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Holiday Trip To Tamar Valley Tasmania

By Anton Maverick


Woolmers Estate in the Tamar Valley is a Tasmanian World Heritage Convict Site and is an indispensable spot to visit while you are in the Tamar Valley. Travelling with Campervan Hire Melbourne, you will find Woolmers Estate in Longford. It's been claimed that Woolners Estate is Australia's best lead runner farm and it's possible to stay in the estate cottages also , simply to completely absorb the atmosphere.

Thomas Archer settled on the property in 1817 and his descendants spent 6 generations on the estate. Fortunately they never sold their goods and chattels, so that the estate has become an unintentional heritage collection, complete along with farm buildings, furniture, photos and antique cars. The farm provides a extraordinarily close up look at a colonial Australian farm.

You're able to explore the house by yourself, but there are guided tours available twice each day and three times in summer. The Servants Kitchen has been converted to a Restaurant and you can enjoy morning and afternoon tea there, as well as lunch if you need to. There's also a walled garden that has been there since 1840 and features shrubs and plants etc, that were popular in colonial times.

One spectacular feature of the Estate is the National Rose Garden and even if you are not a garden enthusiast, you'll be impressed with the five thousand roses which showcase the historic development of the rose. They range all the way from early Western european and Chinese roses, all of the way thru to modern rose variations. The 5,000 plant strong rose garden has been depicted as 'floral nirvana ' and it's an accurate outline of a definitely striking garden.

Just in case you find it tough to leave the eautiful rose garden behind, you can stay in one of the 7 Estate cottages and experience a complete colonial estate experience. The cottages were built in the 1840's for Estate employees and have open fires as well as being fully set up. The Estate is a living museum and a fabulous place to visit.




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