Port Arthur Information

Find more information about other great places to visit near Port Arthur.

• Arthurs Lake

  Arthur's Lake in the central highland region of Tasmania is famous as a brown trout fishery with some of the best fly...

• Bothwell

  Bothwell is the gateway to the central highland and was settled by Scottish pioneer farmers in the early 1820s. It has...

• Bruny Island

  Wild seascapes and sweeping surf beaches, wonderful coastal walks, birdlife and wildflowers, tall forests and an...

• Cockle Creek

  Cockle Creek – this is where the most southerly road in Australia ends. By the time you arrive at Cockle Creek you...

• Derwent Bridge

  Derwent Bridge is on the road to and from the west coast (Highway A10), 2.5 hours’ drive, 186 kilometres (115 miles)...

• Derwent River

  Traveling through Tasmania's South for 187km, the Derwent River is the second longest river in the state. The river...

• Dover

  Dover is considered to be the most southern town in Australia of any significance. Although there are villages further...

• Dunalley

  Dunalley is a small fishing village located half way between Hobart and Port Arthur on the Arthur Highway. It is...

• Hobart

  Tasmania’s capital lies in the south-east of the state, near the mouth of the Derwent River at the foot of Mount...

• Huonville

  Situated on the banks of the tranquil Huon River and surrounded by the colours of fruit-filled valleys and the peaks of...

• Inverawe Native Gardens

  Inverawe Native Gardens, just 15 minutes south of Hobart, is a nine and a half hectare Australian Native Garden,...

• Ketchem Bay

  Ketchem Bay is found in the remote South West National Park in Tasmania, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World...

• Lake St Clair

  The deepest freshwater lake in Australia (190 metres/623 feet), Lake St Clair was scooped during several glaciations...

• Mt Field National Park

  Mt Field National Park is Tasmania’s most accessible national park (90 minutes’ drive from Hobart on the Rivers Run...

• Mt Wellington

  Rising 1270 metre (around 4000 feet) above Hobart's harbour and the wide Derwent River, Mt Wellington provides a...

• New Norfolk

  Settlers from Norfolk Island established this town on the banks of the River Derwent in 1807 when the Island’s prison...

• Oatlands

  Oatlands is a colonial Town which sits 84km north of Hobart. The township is host to some of Australia's richest...

• Port Arthur

  Port Arthur Historic Site on the Tasman Peninsula is Australia’s most intact and evocative convict site.

  You can...

• Richmond

  This little town of cobbles, handmade brick and mellow stone on the banks of the Coal River is just a 30-minute drive...

• Salamanca Market

  Colourful characters come out in full force every Saturday, from 8:30am to 3:00pm, at Hobart's Salamanca Market.

  Some...

• Sorell

  Sorell is a town on the Tasman Highway, 26kms east of Hobart . These days it is mainly a service centre for the local...

• Southwest National Park

  Southwest National Park is the largest in Tasmania covering over 600,000 hectares of land. The national park joins the...

• Tahune Forest Reserve

  Take the Arve Road Forest Drive (C 631) beyond Geeveston for 30 km to reach the Tahune picnic and barbecue area on the...

• Tasman Peninsula

  The Tasman Peninsula is a land of farms, forests, sheer dolerite cliffs, sweeping views across the Tasman Sea and the...

• Woodbridge

  38 kilometres south of Hobart on the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, you'll find the pleasant coastal town of Woodbridge. The...