While most visitors are lured by the impressive array of cheeses from near and far, there remains much else to see. Handmade chocolates, bespoke timber, Tasmanian whisky, lavender bears, artisan soap and contemporary jewellery are a few other items to discover. Sit down with a coffee and drink in the surrounds, or take one with you.
 
Wander upstairs to the gallery, where works by Tasmania’s best emerging and established artists are exhibited and you’ll catch sweeping views of the river. Accentuating the Providore’s glorious stockpile is a bevvy of bubbly staff all too happy to share a piece of local knowledge and send you away with a picnic. Enjoy.

Bangor Wine & Oyster Shed is an award-winning cellar door, farm gate shop and restaurant brimming with cool-climate Bangor wines, freshly-shucked oysters and local produce. Perched on a hill beside the vineyard, at Bangor they have a paddock-to-plate philosophy: what you enjoy is harvested from the vines and the sea before you. Cozy up by the fire in winter or around a picnic table in summer and you’ll understand what Tasmania is all about: fine oysters and wine, sweeping views and a rural welcome that’ll make you want to stay awhile.

‘The quality and subtlety we strive for can only be achieved naturally in very few places,’ says Nav. ‘Tasmania is Australia’s final frontier and the advantages we have are unparalleled. Making wine here is like standing on the brink of a new world where everything is possible.’
 
Crafted by hand in micro batches, a limited number of Domaine Simha wines are made each season. Their approach centers on living wine relying on ancient knowledge and intuition. Methods embrace harvesting by lunar cycle on fruit and flower days, whole bunch wild fermentation with traditional foot pigeage, maturation in custom demi-muid oak and clay amphorae with perfect natural balance.
Domaine Simha offers a powerful proposition of authenticity that is highly sought by collectors and sommeliers in top venues across Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
 
You can visit Domaine Simha’s waterfront wine cellar at Brooke Street Pier on Franklin Wharf in Hobart.

Cruising on the Gordon River is one of Australia’s most exceptional and iconic wilderness experiences. Departing from the picturesque town of Strahan each morning, their purpose-built luxury catamaran cruises upstream on the Gordon River and into the UNESCO Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Be first on the water to see the mirror-like reflections that make the Gordon River so famous and step ashore at Heritage Landing to witness firsthand the ancient beauty of the Tasmania’s temperate rainforest. For an unparalleled experience, cruise with the skipper on the Captain’s Premier Upper Deck and experience luxury in the wilderness.

GORDON RIVER CRUISES
www.gordonrivercruises.com.au

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The Henry Jones is Australia’s first dedicated art hotel, and one of a handful of art hotels in the world. Art and design are woven into the fabric of the Henry Jones. The hotel partners with a diverse range of Tasmanian artists to present a continuously-changing exhibition of over 400 artworks. Every space is a canvas for artistic expression – from the art itself to exquisite furniture design and award-winning architectural elements – creating a singular environment and experience in which art is the focus.
 
The hotel’s 56 individually-designed rooms and suites reflect Henry Jones’ characteristic fusion of art, heritage, tradition and nature. Sleek modernity complements untouched heritage features, nineteenth century sandstone walls frame contemporary artworks, and original windows reveal views of Hobart’s harbour, city, mountains and built history.
 
THE HENRY JONES ART HOTEL
Hunter Street, Hobart
www.thehenryjones.com

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Brickendon is one of Australia's UNESCO World Heritage convict sites, recognised for its extraordinary family and convict history. Settled by William Archer in 1824, this magnificent property is still owned and farmed by his descendants, now in their seventh generation.

BRICKENDON

236 Wellington Street, Longford
(03) 63911383 or 0437525890
Open to day visitors  9.30am – 5pm, Tuesday – Sunday
Wedding and conference venue  enquiries welcome.

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Geronimo is a sleek and stylish venue – a fresh take on European tradition – providing a relaxed and contemporary food and beverage experience based on quality and design. Start your experience with an Aperitivo cocktail or premium Tasmanian sparkling, then peruse the menu, which is designed around sharing, with small Aperitivo plates, small and large sharing plates, Italian-style woodfired pizzas and vegetarian plates. Can’t decide? Then ‘Let Geronimo Go’ and the chefs will carefully curate a sharing menu for you.

Once the only house on this lofty hillside, Lenna of Hobart’s desirable location is equally coveted today. In Hobart without a car? You could spend a whole weekend exploring from Lenna by foot. Historic Battery Point brims with charming cafés and doors leading to antique sellers and florists. Kelly’s Steps lead down to the art galleries and chic bars of Salamanca Place. Hop aboard the ferry to Mona or settle in for a waterfront dinner on Hobart’s floating pier.

It was not shiraz but pinot noir that first drew Nick to Tasmania in 2005 from the Barossa Valley, where his family owns the famous Glaetzer Wines. He fell in love with pinot while working in Burgundy and the Languedoc in France and now sources his fruit from a select group of vineyards in the Derwent, Coal River and Tamar Valleys. Nick, who is also one of Australia’s most highly-regarded riesling producers, is usually on hand to talk visitors through his wines and generally wax lyrical about the Tasmanian wine industry.