©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Tasmania Devonport & the Northwest Launceston p200 & Around The p171 East Coast p137 Midlands & Central Highlands p127 Cradle Country & the West Hobart & Around p233 p46^# Tasman Peninsula The & Port Arthur Southeast p97 p108 THIS EDITION WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED BY Anthony Ham, Charles Rawlings-Way and Meg Worby PLAN YOUR TRIP ON THE ROAD Welcome to Tasmania . 4 HOBART & Koonya, Nubeena & White Beach . 102 Tasmania Map . 6 AROUND . 46 Hobart . 48 Fortescue Bay & Tasmania’s Top 15 . .8 Tasman National Park . 103 Channel Highway . 80 Port Arthur . 104 Need to Know . 16 Seven Mile Beach . 82 If You Like… . 18 Richmond & Around . 82 THE SOUTHEAST . 108 Month by Month . 21 New Norfolk & Around . 85 Margate . 110 New Norfolk to Mt Field . 87 Itineraries . 24 Kettering . 110 Mt Field National Park . 89 Bruny Island . 111 Walking in Tasmania . 27 Woodbridge & Around . 116 TASMAN PENINSULA Outdoor Adventures . 33 Cygnet . 118 & PORT ARTHUR . 97 Travel with Children . 39 Huonville & Around . 119 Sorell . 99 Geeveston . 122 Regions at a Glance . 42 Dunalley . 100 Arve Road & Around . 123 Eaglehawk Neck . 100 Hartz Mountains Taranna . 102 National Park . 123 Dover . 124 REDZAAL /GETTY IMAGES © IMAGES /GETTY REDZAAL © IMAGES /GETTY BAIN ANDREW Southport . 125 Lune River . 126 Cockle Creek . 126 MIDLANDS & CENTRAL HIGHLANDS . 127 Midlands . 129 Oatlands . 129 Ross . 130 LAUNCESTON P173 MT WELLINGTON P56 Campbell Town . 132 Central Highlands . 133 Bothwell . 133 JODIE GRIGGS /GETTY IMAGES © IMAGES /GETTY JODIE GRIGGS © IMAGES /GETTY BAIN ANDREW Lake Country . 134 Derwent Valley . 135 Hamilton . 135 THE EAST COAST . 137 Orford . 139 Triabunna . 139 Maria Island National Park . 140 Swansea . 143 Coles Bay & Freycinet SALAMANCA MARKET P53 BATHURST HARBOUR P257 National Park . 146 Contents UNDERSTAND Bicheno . 153 Walls of Jerusalem Tasmania Douglas-Apsley National Park . 211 Today . 262 National Park . 157 Gowrie Park . 211 History . 264 St Marys . 157 Lake Barrington . 212 Gourmet Tasmania . 273 Scamander & Sheffield . 213 Beaumaris . 158 Ulverstone . 214 Wilderness & Wildlife . 278 St Helens . 159 Penguin . 216 Environmental Politics Bay of Fires . 162 Burnie . 217 in Tasmania . 288 Mt William National Park . 164 Wynyard & Around . 220 Weldborough & Boat Harbour Beach . 221 the Blue Tier . 164 Rocky Cape Derby & Around . 165 National Park . 222 Scottsdale & Around . 166 Stanley . 222 Bridport . 167 Smithton . 225 Flinders Island . 168 Marrawah . 227 Arthur River . .228 SURVIVAL LAUNCESTON & Tarkine Wilderness . 229 AROUND . 171 GUIDE Western Explorer & Launceston . 173 Arthur Pieman Tamar Valley . 186 Conservation Area . 230 Directory A–Z . 294 Legana & Rosevears . 186 Corinna & the Transport . 304 Exeter . 188 Pieman River . .. 230 Index . .. 313 Batman Bridge Waratah . 231 & Around . 188 King Island . 231 Map Legend . .. 319 Beauty Point . 188 George Town . 190 CRADLE COUNTRY Low Head . 191 & THE WEST . 233 Lilydale & Around . 192 Tullah . 236 South of Launceston . .. 193 Rosebery . 236 Hadspen & Carrick . 193 Zeehan . 237 Westbury & Around . 194 Strahan . 238 Liffey Valley . 195 Queenstown . 244 Longford . 195 Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park . 248 SPECIAL FEATURES Evandale . 197 Cradle Mountain–Lake St Walking in Tasmania . 27 Ben Lomond Clair National Park . 249 National Park . 