Beach 229 Batman Bridge 193 boat travel 320-1, 322, see also Battery Point 51 ferries Bay of Fires 12, 166-7, 12 boat trips Bay of Fires Walk 122, 167, 123 Arthur River 238 beaches 18, 30, see also swimming Bicheno 159 Bakers Beach 195 Gordon River 254-5 Bay of Fires 12, 166-7, 12 Launceston 181 Beaumaris 163 Maria Island 146 Binalong Bay 167 Orford 143 A Blackmans Bay 89 Wineglass Bay 152 Aboriginal culture Boat Harbour Beach 229 books 278-9 history 280-8 Boronia Beach 88 Bothwell 136-7 museums 111-12, 205 Cockle Creek 120 breweries 293, see also beer Aboriginal sites 237, 288 Freycinet National Park 11, Boag’s Centre for Beer Lovers 179 Freycinet Peninsula 150 150-1, 11 Cascade Brewery 52, 128 Great Western Tiers 214 Friendly Beaches 151 Iron House Brewery 161 Kooparoona Niara 214 Henty Dunes 251-2 Moorilla Estate 53 Larmairremener tabelti 265 Kingston Beach 88 Seven Sheds 220 Marakoopa Cave 215-16 Mt William National Park 169 Two Metre Tall 84 Maria Island (Toarra Marra Monah) Ocean Beach 251 Bridport 172-3 145 Orford 143 Brown, Bob 287, 304, 305 North Cave 230 Randalls Bay 111 Bruny Island 8, 105-10, 106, 8 Pyengana 168 Redbill Point 159 Bruny Island Bird Festival 21, 108 South Cave 230 Rice Beach 158-9 food 107 Southwest 270 Scamander 163 tours 107-8 abseiling 31, see also rock climbing Seven Mile Beach 87-8 budget 14 accommodation 18, 310-12, see also Sisters Beach 230 individual locations Burnie 223-7, 224 Tinderbox 88 activities 28-32, see also individual Savour Tasmania 20 Verona Sands 111 activities bus travel 322-3 Waubs Beach 158-9 Agrarian Kitchen 69, 81 bushfires 25, 285 White Beach 100 air travel 320, 321-2 bushwalking 9, 16, 22-7, 122, 161 to/from Tasmania 320 Wineglass Bay 154, 11 Bay of Fires Walk 122, 167, 123 within Tasmania 321-2 Beaconsfield 193-4 Ben Lomond National Park 203 animals 17, 297-301, see also Beaumaris 163 Bicheno 158 individual animals Beauty Point 194 Blue Tier 168-9, 121 Antarctica 62 beer 16, see also breweries books & brochures 23 Australian Antarctic Division 89 Boag’s Centre for Beer Lovers 179 Cataract Gorge 178-9, 12 antiques 75 Tasmanian Beerfest 21, 62 Cockle Creek 120 ants 313 Weldborough Hotel 168 Deloraine 214 area codes 316-17 Ben Lomond National Park 203 Douglas-Apsley National Park 161 art galleries, see museums & Bicheno 157-61, 158 galleries Exeter 193 bicycle travel, see cycling Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers Arthur Pieman Conservation Area Binalong Bay 167-8 239-40 National Park 263 birdwatching 297-8 Arthur River 237-8 Freycinet Peninsula Circuit 151 Bridport Wildflower Reserve 172 ATMs 316 Great Walks 23 Bruny Island Bird Festival 108 Australian Three Peaks Race 184 Hartz Mountains National Park 117 Lime Bay 100 Australian Wooden Boat Festival 19, Holwell Gorge 194 Loon.tite.ter.mair.re.le.hoin.er 61, 125 Lake Leake 135 Walk 147 Loon.tite.ter.mair.re.le.hoin.er Maria Island 146 Walk 147 Moulting Lagoon 151 Maria Island National Park 145, 146 Ocean Beach 251 Marrawah 236 000 Map pages Springlawn Nature Trail 195 Mt Amos 151 000 Photo pages black currawong 297 Mt Field National Park 13, 85-6 Narawntapu National Park 195 chocolate factories 54, 95, 212 