Devonport Attractions
Devonport Attractions Directory
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Ancient Relics is open seven days a week where you will discover a treasure trove of antiques both local and from around the globe specialising in Chinese antiques personally handpicked from village to village throughout China from 150 year old wedding sedan, ancient bone inlayed furniture, rustic country relics and exquisite French wrought iron ware. Also specialising in garden archtectural pieces, European cast iron ware, Victorian urns statues and fountains, unique giftware and old fashioned ...Ancient Relics
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The Devonport Gallery and Arts Centre is a regional public art museum in north-west Tasmania. Devonport is a small coastal city, 90 minutes' north-west of Launceston (101 kilometres/63 miles).
The Devonport Gallery and Arts Centre is housed in a converted 19th century church in the town’s centre. It features a permanent collection of fine and decorative art and craft, with a predominant interest in 20th century glass, ceramics and woodcraft. There is an emphasis on work by Tasmanian artists, and...Devonport Gallery and Arts Centre
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The Devonport Golf Club—also known as Woodrising— is located on Tasmania’s north west coast. The Club is at Spreyton, a 10-minute (10 kilometres) drive south of Devonport and the Spirit of Tasmania ferry terminal.
The Devonport Golf Club offers golfers a challenging, tree-lined, well-bunkered course that has excellent greens. Sitting on a peninsula of land extending to the Mersey River, the course has a fairly flat appearance with gently rolling fairways. The Club offers full catering facilitie...Devonport Golf Club
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The museum is attractively and aptly situated at the Pilot Station, in the residence built for the Devonport Harbour Master in 1920. It has a view of Bass Strait and the restored pilot signal mast which stands at the entrance to the Mersey River. This was used to communicate with ships until quite recently.
Tasmanian and Local maritime history is illustrated by an extensive collection of flags, paintings, charts and photographs. A feature is the collection of
photographs of warships with Tasma...Devonport Maritime Museum and Historical Society Inc.
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Passenger trains disappeared from Tasmania some time ago, except this one, a full size loco service from the Don Village Station to Coles Beach every day.
After leaving Don Village, the route of the Don River Railway winds its way along the Eastern banks of the picturesque Don River, passing Restoration Siding where old vehicles are awaiting their turn for restoration at the hands of the craftsmen. During the thirty minute return journey you will pass through a nature reserve and you will also s...Don River Railway
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The Don Village Market is a country market near Devonport, north west Tasmania. The country village of Don is a short drive west of Devonport (five kilometres/three miles.
The market has a combination of 50 indoor and outdoor stalls selling handmade crafts and fresh local produce. Take home organic farm produce, home grown vegetables and fruits, fresh local honey, jams and preserves and tempting home baked cakes and pies. Fill your garden with cottage plants, bulbs and natives or choose a fres...Don Village Market
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Hawley’s Gingerbread House, located in Devonport East incorporates a café, restaurant and Hawley Vineyards Cellar Door. It also offers a gift shop. Listed with the National Trust, it is housed in one of Devonport’s oldest and most impressive architectural icons, located a short distance from the Spirit of Tasmania terminal, in the heart of the Devonport East shopping precinct. The distinctive Victorian Carpenter Gothic architecture features include arched leadlight windows and decorative bargebo...Hawley`s Gingerbread House
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Home Hill is the home of former Australian Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, located in Devonport. The House was built in 1916, one year after Joseph’s marriage to Dame Enid Lyons. Except for a period of five years it remained their home for the rest of their lives.
Joseph Lyons was Premier of Tasmania from 1923 to 1928. In 1929 he entered Federal Parliament and from 1932 until 1939 was Prime Minister of Australia. He died in office in April 1939. He is one of two Australians to have been Premier ...Home Hill
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The Imaginarium Science Centre is located in Devonport, north-west Tasmania.
It provides visitors with exciting hands-on exhibits, travelling exhibitions, programs, services and unique displays which are regularly changed. The award-winning Imaginarium has a five-year licence arrangement with Questacon, the National Science and Technology Centre in Canberra, and offers one exciting exhibition each year. Additional interactive displays and programs are scheduled during each calendar year, such a...Imaginarium Science Centre
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Lillico Beach is a coastal reserve and penguin colony near Devonport, north west Tasmania. Lillico Beach is 10 minutes west of Devonport (10 kilometres/six miles), just off the Bass highway.
This narrow coastal strip is home to a colony of Little Penguins (also known as Fairy Penguins). From the reserve’s viewing platform, you can watch the birds return to their burrows each evening after a day’s hunting in the open ocean. Local volunteers and Parks and Wildlife rangers are on site during the br...Lillico Beach
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Watch an impressive whip cracking demonstration at Simon Martin Whips in Devonport, north-west Tasmania.
This unique country store is keeping the old Australian traditions of whip making and leather craft alive. Visitors can see the work that goes into plaiting up to 48 strands of leather at the one time.
A free whip cracking demonstration is also available on request. If you are an international visitor you will not want to miss this interesting Australian experience. The whips made here are us...Simon Martin Whips
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Tascot Carpets proudly manufacture wool and wool blend, Tasmanian made high quality carpets, at Devonport. Tascot pride themselves on creating the highest quality flooring products that reflect their reputation for design excellence and craftsmanship. The totally vertically integrated production facility is located in East Devonport and has been in operation since 1961. Tascot are extremely proud that their manufacturing has remained locally, supporting the Tasmanian community.
Tascot Carpets a...Tascot Templeton Carpets Pty Ltd
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Some 2400 trees have been planted by volunteers at this 58 hectare site, which displays some of the astonishing wealth of Tasmanian endemic trees.
The arboretum occupies undulating countryside beside the Don River at Eugenana, 10 kilometres south of Devonport, via Spreyton. The many attractions include native bush, limestone outcrops and cliffs, nature trails, a lake with islands, weirs and bridges, and native bird life.
The picnic area alongside the Melrose Creek is furnished with tables, seats...Tasmanian Arboretum Inc. - The
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The Tasmanian Trail is a long distance (480 kilometres) multi-purpose recreational trail extending from Devonport on the northern coast to Dover in the south.
The Trail passes through a wide range of environments including some of the most beautiful and facinating areas of Tasmania.
The Tasmanian Trail provides a journey rich in cultural and natural history.
The Tasmanian Trail guidebook gives walkers, mountain bike riders and horse riders all the information required to travel all or part of th...Tasmanian Trail
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The Tiagarra Aboriginal Culture Centre and Museum is located in Devonport on Tasmania’s north coast. Devonport is an hour’s drive from Launceston (101 kilometres) and half an hour from Burnie (49 kilometres).
Tiagarra (a Tasmanian Aboriginal word meaning 'keep' or 'keeping place') is an interpretation centre for the history and present-day cultures and art of Tasmanian Aboriginal people. The Centre is located on Mersey Bluff, a traditional Aboriginal sacred site on the Mersey River. It is one of...Tiagarra Aboriginal Culture Centre and Museum
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