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shoe-marker’s shop and
blacksmith’s forge. To enjoy
some of the region’s food, you
can visit the Cheese Shop,
which makes a variety of award-
winning wares, from creamy
Camemberts to sharp blue
cheeses. Burnie also has a
number of gardens, including
Fern Glade, where platypuses
are often seen feeding at dusk
and dawn. Situated on Emu Bay,
the area’s natural attractions
Entally House in Hadspen include forest reserves, fossil
cliffs, waterfalls and canyons
wHadspen Mersey Bluff is 1 km (half a mile) and panoramic ocean views
from the city centre, linked by a from nearby Round Hill.
* 2,100. @ n Visitor Information
Centre, 68–72 Cameron St, coastal reserve and parklands.
Launceston 1800 651 827. Here, Aboriginal rock paintings
and carvings can be seen on a
Heading west along the Bass short, self-guided walk from
Highway, a string of historic near the lighthouse. The walk
towns pepper the countryside route circles around the former
from Longford through to Tiagarra Aboriginal
Deloraine, surrounded Cultural Centre and
by the Great Western Museum, which is
Tiers Mountains. The closed to the public
tiny town of Hadspen but in negotiations to
is a picturesque strip reopen in the future.
of Georgian cottages From Devonport, the
and buildings which overnight car and
include an old 1845 passenger ferry Spirit of
coaching house. Tasmania sails to the
The town is also Period furniture in Port of Melbourne on
home to one of Entally House the mainland several
Tasmania’s most famous times each week. With
historic homes open to the a local airport, Devonport is
public. Built in 1819 on the also an excellent starting point
bank of the South Esk River, the for touring northern Tasmania. “The Nut” chairlift in Stanley
Entally House, with its gracious Heading northwest, the old
veranda, has its own chapel, coast road offers unsurpassed tStanley
stables, horse-drawn carriages views of the Bass Strait. * 470. @ n Stanley Visitors Centre,
and 19th-century furnishings.
45 Main Rd (03) 6458 1330.
P Entally House rBurnie The rocky promontory of
782 Meander Valley Rd, via Hadspen. * 20,000. ~ @ n 2 Bass Highway Circular Head, known locally
Tel (03) 6393 3200. Open 10am–4pm (03) 6430 5831. as “the Nut”, rises 152 m (500 ft)
Thu–Mon. Closed 1 Jan, May–Aug, above sea level and looms over
25–28 Dec. & 7 ∑ entally.com.au Further along the northern the fishing village of Stanley.
coast from Devonport is A chairlift up the rock face
Tasmania’s fourth-largest offers striking views of the area.
eDevonport city, founded in 1829. Along Stanley’s quiet main street runs
its main streets are many towards the wharf, lined with
* 30,500. ~ @ g
n Devonport Visitor Centre, attractive 19th-century build- fishermen’s cottages and many
92 Formby Rd (03) 6424 4466. ings decorated with wrought bluestone buildings dating from
ironwork. Previously, Burnie’s the 1840s. Stanley also contains
Named after the county of prosperity centred on a thriving numerous top-quality bed-and-
Devon in England, the state’s wood-pulping industry. The breakfasts and eateries serving
third-largest city is strategically area’s history throughout the fresh, local seafood (see p535).
sited as a river and sea port. 19th and 20th centuries is Nearby, Highfield House was
It lies at the junction of the showcased at the Burnie the original headquarters of the
Mersey River and the Bass Regional Museum. Displays Van Diemen’s Land Company,
Strait, on the north coast. The depict the lives of European a London-based agricultural
dramatic rocky headland of settlers and include a replica holding set up in 1825.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp496–7 and pp533–5