Planning a visit to Launceston and the wineries over the Summer? You’ll want to do more than just visit Moores Hill :) Here are our tips for all the good places in and around the Tamar Valley.

Breakfast/ Coffee

  • Bread + Butter, Launceston

  • The Cabin, Exeter

  • Moon Lily Cafe, Beaconsfield

Lunch

  • Iron Pot Bay Cellar Door

  • Timbre @ Velo Wines

  • Fish & chips @ George Town Seafoods (weekdays only)

  • Turkish Tukka, Launceston

Creative and delicious food by Timbre @ Velo

Creative and delicious food by Timbre @ Velo

Treats & Snacks

  • Beers on the river at Rosevears Tavern

  • Ice cream at Hillwood Berry Farm

  • Bento, Legana

  • Exeter Bakery, Exeter

  • Jubilee Bakery, Beaconsfield

  • Egg & bacon sandwich, Pipers River Store

The ice creams are big and laced with fresh berries at Hillwood Berry Farm

The ice creams are big and laced with fresh berries at Hillwood Berry Farm

Dinner in Launceston:

  • Geronimo

  • Mud bar

  • Hallams Seafood

  • Me Wah

Recommended Cellar Doors

Holm Oak, Stoney Rise, Marion's Vineyard, Beautiful Isle, Delamere, Sinapius

Craft Beer

Miners Gold Brewery, Beaconsfield

Short Walks

  • Notley Fern Gorge

  • Greens Beach

  • Tamar Wetlands

Walk among giant ferns at Notley Fern Gorge

Walk among giant ferns at Notley Fern Gorge

Shopping

  • Fresh Seafood: George Town Seafoods, Kyeema Seafoods

  • Berries: Hillwood Berry Farm

  • Honey: The Beehive, Exeter

  • Meat: Nigel's Gourmet Meats, Exeter

  • Veg: Yorktown Organics, Harvest Market, Launceston (Saturday mornings)

  • Gourmet groceries: Trevallyn Grocer

Must Dos

  • Walk in Cataract Gorge

  • Harvest Market (every Saturday morning)

  • Drive over the Batman Bridge

Accommodation in the Tamar Valley

  • Wingtons Glamping

  • Langdale Farm

  • Beachside @ Beauty Point

  • Loira Vines

The Tamar River & Batman Bridge. There are many lovely spots to stop and have a picnic

The Tamar River & Batman Bridge. There are many lovely spots to stop and have a picnic