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Burnie , The North West Coast |
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| The Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden is a stunning garden near Burnie, north west Tasmania. The Gardens are a five-minute drive south of Burnie (eight kilometres/four miles).
This 13-hectare/32-acre garden features over 22,000 select rhododendrons and companion plants, creating a spectacular display between August and Fe |
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Richmond , The North West Coast |
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| Fossicking for marine fossils is one of the most popular activities for visitors to Richmond. Stop at the Kronosaurus Korner Visitor Information Centre and pick up a guide to Richmond's public fossicking sites located near town. Visitors are sure to find their own fossil in the Richmond area. The staff at Kronosauru |
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Burnie , The North West Coast |
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| Hellyers Road Distillery, in Burnie, north west Tasmania, is Australia’s largest single malt whisky distillery. Burnie is Tasmania’s fourth-largest city, a two-hour drive west of Launceston (148 kilometres/91 miles).
Hellyers Road Distillery produces fine, single malt whisky distilled from Tasmanian grown malted barle |
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Stanley , The North West Coast |
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| Highfield Historic Site offers a historically accurate vision of a gentleman's home and farm of the 1830s. It sits on a hillside overlooking the lands the manager would have once controlled, with views across to Stanley, the Nut and Bass Strait beyond. The house is being restored over time and its elegant Italianate d |
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Richmond , The North West Coast |
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| When travelling the Overlanders Way, between Townsville and Mount Isa, the Jack Brown Lions Park at Richmond presents itself as a halfway stopover with a difference.
Beautiful shade trees and lush green lawns make it the ideal break for travellers. Good clean toilet facilities are available, along with picnic tables |
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Boat Harbour , The North West Coast |
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| Killynaught Spa Cottages Restaurant is located at Boat Harbour on Tasmania’s north west coast. Boat Harbour is 30 minutes west of Burnie (31 kilometres/19 miles) and two-and-a-half hours north west of Launceston (192 kilometres/119 miles).
At Killynaught Restaurant you can sit down to a luscious morning or afternoon t |
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Stanley , The North West Coast |
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| Mark Bishop, an internationally-renowned designer and furniture-maker works in the centre of Stanley. Working with rare Tasmanian timbers, Mark can be seen at the former Stanley Artworks Gallery.
With many previous exhibitions held in Europe and America and as a former artist in residence at the Wood Turning Centre in |
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Stanley , The North West Coast |
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| The historic village of Stanley, in far north-west Tasmania, is nestled at the base of The Nut, a sheer-sided bluff - all that remains of an ancient volcanic plug. A walking track climbs to the summit of The Nut, or you can take the chairlift, with its spectacular views across Bass Strait beaches and over the town.The |
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Stanley , The North West Coast |
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| The Nut, rising 152 metres from the sea, dominates the headland that the fishing village of Stanley shelters behind. No exertion is necessary when the chairlift takes you to the top for a seagulls view of the historic town and the east and west along the coast.
The chairlift has 20 double seats and the trip takes about |
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Wynyard , The North West Coast |
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| The Olinda Picnic Area is located close to Wynyard on Tasmania’s north west coast. This pleasant spot is a 10-minute drive south west of Wynyard (10 kilometres/six miles) on the C235 road.
Set among exotic pine forests, the Olinda Picnic Area is a great location for a relaxing picnic or barbecue with plenty of open spa |
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Corinna , The North West Coast |
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| The tiny settlement at Corinna on the lower Pieman is the base for river cruises and the crossing point of a vehicle punt giving access to the Western Explorer route between Arthur River in the far north-west and the west coast. Reach Corinna on gravel roads 50 km from Zeehan in the west, or via Waratah and Savage Rive |
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Rocky Cape , The North West Coast |
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| A craggy promontory nudging out into Bass Strait, Rocky Capes tracks, cliffs and beaches attract walkers and rock climbers. The areas coastal heathlands bloom with wildflowers in summer and theres good fishing and diving around the shores. Native wildlife is abundant take a torch on an evening walk to meet wallabies, |
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Stanley , The North West Coast |
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| The Stanley Golf Club is a nine-hole coastal course at Stanley, north west Tasmania. Stanley is a classified historic town, 20 minutes’ north east of Smithton (22 kilometres/14 miles) and 90 minutes’ west of Devonport (127 kilometres/79 miles).
A typical links-style course, the Stanley Golf Club has a relatively flat l |
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Stanley , The North West Coast |
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| Stanley Seaquarium provides a fascinating sea-life experience at the foot of Stanley’s Nut, north west Tasmania.
At this colourful and vibrant aquarium, the emphasis is on fun and facts as you come up-close with resident sea creatures. Learn how Tasmanian Giant Crabs can grow to an enormous 16 kilograms and get face to |
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Stanley , The North West Coast |
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| The Touchwood Craft Gallery is located at Stanley, north-west Tasmania. Stanley is an hour's drive north-west of Burnie (78 kilometres/49 miles) and 90 minutes from Devonport (127 kilometres/79 miles).
The Touchwood Craft Gallery specialises in fine Tasmanian artworks. You can browse the Gallery’s collection of hand-ma |
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Sheffield , The North West Coast |
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| The World of Marbles specialises in hand-made glass marbles, based in Sheffield, north west Tasmania. All marbles feature contemporary art designs and many are made on site. The studio is open for visitors to watch the marble making process using hot glass. There is a gallery with marbles to purchase, a kids room full |
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Wynyard , The North West Coast |
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| The Wynyard Golf Club is a great little nine hole course in northwest Tasmania. It is situated in a delightfully attractive setting on the western banks of the Inglis River and directly underneath Fossil Bluff at Wynyard on the sands of Bass Strait.
You will enjoy a tight undulating links course bordered by Bass Strait |
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Lapoinya , The North West Coast |
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| Wytchbrooke Gardens is a large scale woodland garden located in Lapoinya on Tasmania’s northwest coast. Set on over five acres, it was established in the early 1970’s with many varieties of rhododendrons which were collected in the Himalayan and China regions.
Wander the many paths to see rhododendrons, camellias, fuc |
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Smithton , The North West Coast |
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| The Smithton Country Club is a nine-hole golf course on Tasmania’s far north west coast. Smithton is an hour’s drive west of Burnie (86 kilometres/53 miles) and 90 minutes west of Devonport (135 kilometres/84 miles).
A challenging nine holes awaits you at the Smithton Country Club, with numerous bunkers, trees and wate |
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Stanley , The North West Coast |
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| The Discovery Centre contains a wealth of information relating to the history of the Stanley district and many items of interest collected in the area.
Some of the items on display include: Antique bric-a-brac, Photographic display, numerous household and farming utensils of settlement days, 1850 wedding gown, marin |
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