199 The Southwest . 257 Outdoor Adventures . 33 Maydena . 257 Wine, Wilderness & DEVONPORT & Wonderful Food . 91 THE NORTHWEST . 200 Lake Pedder Impoundment . 258 Devonport . 201 Gourmet Tasmania . 273 Strathgordon . .258 Latrobe . 206 Environmental Politics Southwest in Tasmania . 288 Deloraine . 208 National Park . 259 Mole Creek . 209 Melaleuca . 260 ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 24 Itineraries •#Bay of Fires É •# Bicheno ÉÉ É •# Coles Bay ÷# Freycinet TASMAN National Park SEA •#Wineglass Bay f#÷# Maria Island É National Park É Mt R •#Hobart É Wellington É •# Tasman Peninsula Port Arthur •# Historic Site 10 DAYS East Coast Classic Hobart, Port Arthur, Freycinet and the gorgeous Bay of Fires: check out four of Tasma- nia’s greatest hits on this sunny east-coast cruise. Hear the heartbeat of Hobart: great pubs and cafes, brilliant restaurants and herit- age vibes. Don’t miss Salamanca Place (and Salamanca Market if it’s Saturday morning), an afternoon at the amazing MONA and the view from atop Mt Wellington. From Hobart, head southeast to the dramatic coastal crags of the Tasman Peninsula and the grim convict stories of Port Arthur Historic Site. Near Copping, shortcut to the east coast via the Wielangta Forest Drive. Hop on a ferry out to Maria Island National Park for mountain biking, camping, bushwalking, wildlife spotting and west- facing beaches (rare for the east coast). Get your camera primed for a trip to Freycinet National Park and Wineglass Bay, and follow with sea kayaking and oyster appreciation at Coles Bay. Continue north to the chilled-out fishing town of Bicheno for some penguin spotting then unwind with some serious downtime among the rocky lagoons and headlands of the Bay of Fires. 25 Bonorong PLAN YOUR TRIP BASS Mt Field Wildlife STRAIT National Centre ÷# Park •# É É Richmond •# Stanley •# É Puddleduck É Vineyard •# Ù# Agrarian •# Marrawah •# É Boat Kitchen MONA É Harbour É É É •# Beach Tamar IT É Valley É Mole I •# •# NERAR É É Launceston É R Hobart Creek É •# •# Mt Wellington Cradle •# Mountain Evandale R Deloraine É I ÷#Cradle Mountain– ES S Lake St Clair OU National Park O •#Queenstown CEANTH •# Strahan E RN Cradle Country & 4 Hobart & Around 2 DAYS WEEKS the Northwest Fancy a long weekend in Hobart? Take Launceston, the west coast, Cradle Moun- advantage of Tasmania’s short driving tain and the northwest: this is certainly distances, by day-tripping around the hip the least-visited corner of Tasmania. southern capital. Kick off with a couple of days in much- Spend a day mooching around the improved Launceston: check out Cataract Hobart waterfront and Battery Point, tak- Gorge and the excellent Queen Victoria ing a boat trip up the Derwent River to the Museum & Art Gallery (QVMAG), and have dazzling MONA, and ending with dinner dinner at Stillwater and drinks at Saint at Garagistes and drinks at Knopwood’s John. Retreat. Next day, drive out to history-rich From Launceston, explore the eclectic Richmond. Don’t miss the stoic Rich- enticements of the Tamar Valley: sea- mond Bridge, Bonorong Wildlife Centre horses, gold mines, lighthouses and winer- and a lazy picnic lunch at Puddleduck ies. Loop south through historic Evandale Vineyard. before drifting west to Deloraine and the On day three, continue the foodie theme Mole Creek caves. Don’t miss a few days with a cooking class at the Agrarian walking in impressive Cradle Mountain– Kitchen near