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Roaring 40\'s Tours take you into the wildreness and beyond with a number of expeditions to chose from. The experience is one of sublime landscape and isolation, exploring a mysterious waterway that remains untouched in the heart of Tasmania\'s World Heritage Wilderness. Kayaking exploration of the calmer waters of Bathurst Harbour and the Narrows is an ideal way to experience the majesty of this area if your time is at a premium, or you\'re new to paddling or wilderness camping.

Peppermint Bay is a waterfront restaurant, bar, providore and venue at Woodbridge, southern Tasmania. The multi-award winning Peppermint Bay complex includes The Dining Room a la carte restaurant. Here, sweeping cathedral ceilings and a wall of windows frame views of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. The seasonal menu of Huon Valley produce includes heirloom varieties of fruit and vegetables, organic beef, seafood and farm cheeses. Meats and fish from the smoke house, fresh herbs from the trellised garden and plump fish from the fish race are also featured. Enjoy a drink in the Local Bar or Terrace, or visit the Providore to choose from house made and locally-produced preserves, meats and cheeses. You can arrive at Peppermint Bay in style - aboard the luxury, high-speed catamaran, Peppermint Bay II. The fully guided cruise takes you from the Hobart waterfront along 40 kilometres of coastline to your water-side destination. Accolades: Winner of the 2005 Tasmanian Tourism Award, Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services; Winner of the 2004 Tasmanian Tourism Awards, New developments Woodbridge overlooks the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, 40 minutes' drive south of Hobart (43 kilometres/27 miles). Accolades: Winner of the 2005 Tasmanian Tourism Award, Tourism Restaurants and Catering Services; Winner of the 2004 Tasmanian Tourism Awards, New developments

True to name, this hillside vineyard looks across the Huon River to the Hartz mountains. In the chapel-like tasting room you can sample not only owners Robert and Anthea Pattersons wines but those from 10 other Tasmanian vineyards. Bearing the Hartzview label are wines made from riesling, chardonnay (wooded and unwooded), sauvignon blanc, semillon, pinot gris, pinot noir and cabernet sauvignon grapes, including a sparkling pinot noir made methode champenoise. There also are fruit ports, liqueurs and mead. Tastings, door sales and cheese platters are available. The 3 hectare vineyard was established in 1988 on the site of an old gooseberry farm. If you cant get enough of the panoramic view, accommodation is available in a colonial-style homestead.

The Woodbridge Hill Handweaving Studio is a textile studio in southern Tasmania. With spectacular views of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel as a backdrop, this small intense textile space lets you experience a weaver's work at the loom. You may enjoy the colourful display of hand woven, hand dyed and knitted goods made from natural fibres such as alpaca, wool, cotton, silk, mohair and even dog hair. There are luxurious scarves,shawls, throws, vests, shoulder bags, beanies, berets, cushions, rugs and tapestries. The studio is open most mornings from 0930 to 1300 or by appointment. It is closed on Saturdays. The Handweaving Studio is just up from the famous Peppermint Bay Restaurant- follow the Highway sign. If you follow the road to the top you will find "Woodbridge Hill Hideaway" and a bit further you will come to the Harzview Wine Centre. Woodbridge a coastal town is 40 minutes south of Hobart (43 kilometres/26 miles).

The Hartzview Vineyard Heritage listed Pickers Hut Village is at Gardners Bay, in Tasmania’s South.

Take a stroll into history as you enjoy a self-guided discovery walk of the seven different restored small fruit pickers huts that families lived in during the picking season. Les and Lillian Polley established the fruit farm in the 1920’s. During World War two, some of these huts were home to Italian prisoners of war, who replaced agricultural workers serving overseas.

You can also visit the cellar door which is open every day and taste from the estate Reserve Pinot Noir, Chardonnays and the large range of preservative free fruit Ports, Liqueurs (Blackcurrant, Blackberry, Cherry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Tasmanian Cassis) and Mead.

The Vineyard Cafe is also open every day from 1000 to 1700 and serves all day lunches specialising in vineyard and cheese platters. Treat yourself to a delicious Hartzview dessert made especially with one of their fruit Ports or Liqueurs.

At the end of the day, unwind and stay a while to experience true luxury in Hartzview Vineyard’s self-contained spa homestead, relaxing in front of the log fire with a platter and glass of Hartzview Pinot Noir.

Gardner’s bay is a 45 minute drive (46 kilometres / 28 miles) South of Hobart.