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REGION: Central North and Cradle Mountain

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From the city of Devonport, port of the Spirit of Tasmania, to the rugged country towards Cradle Mountain, this is a region of interest and variety - charming towns and historic buildings, beaches, forests and craggy peaks, fine flavours, fertile farmland and friendly people.

Visit The Great Western Tiers, known to the Aboriginal people as Kooparoona Niara .a timeless landscape of mountains and valleys, forest and open plains. Beneath the surface are extensive limestone caves in the Mole Creek Karst National Park. This is a creative region - Deloraine holds the southern hemisphere’s largest working craft fair. In Westbury, Deloraine and Latrobe there are well-preserved reminders of earlier days. In the antique shops you can search out treasures - the glow of cedar, the patterning of birds-eye Huon pine or the shine of silver. Latrobe’s Axeman’s Hall of Fame and Timberworks, celebrates the timber industry heritage, while on the land, farms harvest the bounty of rich soils. This is a land of milk and honey and of sweet berries and fresh vegetables, grass-fed beef and superb farm cheeses.

Inland, Mt Roland overlooks fertile pastures around Sheffield, the town of murals. Nearby is the international rowing course at Lake Barrington.

Now the road winds into the wilderness. From Dove Lake, the craggy profile of Cradle Mountain beckons. Returning to the coast, roads pass through Wilmot’s dairy country and croplands towards the Leven Canyon and Gunns Plains Caves. On Bass Strait’s shores, there’s a bright welcome in Ulverstone and Penguin.

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National Park Head Office

  • Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
    GPO Box 44
    Hobart, Tas 7001
    Ph: 1300 368 550
 

Parks/Reserves

  • Cradle Mountain NP
  • Narawntapu NP

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Majestic Cradle Mountain located in Kentish Tasmania

Cradle Mountain in the snow - Image Kentish Council discovertasmania | 2009-04-06 | Crystal clean air, wild native rivers and waterfalls, unique flora and fauna and one of Australia's most noted World Heritage Areas is what greets visitors arriving at Cradle Mountain - Lake St. Clair National Park. | read more

History of the Sheffield Murals, Near Devonport and Cradle Mountain.

A Sheffield Mural discovertasmania | 2009-04-06 | Until the 1980's, the town of Sheffield in Tasmania was facing decline. However, after 50 Murals celebrating Sheffields history were painted around the town, things have never been busier. | read more

Sheffield, Cradle Mountain area of Tasmania

Steamfest at Sheffield discovertasmania | 2009-02-10 | Concealed in the foothills of majestic Mount Roland is the enterprising town of Sheffield, where history and art merge to create an entire town of murals. Sheffield, is a beautiful place to visit but to get really inspired check into the local accommodation and become absorbed with the Sheffields creative energy. | read more

Cradle Mountain Paradise

Cradle Mountain 2008 huonpine | 2008-11-25 | Cradle Mountain is one of our favourite destinations - for an outing for a day-tip for for a relaxed weekend away from it all.................. | read more

 

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Main Attractions

  • Cradle Mountain
  • Deloraine
  • Devonport
  • Don River Railway
  • Latrobe's Axeman's Hall of Fame
  • Liffey Falls
  • Marakoopa Caves
  • Meander Valley
  • Mole Creek
  • Narawntapu (Asbestos Range) NP
  • Overland Track
  • Port Sorell
  • Sheffield murals

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Gunns Plains, Tasmania

Spectacular Views mwing | 2008-10-22 | Gunns Plains is a small rural valley situated just 30 minutes from Devonport, Tasmania. A 10 minute coastal drive west, and then 15 minutes south of Ulverstone, and you will end up at one of the most picturesque valleys along the north west coast. | read more

Cradle Mountain Paradise

Cradle Mountain 2008 huonpine | 2008-11-25 | Cradle Mountain is one of our favourite destinations - for an outing for a day-tip for for a relaxed weekend away from it all.................. | read more

Cradle Mountain

Cradle Mountain Tasmania naturalwanders | 2008-12-14 | One can fly into Launceston or Devonport, hire a car, and drive to the Cradle Mountain end of Cradle Mountain-Lake St.Clair National Park. | read more

Deloraine Stays and Cafes

Sculpture, Deloraine Tasmania quamby | 2008-08-13 | Deloraine, a lovely quaint town of 2500 people, established around 1830's. It has some magnificent old buildings with a lot of history attached to them. The picturesque Meander River flows around the outskirt of the town, as you drive past you may see the enthusiastic fishermen trying their luck with catching rainbow or brown trout. | read more

Deloraine – A Cultural Experience

quamby | 2008-03-24 | There are several galleries with paintings, photographs, woodwork, glasswork and antiques in Deloraine, Tasmania. | read more

Deloraine – Landscapes and Bushwalks

quamby | 2008-09-12 | The region around Deloraine is fertile pasture used by dairy farmers. In spring you can see the beautiful colours of the cultivated poppies in bloom contributing to the growth of the area, also the crops of potatoes, onions, and carrots are significant for the economy of the district. However, large tracts of land are still natural forest, or timber plantations of Eucalypts or Pines, which complements the landscape. | read more

Deloraine - Activities

quamby | 2008-03-24 | Things to see and do around Deloraine, Tasmania | read more

Top 10 reasons to take your car to Tasmania

Take your car to Tassie spirit | 2008-09-10 | Tasmania is a place of great beauty and taking your car is a must! Here are the top 10 reasons why you should take your car to Tasmania. | read more

Stranded Whale of Leven River

Ulverstone Museum huonpine | 2008-11-30 | 50 Whales recently became fatally stranded on a beach in Tasmania's North West. This is not the first time such an unfortunate event has happened to Tasmania's biggest marine mammal. | read more

History of the Sheffield Murals, Near Devonport and Cradle Mountain.

A Sheffield Mural discovertasmania | 2009-04-06 | Until the 1980's, the town of Sheffield in Tasmania was facing decline. However, after 50 Murals celebrating Sheffields history were painted around the town, things have never been busier. | read more

 

 
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