REASONS TO STAY

FARMERS’ MARKETS AND CRADLE TO COAST TASTING TRAIL

The north-west region has a bounty of fresh produce, wines, farm stalls to visit and food festivals. Download one of the Cradle to Coast Tasting Trail itineraries on the website for suggested places to visit and a map. Check out the Devonport Farmers’ Market held on the second and fourth Saturday of the month at Devonport Showground, Gunn Street. cradletocoasttastingtrail.com.au; tasmaniasnorthwest.com.au HILL STREET GROCER The Devonport branch of the popular Hobart grocery store features an in-house butcher and baker, deli and locally grown fresh Tasmanian produce. (03) 6127 5355; hillstreetgrocer.com

NATURAL BEAUTY Devonport boasts a pristine coastline with uncrowded beaches. The Mersey River and the Narawntapu National Park are just east of town, where kangaroos, wallabies, wombats and pademelons graze freely. Lillico Beach Conservation Area, about eight kilometres west of Devonport, is a natural habitat for fairy penguins. It’s also less than 90 minutes’ drive to both Cradle Mountain and the cave systems of the Mole Creek Karst National Park. THE TASMANIAN ARBORETUM

About 10 kilometres south of Devonport lies this beautiful botanical parkland of trees from temperate landscapes. Open daily, visitors can see the world’s largest collection of Tasmanian woody plants and some all the way from northern hemisphere forests, as well as platypus in the wild. 46 Old Tramway Road, Eugenana. (03) 6427 2690; tasmanianarboretum.org.au >