We have been calling Hobart, Tasmania home since January 2019. We have lived through part of a Summer and all of a Winter and we aren’t scared off. You see, people say the winters are harsh, bitter and never ending but we loved watching the change of seasons and rugging up by the fire. We love everything about exploring this beautiful island and hosting our family here this Christmas will be busy and fun.
Pooley Winery
Puddleduck Winery Picnic Day
BYO Picnic lunch to this wonderful venue with inside and outside areas you can book. A playground for the kids, duck feeding, wine tasting (for the adults) in a beautiful setting, this is sure to be a great family day out.
The only condition of this venue is that all drinks (including kids drinks) need to be purchased onsite. This is a great deal considering we can take everything else in to this awesome venue.
Read about the venue HERE
Hastings Caves
Approximately 1 hour and 45mins drive through the Huon Valley and the apple orchards will bring you to Hasting Caves and Hot Springs.
Formed millions of years ago, the dolomite cave is one of two show caves found in Australia. You will discover spectacular subterranean formations including flowstone, stalactites, columns, shawls, straws, stalagmites and the unusual helictites.
The cave is spacious there are no narrow passages.
We can secure a pre lit wood fired BBQ to cook lunch and explore the caves and swim if you dare (in the hot springs)
I suggest leaving home by 8:30am to arrive at the Caves by 10:15am. We could then take in turns to visit the caves.
A trip to the apple shed with house made cider could be included on the return journey.
Cost is $24 / adults $12 / kids.
Read about it HERE and HERE
Sydney to Hobart Race
Tasmania gets the party started – from 27 December – as the participants make their way down the coast.
A warm welcome awaits you in Tasmania at the Hobart Race Village on Constitution Dock – the ultimate celebration venue for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finish. Once the village opens at midday on December 27, the festivities begin.
Children’s games and activities in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Village will keep the younger attendees busy, with The Taste of Tasmania festival, Australia’s oldest and largest food and wine festival, taking place nearby.
CYCA supporter Musto will be selling race merchandise in the Village, while celebrated Tasmanian yachting photographer Richard Bennett will again be displaying his stunning imagery.
The Hobart Race Village will be open from midday to 10pm on December 27, and from 10am until midnight up until the end of the race. It will however remain open until 1.30am on New Year’s Eve where you can welcome in 2019 with a prime view of Hobart’s fireworks show!
To see the entertainment schedule and read more go HERE
Taste of Tassie
If there’s one week on the calendar in which Tasmania’s capital city, Hobart, truly shines, it’s during the Taste of Tasmania festival.
The summer climate is superb, yachts from one of the world’s great ocean races, the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, fill the city’s docks, and Tasmania’s finest flavours are in abundance all around the waterfront venue.
Watch world-class street performers, settle into a bean bag for an outdoor movie in the park, and graze your way through the sumptuous flavours of the state.
From 28 December – 3 January
Free Entry
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