echidnas 300-1 Noel Jago Walk 228 Chudleigh 215 electricity 311, 314 329 Overland Track 122, 265-6, 122 churches emergencies 15 Penguin Cradle Trail 222 Scots Uniting Church 92 environmental issues 287-8, 304-8 Rocky Cape 230 St Andrews Anglican 202 Franklin River 262 South Bruny National Park 105 St Andrews Uniting Church 202 Lake Pedder 272-3 South Coast Track 122, 274, 9 St George’s Anglican 51, 92 pulp mill 197 Southwest National Park 274-5 St James Presbyterian Church 231 Recherche Bay 119 INDEX INDEX St Helens 164 St John’s Church 78 Tarkine Wilderness 239 St Marys 162 St Luke’s Church of England 78, 134 Evandale 201-3 Tahune Forest Reserve 116-7 St Matthew’s Church 82 events, see festivals & events B-F Tarkine Wilderness 122, 239 climate 14, 25, 312, see also exchange rates 15 Tarn Shelf Track 86 individual regions Exeter 193 Tasman Coastal Trail 94 climate change 322 Cockle Creek 120 Tasmanian Trail 32 F Coles Bay 150-7, 152 Waterfall Bluff 94 Falls Festival 21, 62 cooking schools 69, 81, 198 Weldborough Pass Rainforest ferries 15, 320-1 Walk 168 Corinna 240-1 Festival of Voices 20 Wineglass Bay Walk 151 Cradle Mountain 41, 264-70, 10 Festivale 19, 184 business hours 312 Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair festivals & events 19-21, 214, 231 National Park 264-70 Australian Three Peaks Race 184 credit cards 316 C Australian Wooden Boat Festival cricket 55 Cadbury Chocolate Factory 54 19, 61, 125 cruise ships 320 Callington Mill 131 Blessing of the Harvest Festival 201 culture 278-9 Campbell Town 134-6 Bruny Island Bird Festival 21, 108 currency 14, 311 camping 26, 41, 310, Campbell Town Show 134 cycling 31-2, 55, 322 Ben Lomond National Park 203 Cygnet Folk Festival 19, 112 Hobart 55 Fingal Valley 163 Derby River Derby 170 Launceston 180-1 Flinders Island 174 Dockside Festival 231 Maria Island National Park 145 Freycinet National Park 157 Evandale Village Fair & National tours 165 Mt William National Park 169 Penny Farthing Championships Cygnet 111-13 19, 202 Richardsons Beach 153-4 Falls Festival 21, 62 St Helens 165 Festival of Voices 20 canoeing 28, 238, 240 D Festivale 19, 184 car travel 323-5 dangers, see safe travel road distance chart 325 Deloraine 213-15 Fingal Valley Festival 163 Carrick 198-9 Denison Canal 93 Glover Art Prize 202 Cascade Brewery 52, 128 D’Entrecasteaux, Bruni 283 Henley-on-the-Mersey Carnival 212 Cataract Gorge 178, 12 Derby 169-70 Hobart Summer Festival 21, 61 caves 30 Derby River Derby 170 Latrobe Chocolate Winterfest 20, 212 Hastings Caves State Reserve 119 Derwent Valley 138-40 Latrobe Wheel Race 212 Kutikina Cave 263 Devonport 41, 204-12, 208 Launceston Cup 184 Mole Creek area 215-16 disabilities, travellers with 318 Longford Garden Festival 201 Remarkable Cave 100 discount cards 314 Longford Revival Festival 201 cell phones 15, 317 diving, see scuba diving & snorkelling Lumina 20, 62 cheese 290-1 Dockside Festival 231 MONA FOMA 19, 61 cheese-makers Doo Town 95 Mural Fest 219 Ashgrove Farm Cheese 213 Douglas-Apsley National Park 161 Rosebery Festival 248 Bruny Island Cheese Company 107 Dover 117-18 Royal Hobart Regatta 19, 61 Cheese Tasting Centre 224 drinks 292-3, see also