New Norfolk. The day-long Lake St Clair National Park. ‘Agrarian Experience’ is a paddock-to-plate From Cradle Mountain, skate south- celebration of the seasons, with fresh fruit west to the lunar landscapes of Queens- and veggies from the kitchen garden. town and ride the West Coast Wilderness If you have another day up your sleeve, Railway to Strahan. From Strahan, head truck out to Mt Field National Park for north through the vast Arthur Pieman an accessible alpine bushwalk, or book a Conservation Area; check out the surf place on the Mt Wellington Descent – a at Marrawah; and clamber up the Nut 22km downhill mountain-bike run from in Stanley. An ocean dip at photogenic the summit of Mt Wellington behind Boat Harbour Beach is the perfect Hobart to the waterfront. journey’s end. 26 Launceston •# É PLAN YOUR TRIP Hobart •# •# Campbell Town É Huonville •# Ross Tahune Forest AirWalk •# •# É É É •# •# É Geeveston Cygnet É IT Hartz Mountains •# ÷# National Park I É Oatlands É NERAR •# •# Dover •# Bothwell Mt Field Bruny National •# Island I Park •# Hastings Caves & ES É Hamilton ÷# •# Thermal Springs Ellendale É •# Westerway É SOUTHERN •# OCEAN Recherche Bay & •# Hobart Cockle Creek Highlands & 10 1 Southern Rambler DAYS Midlands WEEK The historic Midlands is Tasmania’s agri- Tasmania’s southeast is an agricultural cultural heartland; the Central Highlands and scenic smorgasbord, with an actual are the state’s alpine core. smorgasbord of local produce on offer. Get started in Hobart with coffee at From Hobart, trundle south to Ketter- Jackman & McRoss and a waterfront walk. ing to catch the car ferry across to easy- Check out Saturday’s sensational Salaman- going Bruny Island. Give yourself at least ca Market and the engaging new Mawson’s two nights to appreciate Bruny’s charms, Huts Replica Museum. including artisan cheeses, Australia’s southernmost vineyard and a boat cruise From Hobart head northwest to Mt past seal colonies and cliffs. Don’t miss the Field National Park for waterfalls and little penguins at Bruny Island Neck. bushwalking – just a hint of the vast south- west wilderness beyond. Back on the Tasmanian ‘mainland’, swing west to funky for lunch at Track along the Derwent Valley Cygnet Lotus Eaters Cafe. Continue north along through pretty Westerway, Ellendale the scenic Huon River to Huonville. and Hamilton, continuing to soporific Roadside summer fruit stalls – apples, Bothwell. Tee off at Ratho, Australia’s old- cherries and more – plus lunch at Sum- est golf course, then hit Nant Distillery for mer Kitchen Bakery and cider at the Apple some peppy Tasmanian whisky. Shed are tasty distractions. Back east in the Midlands, Oatlands Travel south to . Take to the offers the restored Callington Mill and Geeveston treetops at or more Georgian sandstone buildings than Tahune Forest AirWalk go bushwalking in Hartz Mountains any other Australian town. Ross is a gor- . Continue south through geous colonial village with a great bakery National Park chilled-out Dover to Hastings Caves and an historic bridge. Campbell Town , then negotiate the makes a handy stop en route to laid-back and Thermal Springs winding, unsealed road to end-of-the-road Launceston: reward yourself with a tour and . of the hallowed Boag’s Brewery. Recherche Bay Cockle Creek ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd AOUR beat-up old STORY car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure.