19 MOUNTAIN BIKE OR RELAX IN DERBY, TAS

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The riverside village of Derby in the northeast of Tasmania has had quite the renaissance with up to 30,000 visitors every year. And it’s easy to see why. The construction of the 80-kilometre Blue Derby Mountain Bike trail built in the hinterland has made this town arguably Australia’s mountain biking capital. But prefer to potter? There’s also the Bridestowe Lavender Estate to tour. And there’s more, the Pipers Brook Vineyard cellar door to sample. In town, there are antiques to fossick, and