Where:

New Norfolk

Tasmania, Australia

About 30 miuntes deive from Hobart, in the Derwent Valley

Last Visited:

Last visited in October 2006

Why Go:

• This small town has a distinctly English character, and some of the oldest homes in Australia.

Highlights:

• Oast Houses
• Derwent River: as it passes through town, this river is narrower and tree lined, and popular for rafting, kayaking, fishing and water skiiing
• Tynwald: an 1830s mansion on the riverside on the outskirts of town, available as a B&B and open for diner nightly.
• Antique Doll House: situated in the 160 year old Colony Inn

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Other things you should know about:

• New Norfolk still produces the majority of hops used by Australian breweries. As you drive around this area you will see the distinctive hop farms.
• St Matthews Church is the oldest Anglican Church in Tasmania.

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