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Things to Do in Derwent Valley & Central Highlands

Things to see and do in Derwent Valley & Central Highlands, Derwent Valley & Central Highlands highlights, Derwent Valley & Central Highlands activities and attractions, and points of interest in Derwent Valley & Central Highlands - the ALL NEW Jasons Derwent Valley & Central Highlands Things to Do Guide is your complete guide to sightseeing in Derwent Valley & Central Highlands.

  • Oast House © Tourism Tasmania and Nick OsborneAt New Norfolk, take a self-guided walking tour of the heritage buildings: the Oast House hop museum (also a tea room and art gallery), the Bush Inn built in 1815, the Old Colony Inn built in 1835, and St Matthews Church of England – the oldest Anglican church in Tasmania.
  • Antiques and bric-a-brac in New Norfolk.
  • Hop fields and unique oast houses at the 400ha Bushy Park.
  • Jetboat rides on the Derwent River, departing from the Esplanade.
  • At Bothwell, historic Ratho golf links (circa 1837) and the Australasian Golf Museum.
  • At Bronte Park – tribute to the migrant workers who forged the mighty hydro-electric scheme.
  • Stop at the Tarreleah lookout for a picnic and spectacular views of the Nive Valley and of the hydro-electricity pipes on the hillside.
  • Climb the 2000 steps up Poatina’s pipeline and take in the panoramic views of the midland plains and Mount Ben Lomond.
  • Southwest National Park – the largest of Tasmania’s national parks. This 608,000ha wilderness area is a vast expanse of quartzite and dolerite cliffs, untamed forest and rugged coastline. Popular walks include the 3-day Mount Anne Circuit and the duckboarded Creepy Crawly Nature Walk.
  • Mount Field National Park, a nature reserve with wildlife, rainforest walks, the magnificent three-tier 45m cascade of the Russell Falls and the glacial Lake Dobson.
  • Junee Caves and Marriott Falls, 15km from Maydena – an extensive cave system surrounded by lush rainforest. The Junee River is renowned for platypus.
  • Styx Valley Tall Trees Reserve with giant swamp gums up to 87m high, believed to be the world’s tallest hardwoods.
  • The excellent Visitor Centre at Cynthia Bay in Lake St Clair – interpretative displays of the geology of the region, a video on glaciers and a giant hologram of a family of thylacines (Tasmanian tiger).
  • Lake St Clair © Tourism Tasmania and Garry MooreBushwalking at Lake St Clair – three excellent walks are the Watersmeet Walk (30 minutes along the Overland Track to the confluence of the Hugel and Cuvier Rivers), the walk past Watersmeet to Platypus Bay, and the three-hour return walk to Shadow and Forgotten Lakes.
  • Take an alternate easy-drive scenic mountain route through Bothwell and Poatina to Launceston.
  • Trout fishing.
  • Cruises on Lake St Clair.

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