Sorell, Tasmania The Convict Trail

Sorell is located on the Tasman Highway at the junction with the Arthur Highway and is one of Tasmania's oldest towns, being first settled in 1808 as a small farming community and becoming an official township in 1821.

The town features a broad range of shops and services as well as a large self contained RV campsite.

There are a number of interesting heritage walks in Sorell and many old buildings from the colonial period have been preserved to the present day. These include:

The Barracks - Built 1827, St Georges Church - Built in 1828 - Rebuilt 1884, The old Post Office - Built 1840, Pembroke Inn - Built in the 1840s, Scots Uniting Church - Built 1842, The Gordon Highlander Hotel - Opened 1844, Police Magistrates House - Built 1848, St Thomas Catholic Church - Built 1864, Pelham House (Originally a Maternity hospital and Doctors Surgery) - Built 1864, Sorell Antiques Centre (Originally a Library) - Built in 1861, Railway House/Terminal - Railway opened 1892

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Sorell Self-Contained RV Campground
Montagu Street, Sorell, Tasmania
(03) 6269 0000

A permit fee is payable and there is a maximum 10 night stay at this rest area for self-contained caravans and motorhomes.
Permits available from the pay station on site or Council office at 47 Cole Street (Mon - Fri 8AM to 4:45 PM)
One to four nights $7.50 night - Up to five nights $26.00. Camping, campfires and dumping rubbish is prohibited

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Sorell Fruit Farm
174 Pawleena Rd, Sorell TAS 7172
Phone: (03) 6265 3100

Sorell Fruit Farm sells many Tasmanian fruit products.

Some are made by Sorell Fruit Farm and others are made by other Tasmanian producers. Jams, honeys, vinegars, fruit liqueurs and chutney are included.

The farm provides a very wide range of fruits that people can pick themselves, as well as a café service that include gourmet lunches, as well as tasty snacks and excellent coffee.

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Visitor Information Centre
16 Gordon St, (Tasman Hwy), Sorell

Toilet Facilities
Gordon Street (Tasman Highway)
Sorell, Tasmania
At Tourist Information Office

Parsonage Place
Sorell, Tasmania
Open 24 hours

Caltex Midway Point
13 Tasman Highway
Midway Point, Tasmania
Open 24 hours

United Service Station Sorell
14 Gordon Street
Sorell, Tasmania
Open daylight hours

Emergencies
Police, ambulance and fire dial 000

Police Station
8 Somerville St, Sorell TAS 7172
(03) 6230 2111
- non-emergency ph. 131 444

Doctor/Medical Centre
Sorell Family Practice:
Shop 11/12 Cole Street Sorell Tasmania 7172
6265 2341
After Hours - 1800 022 222

District Hospital and Community Health Centre
Sorell Community Health Centre
57 Cole St, Sorell TAS 7172
Closes 4:45PM
Phone: (03) 6166 1400

Laundromat
Sorell Laundrette
5A Station Ln, Sorell TAS 7172
Open 24 hours
Phone: 0448 577 263

Sorell Library
Cole St, Sorell TAS 7172
Closes 5PM
(03) 6165 6452

Service Tasmania
Shop 3, 5 Fitzroy Street Sorell TAS 7172.
Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.30pm.
Phone: 1300 13 55 13.

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