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SHOW YOUR TICKET & SAVE MAPS & TIMETABLES INSIDE THE OFFICIAL HOBART’S BEST ATTRACTIONS, SHOPPING AND DINING www.reddecker.com.au CONTENTS 4 WELCOME TO HOBART 5 GETTING YOUR BEARINGS 7 RED DECKER REWARDS 8 BUS TIMETABLES 10 TRAVEL CENTRE 14 BROOKE STREET PIER 18 SALAMANCA PLACE 21 PRINCES PARK 22 BATTERY POINT 24 ST GEORGES CHURCH TASMANIA’S 25 ST GEORGES TERRACE 26 WREST POINT HIGHEST TEA 28 HELPFUL INFORMATION & CITY MAP (03) 6221 1888 30 SANDY BAY VILLAGE wrestpoint.com.au/pointrevolving 32 CASCADE BREWERY 34 FEMALE FACTORY 36 SOUTH HOBART VILLAGE 38 VILLAGE CINEMA 40 HOBART CBD 42 TASMANIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY 42 MARITIME MUSEUM 45 HOBART CONVICT PENITENTIARY 46 AQUATIC CENTRE 48 BOTANICAL GARDENS 50 VICTORIA DOCK 52 ACTIVITY PAGE Hobart in your language English commentary is played through the main Hobart's best new speakers. Ask your driver for a set of complimentary waterfront venue earphones to listen in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin or Spanish. Come and enjoy the Bistro or Café in a comfortable, safe, and family-friendly environment, right on the edge of the River Derwent wrestpoint.com.au/theboardwalk theboardwalkhobart THE OFFICIAL SIGHTSEEING GUIDE TO HOBART 3 33692 WP Press Ad.indd 1 4/7/19 9:41 am WELCOME TO HOBART GETTING YOUR BEARINGS As Chief Executive of Destination Southern Tasmania, it gives me great pleasure to extend the warmest of welcomes to you from all of our members in Hobart and southern Tasmania. Hobart is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Nestled between kunanyi/Mount Wellington and the cool waters of the River Derwent you will find many of the unique and diverse tourist attractions and experiences that Tasmania is famous for. Discover everything from the convict history of the Cascades Female Factory and Hobart Convict Penitentiary to the modern art of MONA. The iconic waterfront area of Salamanca hosts the famous market each Saturday that bears its name, as well as some of the best food SULLIVANS COVE SOUTH HOBART and drink experiences anywhere in the southern hemisphere. Located on the River Derwent and Nestled in the foothills of kunanyi/ Once you have discovered the delights of Hobart we would founded by Lieutenant Governor Mt Wellington with views over the encourage you to explore more of southern Tasmania from the Coal David Collins in 1804, Sullivans city, South Hobart was settled in River Valley wine region to the food bowl of the Huon Valley and Cove was the birthplace of Hobart. the 1830s and was home to wealthy D’Entrecasteaux Channel. There are national parks and waterfalls Up until the late 1960s, it was a lawyers, doctors and magistrates galore throughout the Derwent Valley and rare and spectacular major freight port for Tasmania. who built large, gracious homes. UNESCO world heritage attractions in Port Arthur. Stretching from Hunter Street to Today, South Hobart is enjoyed for Salamanca Place, this area has its coffee shops, gift stores and We welcome you to Hobart and southern Tasmania and have no retained its historical value. Today, access to Wellington Park tracks. doubt that your stay will be a memorable one. the area is a key location for some of Hobart’s major festivities. HOBART CITY CENTRE Hobart is Australia’s second oldest Alex Heroys BATTERY POINT capital city after Sydney in New Chief Executive Officer Hobart’s oldest and most historic South Wales. It is a small city with Destination Southern Tasmania suburb, named after the battery of low-rise buildings connected