Pittwater Golf Club is a private, nine-hole course at Midway Point, near Hobart. Midway Point is a 20 minute drive north east of Hobart's city centre (20 kilometres/12 miles). Pittwater Golf Club is only available to members of affiliated clubs. The undulating, lightly-wooded course features grass greens, bunkers and lakes with easy walking around the nine holes. The Club borders a bird sanctuary at Orielton Lagoon and several species of birds are year-round visitors to the course. There is a practice fairway and nets, club house and bar, showers and barbecue facilities. Affiliated club members are welcome to join the regular competitions including weekly, full-member competitions, open, women's and twilight competitions. Holes: nine, Par: 70, Length 5,360 metres, Australian Course Rating 67.
Llanherne Golf Club north-east of Hobart is a nine-hole 18 tees course designed by Peter Toogood. Officially opened in March 1994, this links type course was designed by Peter Toogood, and features 18 tees with gently undulating fairways to 9 large greens. Two lakes and numerous bunkers add to the challenge. Mens competition Saturday, Ladies competition Tuesday, Visitors with handicaps welcome. Holes: 9 (18 Tees) Par: 72 Length: 5978m ACR: 70.8
The Royal Hobart Golf course is a championship 18 hole course East of Hobart in Southern Tasmania. Located at Seven Mile Beach, the course is 20 minutes South-East of Hobart (18 kilometres). The Royal Hobart Golf Course is very tight driving course demanding care from tees and accurate approaches to well bunkered greens. Heavily timbered, the layout is championship quality with dips, hollows and bunkers surrounding many of the immaculately manicured greens. There are excellent practice facilities here, club, trolley and buggy hire, and a driving range. You can also consult the expertise of the course's golf professional and relax in the clubhouse. The Royal Hobart Golf Course hosted the 1971 Australian Open won by Jack Nicklaus. Holes: 18, Par: 72 Length: 6,131 metres, Australian Course Rating: 72
1 on Park Art Gallery overlooks the surf at Park Beach in southern Tasmania. Enjoy views from the sandstone terrace with an organic coffee or tea amidst mosaic sculptures in the garden. The gallery is a large Spanish style building, showcasing local artisans. There are monthly exhibitions specialising in painting, mosaics, photography, sculpture, fashions, ceramics and jewellery. The directors are Patricia Turner Smith and her daughter Eve. Patricia is a graduate from The Tasmanian School of Art, who specialises in painting and mosaics. Eve, a professional artistic photographer, runs her business 'Eve Creative Photografix' based at the gallery. Patricia and Eve have a long history of running art galleries. Visitors are treated to the entire creative experience as demonstrations of art work in progress take place. 1 on Park Art Gallery is located at Dodges Ferry which is 12-minutes' drive (17 kilometres/10.5 miles) from Sorell.
The Sorell Antiques Centre, in south-east Tasmania, offers a diverse range of antiques and collectables. The town of Sorell is a half-hour drive from central Hobart (27 kilometres) and fifteen minutes from Hobart airport (13 kilometres). The Sorell Antiques Centre is operated by 12 independent Tasmanian antiques dealers. You can browse the Centre's 300 square metres of antique and cottage furniture, china, glassware, collectables, militaria, ephemera, advertising and books. The Sorell Antiques Centre is located in central Sorell, in the town's original School of the Arts Building (1862). Tasmania's rich colonial and convict history draws antique hunters and collectors from across the world. Sorell has a number of second hand stores and a regular market where you can unearth some surprising treasures. From here, it is a short drive (14 kilometres) to the township of Richmond where you will find an abundance of antique, art and craft shops, Georgian architecture and convict history.
Tasmania's cool climate gives extra flavour to its berry fruits and cherries, which are the specialty of Sorell Fruit Farm. The range of berries is astounding - strawberries, raspberries, tayberries, boysenberries, loganberries, silvanberries, blackcurrants. From November to May at least a couple of berries are in season, ready for the whole family to pick their own. December and January are the time for picking super-sized sweet cherries. But at different times during the warmer months you can pick apricots, nectarines, peaches, apples, pears, nashi, broad beans and sweet corn. All the fruits and vegetables can be picked at ground level. Enjoy a free self-guided tour of the diverse farm and then stop at the cafe for a Devonshire tea, gourmet lunch or berry ice cream. To take home, there is a marvelous range of the farm's award winning liqueurs and fruit wines, jams, honeys, vinaigrettes and pickles - including pickled cherries. Opening Hours: October, and March to May: 10.00am to 4.00pm November to February: 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Sorell is approximately 25 minutes drive (25 kilometres/16 miles) east of Hobart.
The Sorell Market is a large country market at Sorell, in south east Tasmania. Sorell is 20-minutes' south east of Hobart (27 kilometres). It attracts over 60 stallholders selling a huge range of goods. You can buy freshly picked organic and farm-grown fruits and vegetables, antiques and collectables, second hand goods, arts and crafts, furniture, wood turning, native plants, garden products and tools. Children's activities are often a feature, and there are food stalls where you can buy a well earned snack and drink after your morning's shopping. The market is held every Sunday morning from 9am. If it is a long weekend then the market is held on the Monday. The market is located on level ground, beside the Sorell Memorial Hall, near the town's centre. There is ample car parking and access for people with a disability.
Panogana Pottery is Tasmania's largest production pottery workshop at Dodges Ferry, southeast Tasmania. Dodges Ferry is a coastal township, forty minutes' drive from Hobart (46 kilometres). Panogana Pottery produces distinctive, handmade stoneware. Established by potter Bill Thomas in 1978, the pottery specialises in oven-to-table stoneware, including custom designed dinner settings. Decorative and functional pottery is produced, including vases, oil lamps and candle holders, platters and cookware. The pieces reflect the style of English country pots with rich colours and glazes influenced by the local coastal environment. Panogana is derived from a Tasmanian Aboriginal word meaning 'clay' or 'whitish mud'. The Panogana Pottery workshop is close to Park Beach and open to visitors each weekday and weekends by appointment.
Coal Valley Vineyard is 15 minutes from Hobart, the Hobart airport and the historic village of Richmond. Call in to see the spectacular views, wander through the proteas, have a vineyard tour with owners Gill and Todd or visit The Coterie Wine Bar (owned independently) for a wine tasting or a delicious platter five days/week from 10am to 5pm.