The Region
Tamar Valley Touring
Explore The Tamar Valley Touring Route – It Will Be An Unforgettable Experience!
Food, Wine & Attractions
The best way to explore the Tamar Valley is to leave the highways and wander through the country roads. There, you will discover small villages nestled on the riverbank with orchards, crafts and antiques shops, eateries, picnic areas and vineyards.
With over 21 vineyards forming the Tamar Valley Wine Route, you can tailor your own wine and food experience. Most vineyards are open regularly for visitors with wine tastings and cellar-door sales. Some have their own restaurants. Why not sample fresh farm produce from one of the many farm gates all over the valley?
Wilderness & Wildlife
Discover Tasmania’s unique and breathtaking wilderness along the Tamar Valley Touring Route. Visit Narawntapu National Park (previously Asbestos Range National Park), Mount Direction, Holwell Gorge, Mount George, Notley Fern Gorge and Tamar Island Wetlands Centre.
You’ll encounter native Tasmanian animals including Tasmanian devils, platypuses, wombats, wallabies, echidnas, birds, snakes, fairy penguins, seahorses, seals and much more.
History & Heritage
The Tamar Valley is rich with history and heritage sites. Discover maritime history at the Low Head Pilot Station and Maritime Museum, Australia’s oldest pilot station. Explore the Grubb Shaft Gold & Heritage Museum in Beaconsfield.
This town was once a thriving gold mining town and you can still see the operating gold mine and adjacent museum.
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