Robin Cartledge's Tasmanian Travel Guide

Camping in Tasmanian National Parks As of 2016, 51% of Tasmania's land area has some form of reservation classification, The majority of this land is managed by the Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service, with Tasmanian National Parks covering an area of around 1,463,000 ha , a reasonably fair sized play-ground by any measure. Cradle Mountain over Dove Lake, with old boat shed in foreground. Camping and Cabin Fee Information Many of the national parks and reserves offer excellent campsites, and some parks also offer cabin-style accommodation. Please note that camping and accommodation fees are i n addition to national park entry fees where applicable. Fees are used to manage and improve facilities and services and apply only to the camp ground or accommodation for which they are paid and are not transferable to other camp grounds or accommodation. Click HERE for  Camping and Cabin Locations  With Fee Information Free entry to parks for Seniors ...

  The Facts The information, below, has been gleaned from the North Midlands Council website.  Tree carvings at The Red Bridge, Campbell Town   The Northern Midlands offers a range of Self-Contained Vehicle friendly sites for self contained RVs and caravans at Bishopsbourne, Campbell Town, Cressy, Evandale and Honeysuckle Banks. Self contained vehicles only The sites listed below are strictly self-contained which means that: All shower, washing, toilet, cooking, and sleeping must be contained WITHIN YOUR VEHICLE.  No grey or black water, or other liquid is to be let out onto the ground, around trees, or into the river. Camping Permit These areas all REQUIRE a camping permit, which can be obtained by clicking here or you can call Council on (03) 6397 7303 for further information.   your permit number will be emailed to you immediately and you simply write your permit number on a piece of paper and display it on your dashboard. ...

Some Facts About the Tasman Peninsula There is much more to the Tasman Peninsula than just the Port Arthur Prison, so I headed off to document some of it for you. Pugsley and Albert join the Eaglehawk Neck Dog line In further posts I will be looking at some of the weird and wonderful points of interest including: Eaglehawk Neck dog-line, Convict Coal Mine, Australia's First (convict powered) Railway,  and Unzoo , along with the towns of Nubeena , the largest town on the Tasman Peninsula; Eaglehawk Neck and Tarawa - as well as details of the many available caravan parks, RV and tent campsites, so it would be well worth your time to bookmark this blog for future reference. Lying to the south and west of Eaglehawk Neck, the Tasman Peninsula has an area of 660 square kilometres and a population of around 2,200 permanent residents. Given that there is an overload of information around on Port Arthur, I will concentrate more, in this series of posts, on the rest of...

Convict Coal Mine ruins at Saltwater River The main Convict Precinct   Excavated in 1833, the coal mines were used to punish the worst convicts, who worked here in extremely poor conditions.   Developed to limit the colony’s dependence on costly imported coal from New South Wales, as well as serving as a place of punishment for the “worst class” of convicts from Port Arthur, the mine was operational for over 40 years. The main section of the site with the car-park upper left  Coal Mine Walks There are ten walks in the area - each with its own specific interests, including: 1. Convict Precinct - a 30-minute return walk of 800 metres which covers the main buildings and ruins in the convict precinct.   2. Tramway and Beach Walk - a one km, 40-minute walk to inspect the area where the tramway ran down to the beach and where the coal was loaded. : "Along the shore you can see small lumps of red and black material. The red material is coal ...

East Beach Tourist Park  I popped in yesterday to meet the owner of the East Beach Tourist Park, at Low Head, and discovered a delightful lady whose husband passed away around a year ago, leaving her to carve out a lifestyle with their developing caravan/tourist park. East Beach Tourist Park at Low Head has  a unique facade which attracts  tens  of thousands of visitors per year.    The striking Macrocarpa wood carvings are the work of Eddie Freeman and was commissioned by the late Kenneth Plumstead, the previous park owner, and is the largest privately owned collection of its type in Australia.  With these exquisite tree carvings at the front door and East Beach and the Bass Straight at the rear, this park is the ideal place to spend a day, or a month, exploring the region. East Beach, Low Head East Beach, looking to the east The Wester...