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The Launceston, Tamar and the North region of Tasmania provides an abundance of attractions
and experiences that be enjoyed by staying any of the
12 Bed & Breakfast
and Farmstay
accommodation options we provide.
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Let your palate guide you through gentle landscapes, historic streetscapes, restaurants and wineries of Tasmania’s northern region.
There’s sure to be a bed and breakfast property nearby. Spend a day exploring Launceston, Australia’s third oldest city. Wander through the city and beyond the CBD to century-old parklands and some of the region’s finest colonial buildings. Be sure to visit the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, at Inveresk.
On the doorstep of the city is The Gorge – a spectacular ravine, flanked by 160 ha of bushland, gardens and park-like grounds developed more than a century ago. Ride the chairlift or walk across the suspension bridge for a sensational view.
Drive to Deloraine and lunch on local gourmet cheeses and seasonal fruits from the farms you’ve driven by. Walk along a fern-lined trail to Liffey Falls.
Follow the Wine Route through the Tamar Valley and Pipers Brook to hills and valleys striped with vineyards, and meet the makers of Tasmania’s fine cool climate wines – chardonnay, sauvingnon blanc, pinot and cabernet.
Visit the seahorse farm at Beauty Point. Continue to Scottsdale and to Bridport, where locals flock for annual bouts of rest and recreation and the population swells throughout the summer.
Journey through Tasmania’s colonial history along the Heritage Highway to the historic sandstone villages of Longford, Campbell Town and Ross. Down an ale in an historic pub, feast on warm bread, and order game (in season) from the menu. Launceston and the Tamar Valley blend history, scenery, creativity, adventure, entertainment and the superb flavours of fine food and wine.
Winding 58 kilometres (36 miles) north from Launceston to Bass Strait, the Tamar River’s quiet waters are navigable for its entire length, while its sheltered shores are a perfect environment for many species of waterbirds.
At Tamar Island, eight kilometres (five miles) from Launceston, you can take a boardwalk stroll over the wetlands and see the birds in their own habitat. Notley Gorge has deep fern glades, dense rainforest and waterfalls. Fairy penguins nest in the coastal scrub farther north at Low Head where you can visit Australia’s oldest continuously operating pilot station that still guides ships into the River. From George Town you can take a boat trip along the coast to an Australian fur seal colony on Tenth Island.
The Tamar Valley Wine Route is our most productive and best-established wine region. Vines grow on gentle, sloping hills and long mellow autumn days ripen the grapes, adding unique cool-climate flavours to the widely acclaimed wines.
The Tamar River was discovered by Bass and Flinders in 1798, during their circumnavigation of the Island. In late 1804, William Collins and William Paterson set up a settlement near the River’s mouth. In 1806, they moved south to what is known as Launceston today. The rich valley flats were used for farming and forestry until gold was discovered at Beaconsfield in 1877. Later came orchards and in the 1970s a few vineyards and today the Valley is famous for its cool-climate wines.
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