Understand
[edit]Swansea—originally named Waterloo Point—was established in the 1820s.
Get in
[edit]Swansea is a 2-hour drive from Hobart at 139km via the A3 Tasman Highway, a 1.5 hr drive from Launceston at 137km via Rte 1, B34 and A3, and a 2 hour drive from Port Arthur at 140 km via the A9 and A3.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 East Coast Heritage Museum, 22 Franklin Street, ☏ +61 3 6256 5066, [email protected]. Daily 10AM–4PM. Entry by gold coin donation.
Do
[edit]- Swansea Bike Hire, ☏ +61 400 899 956.
Buy
[edit]- Bear Cottage Crafts, ☏ +61 3 6257 8091.
Eat
[edit]- Saltshaker Restaurant, ☏ +61 3 6257 8488. Has lovely views out over the bay.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Swansea Motor Inn in Swansea Tasmania, 1 Franklin St, ☏ +61 3 6257 8102, fax: +61 3 6257 8811. Beachfront accommodation at the centre of Swansea with views over Great Oyster Bay to the renowned Hazards and Freycinet National Park. Comfortable motel accommodation.
- Amos House, ☏ +61 3 6257 8656.
- Freycinet Waters, ☏ +61 3 6257 8080.
- Meredith House, ☏ +61 3 6257 8119.
- Schouten House, ☏ +61 3 6257 8564.
- Swansea Backpacker Lodge, ☏ +61 3 6257 8650.
Go next
[edit]Hobart ← Triabunna ← | SW A3 N | → Bicheno → St Helens |