Sideling

The East Coast


The road from Scottsdale to Launceston crosses a pass called the Sideling (about 15km south of Scottsdale). Outfitted with toilets, picnic tables and killer views as far as Flinders Island on a clear day, it makes a great break from the wiggly road.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The East Coast attractions

1. Bridestowe Lavender Estate

9.94 MILES

Near Nabowla, 22km west of Scottsdale, is the southern hemisphere's largest lavender farm. In the flowering season (mid-December to late January), the…

2. Leaning Church Vineyard

11.5 MILES

Producing a quaffable sparkling wine (tastings free), this pretty vineyard is built around an old – and yes, leaning – timber church. Visitors can enjoy a…

3. Jansz Wine Room

17.72 MILES

Located next door to Pipers Brook, Jansz (named after explorer Abel Jansz Tasman) was originally in partnership with Louise Roederer, so it's not…

4. Pipers Brook Vineyard

17.77 MILES

The Tamar's best-known vineyard is home to Pipers Brook, Ninth Island and Kreglinger wines (the Kreglinger sparkling is particularly impressive). There's…

5. Delamere Vineyards

18.98 MILES

Affable, family-run Delamere is the antithesis of the big-ticket wineries around here. A small set-up, it grows, produces and bottles everything on-site…

6. Bridport Wildflower Reserve

19.07 MILES

Bridport is big on native orchids, which flower from September to December. At this scrubby, 50-hectare reserve – part of the Granite Point Conservation…

7. Queen Victoria Museum

19.14 MILES

Inside the restored and reinvented Inveresk railway yards, QVMAG has the usual assembly of dinosaurs and stuffed animals, but they sit alongside historic…

8. Launceston Tramway Museum

19.2 MILES

Launceston had trams until 1952, when the rails were ripped up and the carriages sold off. Now you can visit this volunteer-staffed museum to take a ride…