If you’re working up a thirst, swing into the cellar door at Australia’s most southerly vineyard. Pinot noir and chardonnay rule the roost; burgers, platters and meaty mains also available (mains $17 to $34). Also open for dinner on Saturday night from November to March.
Bruny Island Premium Wines
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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
25.86 MILES
At Grove, 5km north of Huonville, this barn-like wooden shed is home to Willie Smith's Organic Apple Cider, and functions as a cafe-cum-provedore-cum…
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This fabulous community-owned museum on the roadside just south of central Margate is well worth a stop. A series of intimate, passionately curated…
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A favourite southern national park for its proximity to Hobart, 80km away, and the relative ease of reaching its vast alpine views, Hartz Mountains forms…
Hastings Caves & Thermal Springs
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This engaging, sea-centric spot is a unique institution running accredited courses in traditional boat building (from one week to build a kayak, up to…
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This national park comprises extensive coastal and wooded hinterland areas. Near Adventure Bay an easy trail leads to the old whaling station at Grass…
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Park midway across the isthmus – aka the Neck – between North and South Bruny and climb to the Truganini Memorial for broad views of both ends of the…
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The Old Signal Station atop Mt Nelson (352m) provides immaculate views over Hobart and the Derwent River estuary. The Mt Nelson semaphore station …
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At the council offices in Alonnah is this megamodest, volunteer-run museum (in an old courthouse – no prizes for guessing that) displaying newspaper…
2. Inala Nature Museum & Jurassic Garden
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A 600-hectare spread of wonderful island wilderness on South Bruny, with hundreds of plant species and almost as many birds to quietly observe (including…
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Pick a punnet of strawberries, blackberries or boysenberries (among many other berry species), or enjoy the farm’s juicy output with some ice cream,…
4. Bligh Museum of Pacific Exploration
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This curio-crammed, windowless, church-like museum details the local exploits of explorers Bligh, Cook, Furneaux, Baudin and, of course, Bruni d…
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Park midway across the isthmus – aka the Neck – between North and South Bruny and climb to the Truganini Memorial for broad views of both ends of the…
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About 3km south of Peppermint Bay is this top stop for foodies. Grandvewe Cheeses churns out organic cheese from sheep’s milk – Tasmania's only sheep…
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Designed by colonial architect John Lee Archer, the 1836, 13m-high stone lighthouse on one of Bruny's southern tips overlooks a particularly rugged…