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Local Attractions
Cataract Gorge and First Basin
Launceston's own piece of wilderness just 15 minutes walk from the city centre.
Here you'll find walking and hiking trails, the world's longest single span chairlift, swimming pool, restaurant, kiosk, peacocks and wildlife, gardens, suspension bridge, Interpretation Centre and lookouts with spectacular views.
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Boags Beer Tour
J. Boag & Son currently offer tours of our historic brewery each weekday. The tour includes a full circuit of our brewery from the brew house to the packaging line, information on the brewing process and Boag’s fascinating history.
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Tamar River Cruises
Launceston sits at the fork of the Tamar, North Esk and South Esk rivers.
You can explore these Rivers aboard the Odyssey cruiser, departing and returning to Home Point in Launceston.
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Inveresk Art Gallery
Inveresk Art Gallery was once the Launceston Railway Workshops. The development of the Launceston Railway Workshops is a story of transformation - they now house a range of exhibitions including one which interprets the history of the workshop site.
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National Automobile Museum
Open
9.00 am - 5.00 pm seven days a week. Closed Christmas Day
Best presentation in Australia of exotic automobiles. You can view cars being restored in the internationally-renowned workshop.
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Penny Royal World
At Penny Royal World you can take a
barge ride through the underground Gunpowder Mills,
Sail on the Sandpiper our 10 gun sloop of war, and join the crew in firing the cannons or
Travel on our fully restored No. 16 Launceston Tram to the Windmill & Cornmill.
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York Park
York Park has always been central to sporting and cultural life in Launceston and the northern region, but it is only since 1999, that it has firmly established itself as the home of AFL football in Tasmania.
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Punchbowl Reserve
Nestled in a small "bowl" or gorge between the suburbs of Norwood and Newstead
is the Punch Bowl reserve. The park is popular for family picnics.
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The Old Launceston Seaport
The Old Launceston Seaport is the newest success story in the booming Tasmanian market. A unique development, opened in August 2002, the Seaport comprises residential, commercial and recreational riverfront facilities; almost in the centre of the City.
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Franklin House
A Georgian house built in 1838 for Britton Jones, a Launceston brewer and innkeeper. All the interior woodwork is Australian cedar. The house is a fine example of domestic architecture of the period, and at one time it was used as a school for boys.
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Heritage Forest
42 hectares of bush and parkland, adjacent to the North Esk River, with a short walk to the city.
Facilities: Walking tracks, horse riding trails, bike riding tracks, environment trail, toilets (including disabled), barbecues, hockey fields, dog exercise track, playground.
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Richies Mill
In Kings Park, to the southwest of Royal Park, where the West Tamar Highway is carried high over the outflow of the South Esk River, is Ritchie's Mill, a four-story grain mill of 1845 which now houses a craft shop and a tearoom.
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