Set sail on a luxury catamaran in Hobart. Bareboat and skippered charters are available on the 48-foot Serengeti. Whether you’re a sailor eager to get down the D’Entrecasteaux Channel under your own steam, or you’d prefer the skipper and some pinot-pouring crew members to take care of you, Serengeti is your high-end floating escape. Sail or motor down the Channel, pull up to Peppermint Bay for lunch, and later on drop anchor in your own private cove and light the barbecue to cook up your line-caught flathead. Let the wind take you on an indulgent adventure.
VISIT: www.sailingonserengeti.com.au Words & Images from the book: Tailored Tasmania 2 SELF CONTAINED APARTMENT HOTEL
The Salamanca Wharf Hotel is a contemporary, boutique, self-contained apartment hotel offering visitors ultimate comfort and convenience within one of the oldest and most beautiful precincts in Australia. Situated only a few metres from Hobart’s waterfront, fronting Castray Esplanade and backing onto the historic and famous Salamanca Place, you really couldn’t choose a better spot to drop anchor in Hobart. The hotel offers free wifi , Foxtel movies and Sport and free parking, with a selection of beautifully appointed studios, premium one-bedroom apartments and loft penthouses to choose from. Completed only in late 2012, the Salamanca Wharf Hotel offers travellers who want the convenience of an apartment hotel, a luxurious alternative. ADDRESS: 13-17 Castray Esplanade, Battery Point PHONE: (03) 6224 7007 WEB: salamancawharfhotel.com Words & Images from the book: Tailored Tasmania 2 It doesn’t get more classic than a sailing experience off North Bruny Island aboard a 32-foot cutter built from Tasmanian timber. Hop aboard Ubique of Hobart and you’re in for a day with salty air on smiling lips. Chris and Jo are Bruny locals who offer day sail adventures, sailing instruction as well as custom charters. The charismatic couple have a soft spot for the D’Entrecasteaux Channel and sheltered coves of the region.
Sit back with an onboard picnic as the sails fill, or take the helm and feel Ubique respond to the elements under the watchful eye of your skipper. Built locally in 2002, the 32-foot Bristol Channel Cutter is based at the Oyster Cove Marina in Kettering, a short 45 minute drive from Hobart. In around an hour from a capital city you can be aboard this cutter, leaving the shores behind. Go on, set sail. WEB: www.sailbruny.com Words & Images from the book: Tailored Tasmania 2 A great place for family and friends to stay together in the heart of Hobart. Discretely tucked away behind the façade of the heritage-listed Victorian building are two elegant apartments lavishly appointed with contemporary comforts. This spacious and private penthouse apartment occupies the whole of the first floor, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, and room for up to eight guests. Also available in this lovely old building is a ground-floor apartment with a kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and gracious sitting room overlooking the manicured inner-city garden. Roxburgh is midway between the waterfront and North Hobart’s food precinct, with the surrounding area lively and filled with small cafés and shops.
WEB: www.roxburghhouse.com.au ADDRESS: 162 Elizabeth Street, Hobart Words & Images from the book: Tailored Tasmania 2 Redlands Distillery has a new home in Kempton, suitably set up in a grand coaching inn. Dysart House was built in 1842 by convict embezzler turned innkeeper, William Ellis, and was one of the finest inns on the road from Hobart to Launceston, where weary travelers and their horses could rest overnight. The convict brick stables, once home to 22 horses, now houses Redlands’ Tasmanian-made copper still.
The main residence is open to the public, housing their fully-stocked cellar door and whisky tasting rooms. The country-style kitchen serves up Devonshire tea, coffee and daily specials to accompany your selection of Tasmanian spirits. The chef’s main focus is local produce, with all ingredients sourced locally wherever possible. The cellar door has two large charmingly-restored rooms located in the main manor house, so sit and relax while you enjoy some home-cooked treats from the kitchen. The cellar door offers a wide variety of tastings of both Redlands Distillery products and other Tasmanian and Australian boutique spirits and wines. Tours run daily and include an informative movie which covers the history of whisky in Tasmania and the process of whisky making. VISIT: 26 Main Street, Kempton WEB: www.redlandsdistillery.com.au Words & Images from the book: Tailored Tasmania 2 Red Parka Designs is snuggled into the best little street in Hobart – Criterion Street. Up this lane is great coffee, organic food, art and design. You’ll also find an artistic laneway off the side near Ecru. Creator and owner Jennifer Cossins is the artist behind top-selling children’s books including 101 Collective Nouns. In her spare time she loves to paint, go bushwalking, potter in the garden and other such fun. She treasures her self-employed freedom and goes travelling as often as she can. Just go and say hello – you’ll find a host of local makers and artists in her Red Parka haven.