beer, Royal Hobart Show 21, 62 Grandvewe Cheeses 110 breweries, whisky, wine, wineries Royal Launceston Show 21, 184 King Island Dairy 241 driving, see car travel Savour Tasmania 20 Pyengana Dairy Company 168 Dunalley 93 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 21, Thorpe Farm 136 52, 61 children, travel with 18, 36-8 E Table Cape Tulip Festival 21 Hobart 58 Eaglehawk Neck 93-5 Tasmanian Beerfest 21, 62 Launceston 181, 185 East Coast 40, 141-75, 142 Tasmanian Craft Fair 21, 214 Chinese history 169, 286 highlights 142 festivals & events continued accommodation 44, 62-8 330 Taste, The 21, 61, 124 H activities 55-8 Hadspen 198-9 Taste of the Huon 20 attractions 46-55 Hamilton 138-9 Ten Days on the Island 20, 62 climate 44 Hartz Mountains National Park 117 Tulip Festival 228 drinking 73-4 Hastings Caves & Thermal Springs 119 Zeehan Gem & Mineral Fair 250 entertainment 74-5 health 314-15 films 279 festivals & events 19, 20, 21, Henley-on-the-Mersey Carnival 212 Fingal Valley 163 61-2 INDEX INDEX hiking, see bushwalking fishing 29, 30-1 food 44, 68-73 historic buildings & sites 47 Bicheno 159 highlights 45 Allport Library & Museum of Fine Currawong Lakes 135 history 46 F-K Arts 47 Dover 117 internet resources 76 Battery Point 51 internet resources 137 planning 44, 47 Bothwell 136 Lake Leake 135 shopping 75 Brickendon 200 Lakes, The 137 tourist information 76 Campbell Town 134-5 Marrawah 236 tours 58-61 Cape Wickham 241 Orford 143 travel seasons 44 Cascade Brewery 52, 128 St Helens 164 travel to/from 76 Coal Mines Historic Site 100 tours 108, 138, 164 travel within 77 Darlington 145 Flinders, Matthew 283 walking tours 58, 60, 59 Derby History Room 170 Flinders Island 173-5 Hobart Aquatic Centre 58 Eaglehawk Neck Historic Site 94 food 16, 112, 115, 189, 289-93, 314, Hobart Summer Festival 21, 61 Evandale 201-3 8, 126, 127 holidays 315 female factories 52, 133 books 293 horizontal scrub 303 Ford’s Store 231 cheese & cheese-makers 107, 110, horse riding Franklin House 179 136, 168, 213, 224, 241, 290-1, Huon Valley 114 Gaiety Grand 249-50 chocolate factories 54, 95, 212 Koonya 100 George Town Heritage Trail 195 cooking schools 69, 81, 198 Narawntapu National Park festivals & events 20, 21, 61, Hamilton Heritage Centre 139 195 184, 212 Highfield 231 St Marys 162 oyster farms 87-8, 107, 151 Hobart Waterfront 50 Tasmanian Trail 32 providores 93, 107, 110, 135, 189 Hobart’s Real Tennis Club 47 hot springs 119 tours 58, 88, 152, 183 Launceston 184 Huon pine 301, 303 Fortescue Bay 96 Oatlands 131 Huonville 113-15 foxes 302 Officers Quarters 94 hypothermia 27 Franklin River 304, 10 Old Colony Inn 82 Old Umbrella Shop 179 damming of 262 I rafting 28-9, 263-4 Penitentiary Chapel Historic insurance 315 Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Site 46 internet access 315 Park 262-5 Plough Inn 231 internet resources 15, 76, 278 Freycinet National Park 11, 150-7, Port Arthur Historic Site 97-8, 7 155, 11 Red Bridge 134 itineraries 33-5 Richmond 78 G Ross Bridge 132 J galleries, see museums & galleries Runnymede 54 jet-boat rides 82 gardens, see parks & gardens Salamanca Place 47-51
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