Tassie Road Trip, Part 2, TASMANIA
Airing Date: Mar 19th, 2002
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First stop is RW Squibb & Sons orchard in Spreyton. They run tours, which take you from the orchard to the cool rooms, and it ends in the wholesale area where visitors can purchase fresh produce.
Further up the highway at Westbury is the delicious White House Bakery. Westbury is an English style town with many historical buildings and a quaint village green. The White House was built in 1841 and the specialities at the bakery are the bread cooked in the wood-fired oven and the lamingtons.
An hour from here is the Hillwood Strawberry Farm and Fruit Wine Centre. Strawberries and cream, strawberry jam, cheese tasting and lots of fresh strawberries are the attraction here. Located in the lush Tamar Valley it is a major tourist attraction for the region and a great place for a treat.
Two hours later, through a patchwork of dairy farms, you come to the seaside town of St. Helens, and the St Helen's Caravan Park.
Just 15 minutes from here is the Pub in the Paddock. Something of an institution in the west of the state - it's famous for looking somewhat like a barn in the middle of a paddock. It also features two resident beer-swilling pigs - Slops and Priscilla and is also well known for its abundant evening meals.
The facts
Qantas flies to Hobart daily from all capital cities. Return airfares start from $198 from Melbourne per person. Additional taxes/levies/charges apply.
Qantas
Tel 13 13 13
Website: qantas.com
Powered camping sites at St Helen's Caravan Park cost from $17 per night. Cabins start from $39 per double per night.
St Helens Caravan Park
Tel: 03 6376 1290
You can hire a Maui Motorhome for around $149 a day.
Britz Campervan Rentals, Car & 4WD Rentals
Freecall: 1800 331 454
Website: www.britz.com
Tourism Tasmania
Website: www.discovertasmania.com.au
RW Squibb & Sons
Tel: 03 6427 2065
White House Bakery
Tel: 03 6393 1171
Pyengana Dairy Company
Tel: 03 6373 6157
Hillwood Strawberry Farm
Fruit Wine & Cheese Centre
Tel: 03 6394 8180
Pub in the Paddock
Tel: 03 6373 6121
Suggested Reading Material
Lonely Planet
Website: www.lonelyplanet.com
Rough Guides
Website: www.roughguides.com
