Where:
Stanley
Tasmania, Australia
On the north west coast of Tasmanaia, 1.5 hours west from Devonport, 2.5 hours west of Launceston and 50 minutes drive west of Burnie.
Last Visited:
Last visited in October 2006
Why Go:
- Come and climb the nut
Highlights:
- The Nut: 152 m high rocky outcrop. Great views from the top of the Stanley township, along the ocast and and out across Bass Strait. You can take the chairlift or walk the short but steep path to the top.
- Highfield: historic homestead and farm from 1826 that has tours showing life here in the early 19th century. It was originally the headquarters of the Van Dieman's Land Company.
- Cemetery: located with great views of Bass Strait with some historic gravestones of early pioneers of the area
- Historic Buildings: scattered around town are many 19th and early 20th century buildings
- Penguin Watching: you can se penguins returning to their nests every evening at the end of the beach, near the base of the Nut.
Eating & Drinking:
- The dining options are limited, probably the pub being your best bet.
Other things you should know about:
- Prime Minister and Tasmanian Premier Joseph Lyons was born in Stanley. You can visit Lyon's Cottage, his birthplace.
- The Nut was originally called Circular Head by explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders.
- The nut is flanked by the beachesGodfreys and Tatlows. The Nut itself is an extinct volcanic caldera
- Visitor Information: Stanley Visitors Centre 45 Main Rd
More information:
- see the photo gallery from Stanley
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