by guns established on the point in 1818 one-way streets and surrounded by as part of Hobart’s coastal defences. plenty of green space. Hobart lies on Houses in Battery Point were built the edge of the River Derwent with an Take note of these icons at each bus stop: in the 1830s - 40s to accommodate ever changing backdrop of kunanyi/ the growing settlement, ranging Mt Wellington. Over 200,000 people Wheelchair Accessible Art Gallery from small fisherman’s cottages to live in the Greater Hobart area and Public Toilets Gardens mansions of merchants and master over 500,000 in Tasmania. mariners. Today, Battery Point is one Parking Historic Building of the city’s most prestigious suburbs. QUEENS DOMAIN Free Wi-Fi Internet Supermarket An area of 200 hectares of public SANDY BAY recreational land, north of the CBD. Café / Restaurant Bank / ATM Located south of Hobart, stretching The site was originally used for Shopping Taxi Rank between Mt Nelson and the beaches military and defence purposes. In along the River Derwent. Sandy the 1850s it was gazetted as a public Walking Tracks Playground Bay is a popular and diverse suburb reserve and given to the people of with colonial sandstone buildings, Tasmania by Queen Victoria. Today Photo Opportunities large modern homes and student it features historical, cultural and accommodation surrounding the natural attractions, sporting fields, University of Tasmania. walking tracks and picnic areas. 4 #REDDECKERHOBART THE OFFICIAL SIGHTSEEING GUIDE TO HOBART 5 RED DECKER REWARDS! Make the most of your trip with these exclusive discounts. Simply show your Red Decker ticket when booking or prior to paying to receive each offer*. 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Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. 6 #REDDECKERHOBART THE OFFICIAL SIGHTSEEING GUIDE TO HOBART 7 BUS TIMETABLES SUMMER WINTER OCTOBER - APRIL MAY - SEPTEMBER CITY LOOP / HOBART STOPS Travel Centre 9:00 am* 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 10:00 am 11:30 am 1:30 pm 3.00 pm Corner of Davey & Elizabeth St. (Loop Start) Brooke Street Pier 9:10 am* 10:10 am 11:10 am 12:10 pm 1:10 pm 2:10 pm 3:10 pm 10:10 am 11:40 am 1:40 pm 3:10 pm Franklin Wharf (Near Brooke St. Intersection) Salamanca Place 9:12 am* 10:12 am 11:12 am 12:12 pm 1:12 pm 2:12 pm 3:12 pm 10:12 am 11:42 am 1:42 pm 3:12 pm Princes Wharf No. 1 (Outside Main Entrance) Princes Park 9:15 am* 10:15 am 11:15 am 12:15 pm 1:15 pm 2:15 pm 3:15 pm 10:15 am 11:45 am 1:45 pm 3:15 pm Castray Esplanade (Outside CSIRO) Battery Point 9:17 am* 10:17 am 11:17 am 12:17 pm 1:17 pm 2:17 pm 3:17 pm 10:17 am 11:47 am 1:47 pm 3:17 pm Corner of Hampden Rd. & Colville St. St Georges Church 9:20 am* 10:20 am 11:20 am 12:20 pm 1:20 pm 2:20 pm 3:20 pm 10:20 am 11:50 am 1:50 pm 3:20 pm De Witt St. (Near Cromwell St. Intersection) St Georges Terrace 9:22 am* 10:22 am 11:22 am 12:22 pm 1:22 pm 2:22 pm 3:22 pm 10:22 am 11:52 am 1:52 pm 3:22 pm St Georges Terrace (Near Sandy Bay Rd.) Wrest Point Casino 9:25 am* 10:25 am 11:25 am 12:25 pm 1:25 pm 2:25 pm 3:25 pm 10:25 am 11:55 am 1:55 pm 3:25 pm Drysdale Place (Outside Main Entrance) Sandy Bay Village 9:30 am* 10:30 am 11:30 am 12:30 pm 1:30 pm 2:30 pm 3:30 pm 10:30 am 12:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:30 pm Corner of Sandy Bay Rd. & Queen St. Cascade Brewery 9:40 am* 10:40 am 11:40 am 12:40 pm 1:40 pm 2:40 pm 3:40 pm 10:40 am 12:10 pm 2:10 pm 3:40 pm (Outside Cascade Brewhouse) Female Factory 9:42 am* 10:42 am 11:42 am 12:42 pm 1:42 pm 2:42 pm 3:42 pm 10:42 am 12:12 pm 2:12 pm 3:42 pm Corner of Cascade Rd.