IN CONVERSATION WITH JEN What’s your favourite place to go for a quiet drink? Lark Distillery. Where do you go for a day out of the city? I love the Mount Field area as it’s a beautiful drive to get there and there are lots of great options for day walks. Best local secret? St Albi's in Moonah is a great spot for coffee, wine and food, somewhat hidden away in the industrial northern suburbs. Well worth seeking out. A weekend in Hobart? It would probably involve a long brunch, maybe at Machine Laundry Café or Room for a Pony, a walk on the beach or down to our community garden to tend our veggie plot, an afternoon stroll through the art galleries and bookshops of Salamanca, then maybe a movie and a wine at the State Cinema. My favourite thing to do, really, is stay at home working on an art project, so that would probably feature quite prominently too. Where will we find you on a dinner out? Sush Track on the waterfront. WEB: www.redparka.com.au/blog VISIT: 22 Criterion Street, Hobart Words & Images from the book: Tailored Tasmania 2 Red Feather Inn has a story that dates back to 1842, when it was first built with convict labour. It later became one of Van Diemen’s Land’s first coaching inns when it was licensed in 1844. So if you like your overnight stay served up with a good dose of history this luxury bed and breakfast just outside Launceston is the pick.
Not only does Red Feather have a notable collection of sandstone buildings, but it runs cooking classes and swings open its doors for evening dining on Friday and Saturday evenings, with a cellar brimming with cool climate wines. Proprietor Lydia Nettlefold reinvented the Red Feather Inn to meet her vision of ‘Georgian dancing with French provincial’. She has hit the mark with this Tasmanian heritage treasure appointed with all the modern comforts. They also serve food to in-house guests every night of the week. Whether you’re staying at Red Feather Inn or visiting for the day, why not take a cooking class. Opt for a butchery and sausage-making class (10am to 3pm) through to smoking and curing or the popular ‘to market to market’ class, where you’ll meet the Red Feather Inn chefs at the Harvest Market (Saturdays) to source fresh produce for the day’s cooking. Later, share a long table banquet together with a glass or two of local wine. VISIT: 42 Main Street, Hadspen WEB: www.redfeatherinn.com.au Words & Images from the book: Tailored Tasmania 2 A late night eatery, bar, bottleshop and dining room with great ethical food. What more could you want in the heart of Hobart’s CBD? The Quartermasters Arms (formerly Tasman Quartermasters) specialises in craft beer and artisan ciders and has a wholesome range of international wines too. Located in a circa 1854 heritage-listed building, this ‘modern inn’ is dedicated to old-school hospitality. The daily-changing menu is almost exclusively Tasmanian and features the likes of Bruny wallaby nuggets with pepperberry aioli, a Tour of Tassie tempura veggie plate and 48-hour roasted Cape Grim rump fillet burger. Smalla plates through to hearty options fill the seasonal menu. THE BAR
While The Quartermasters Arms has a strong focus on local food, the bar is an international wonderland of great American craft beer through to Spanish tempranillo, Scottish gin, and of course Tassie whisky is on the shelf. Tip: they offer a cellar consultation service, and anything you enjoy in-house can be provided as a takeaway or can be shipped across Australia. VISIT: www.tasmanquartermasters.com.au at 134 Elizabeth Street, Hobart CALL: (03) 6236 9119 Lunch Wednesday – Saturday 12pm – 3pm Dinner Tuesday – Saturday 5pm – 9.30pm Words & Images from the book: Tailored Tasmania 2 Pumphouse Point is a boutique wilderness retreat located inside the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park, one of the most celebrated Wilderness World Heritage Areas on the planet. The property is set on Australia’s deepest lake, Lake St Clair, and makes use of stunningly-refurbished industrial buildings, one of which is spectacularly positioned 240 metres out over the crystal-clear highland water. This retreat offers 18 beautiful rooms with ensuite, comfy lounges, well-stocked help-yourself bars and roaring log fires. Each room has a bountiful larder filled with deli-style Tasmanian produce for the perfect picnic – to be enjoyed on your lounge or in a hidden clearing by the lake.
Whether exploring Tasmania’s premier bushwalks, experiencing the lake from your dinghy or sharing tables and tales with other guests over dinner, the scene is set to create your own adventure. VISIT: www.pumphousepoint.com.au Words & Images from the book: Tailored Tasmania 2 Ever wondered about the stories of convict women? Many women and children were imprisoned at the World Heritage-listed Cascades Female Factory Historic Site in South Hobart. Their stories are shared through a roaming theatre show (Her Story), Heritage Tour or can be discovered on a self-guided tour. Hear about the poor matron who took care of twelve pregnancies as well as 1000 convict women, and other hardy females. Living in the shadow of Mount Wellington, women were incarcerated here as punishment, to be reformed, or while waiting to be assigned. Guards, nurses and babies all form part of the tales you'll hear.
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