Hadspen Travel Guide
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Hadspen is a small town at the junction of the South Esk and Meander Rivers. This authentic and peaceful village 18km from
Launceston on the Bass Highway was built in the 1820s, and still retains much of its nineteenth century charm. It is now a popular residential area with an attractive row of Georgian buildings, including the Red Feather Inn, the old Gaol and the nearby Church of the Good Shepherd.
The centrepiece of Hadspen is Entally House, which has been described as a window to
Tasmania's past. The most historic of Tasmania's National Trust houses, it was built in 1819 by Thomas Reibey, who was in 1876 for a brief time the Premier of Tasmania. The Reibey family had shipping interests that brought them to Tasmania as early as 1816, and Thomas' mother Mary is pictured on the Australian $20 note.