Launceston Airport 1 hr 10
Coles Beach (5 min) Small swimming beach with shaded tables & nearby access to a biking & walking trail. Don River Railway (7 min) Heritage railway with steam train trips along the Don River & a museum showing restored locomotives. Spirit of the Sea Sculpture & Lookout (18 min) Leven Canyon (15 min) Canyon and camping East Devonport Beach (9 min) This low-key, unpatrolled beach is surrounded by trees & features a mix of sand & rocks. Kelcey Tier Green Belt Lookout (10 min) Tasmanian Trail (7 min) Long-distance multi-use trail stretching from the northern town of Devonport south to Dover. Mersey Bluff Lighthouse (6 min) Red-&-white lighthouse built at the end of the 19th century & converted to electric power in 1920. Joshua Slocum Park (13 min) Tiagarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Museum (open for group tours by appointment) (5 min) Tasmanian Arboretum (16 min) Picturesque arboretum featuring native & international tree species, plus an ornamental lake. BASS STRAIT MARITIME CENTRE (13 min) Museum devoted to local maritime history featuring maps, prints & a computerized sailing simulator. |