Get in
[edit]By car take the East Tamar Highway north from Launceston. From Devonport and the east, take the Batman Bridge.
Get around
[edit]The attractions in George Town are mostly in the town centre. It is about 7km to the attractions in Low Head. There is a bicycle path linking George Town with Low Head else you may drive a car or book the local bus.
See
[edit]An entry ticket to many of the George Town attractions is available from the tourist information centre. A family ticket is available there also.
- 1 Low Head Lighthouse.
- Pilots Station and Museum, Low Head. It is free to wander around the site. There is a charge to enter the museum, which has themed exhibits in 5 rooms.
- Watch House, Macquarie St, George Town. Contains some historical displays, but primarily features a detailed diorama of how George Town looked up until 1850.
- 2 Bass and Flinders Centre. Contains a full working replica of the Norfolk, which is the first ship to circumnavigate Tasmania. This ship was actually used for a reenactment of the voyage. You can walk on the ship, go below decks, and really imagine what it must have been like to sail such a ship around Tasmania.
Do
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[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 The Crazy Duck, 2 Ferry Blvd, ☏ +61 3 6382 9990. M-Sa 11AM-8PM, Su 11AM-7:30PM.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]The town has numerous hotel/motel choices to stay.
- 1 The Grove, corner Elizabeth & Cimitiere Streets (25 Cimitiere St) 7253. Two cottages to rent (Nanna's Cottage and Grove Cottage) from $105.
- Low Head Pilot Station, 399 Low Head Road, Low Head, ☏ +61 3 6382 2826. 9 cottages around a village green. Coxswain's cottage cafe open 9am-5pm (mains from $15). from $150.
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