Activities & Attractions

 

Activities in Tasmania's Heritage Highway Region

Early travellers along the Main Road needed more than a swig of rum to take the perilous journey through the heart of Van Dieman's Land. Notorious bushrangers and robbers prowled its wooded verges, seeking hapless passengers in the horse-drawn carriages that rattled through the night, eager to reach the next destination - and the relative safety of a wayside inn. Today, many continue that tradition of hospitality.

More than 200 years on, there are still plenty of places to get held up in Tasmania's Heritage Highway region!

Browse at your leisure through our fascinating antique shops; get up close and personal with some of our much loved Tasmanian wildlife and farm animals; walk a Convict Brick Trail; throw a fishing line in a sparkling stream; savour our island's unique leatherwood honey, award-winning gourmet sauces and other delicious local product; taste our great regional wines surrounded by panoramic rural landscapes; wander through our heritage gardens; capture the pioneering spirit at our magnificent World Heritage-nominated country estates in Longford; take a gentle walk through one of Tasmania's oldest private conservation sanctuaries.

If you are planning a meeting, conference, workshop or wedding, there are numerous venues in the Heritage Highway region to choose from. Please take a look at our summary of venues.

Click to find accommodation, hotels and B&Bs in Longford, Evandale, Ross, Campbell Town, Oatlands, Avoca, Kempton and Pontville.