Deloraine is a town of 3,035 (2021) in the Meander Valley region of Tasmania, serving as a gateway to important destinations in northern and central Tasmania, such as Cradle Mountain, Mole Creek and the Highland Lakes.
Understand
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Visitor information
[edit]- 1 Great Western Tiers Visitor Centre, 98-100 Emu Bay Rd, ☏ +61 3 6362 5280, [email protected]. Daily 9AM–5PM. While it may be puzzling why a town with few notable things to see has mid-sized visitor centre, this visitor centre acts as an entire regional visitor centre for the entire Meander Valley, specifically the Great Western Tiers Wilderness Area. There's a gift shop available on-site, with maps and books (and even books of maps!) with local information.
Get in
[edit]Devonport is approximately 50 km west of Launceston via the Bass Highway, which is a two-lane freeway up till Deloraine with sporadic four-lane sections. Exit at either A5 (Highland Lakes Rd) or B12 (Mole Creek Rd). From Devonport, use the Bass Highway south for about 50 km and take the B12 exit (the first exit once the road becomes a freeway). Unlike the section between Launceston and Deloraine, the section between Devonport and Deloraine is not a freeway but still has 110 km/h (68 mph) limits.
Get around
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See
[edit]- 1 Big Coffee Pot, 155 Mole Creek Rd (B12). Don't question why this big thing is next to a tyre shop and looks like it belongs in a junkyard, but this old silo does provide some charming views of the surrounding countryside.
Do
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[edit]There is a gift shop at the visitor centre.
Eat
[edit]- 1 Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm Cafe, 9 Christmas Hills Rd (roadside attraction off Highway 1), ☏ +61 3 6362 2186, [email protected]. 7AM–5PM daily. Friendly restaurant attached to a raspberry farm, serving lots of raspberry-based dishes and drinks. Also has a small shop with all sorts of raspberry-based products like jam, syrup, and soap.
- 2 Deloraine Deli, 81 Emu Bay Rd, ☏ +61 3 6362 2127, [email protected]. M–F 8AM–4PM; Sa Su 10AM–4PM. A deli cafe with an extensive breakfast and all-day menu.
- 3 41 South Tasmania (41° South Tasmania), 323 Montana Rd, ☏ +61 3 6362 4130. Tu–Su 10AM–4PM (closed M). A roadside cafe a few kilometres southwest of Deloraine that's known for its inland salmon from its salmon farm and its Korean and American ginseng.
Drink
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[edit]- 1 Blakes Manor, 18 W Goderich St, ☏ +61 492 472 767 (mobile), +61 3 6302 3353 (landline), [email protected]. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 10AM. Self-contained accommodation in a heritage building (c. 1838).
- 2 Deloraine Hotel, Emu Bay Rd, ☏ +61 3 6362 2022, fax: +61 3 6362 2354, [email protected]. A historic hotel with a restaurant.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Devonport ← Latrobe ← | N  E
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→ Westbury → Launceston |
| Melton Mowbray ← Highland Lakes ← | S A5 N | → END |
| Mole Creek Karst National Park ← Mole Creek ← | W B12 E | → END |