Walton House in Huonville is close to all attractions in the Huon Valley and Southern Tasmania.
The Huon Valley is packed with natural marvels as well as man made attractions. The list below highlights the best of both and we hope it helps you plan a wonderful few days.
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Distance from Walton House |
| Bruny Island Charters |
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Bruny Island Charters offers award-winning eco-cruises along Bruny Island’s rugged coast in southern Tasmania.
Experience one of Australia's great environmental adventures, a thrilling three-hour tour where you will spot sea-life and coastal wildlife.
Bruny Island Charters website. |
35 minutes |
| Tahune Airwalk |
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You can experience walking among the treetops past rare species, some found only in Tasmania, such as King Billy and Celery Top pine, myrtle, beech, blackwood and sassafras.
The walkway rises up to 48 metres above the ground and extends for around half a kilometre over the Tahune State Forest and Picton River.
Tahune Airwalk website. |
35 minutes |
| Huon Jet Boat |
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Huon River Jet Boats offers an exhilarating ride along 12 kilometres of the Huon River. This 35-minute experience combines beautiful scenery with the thrill of white water. You’ll speed through rapids and feel the excitement of 360 degree spins and breathtaking turns. You’ll also experience the contrast of drifting along the tranquil waters of the river, seeing perfect reflections of riverside forests.
Huon Jet Boat website. |
1 minute |
| Hastings Caves and Thermal Springs |
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Formed some 40 million years ago, these great dolomite caves were discovered in 1917 by timber workers.
You can join a Parks and Wildlife guide on a 45-minute daily tour through the large cavern. You’ll discover spectacular subterranean formations including flowstone, stalactites, columns, shawls, straws, stalagmites and the unusual helictites. The Cave is spacious and well-lit and there are no narrow passages.
Hastings Caves website. |
50 minutes |
| Wooden Boat Centre |
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Sitting on the banks of the Huon River, the Wooden Boat Centre comprises the Wooden Boat Discovery Centre and Wooden Boat School. In the Discovery Centre you can see displays interpreting the history of wooden boat building and water transport along with maritime tools and artefacts.
Wooden Boat Centre website. |
5 minutes |
Apple and Heritage Museum
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Enjoy three attractions for the price of one: the museum, Apple Blossom's Gifts and the Starving Artist gallery. Take a tour that provides insights into the lives of the Huon Valley's early settlers.
2064 Main Road,
Grove, Tasmania 7109
Phone:(03) 6266 4345
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10 minutes |
Appleheads and Model Village
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At the Tasmanian Appleheads and Model Village you can explore two model villages. The main village features miniature reproductions of buildings from around the world. Highlights include a large Shoe House, and a model of Australia’s oldest Catholic church - St Johns Church, built in the south-east Tasmanian town of Richmond in 1836 – which features bells, a church organ and even a church choir. A second model village is a quaint, imaginary country town, complete with houses, a pottery, smithy, hotel, turreted castle and four churches, each with their own ringing bells.
124 Watsons Road
Glen Huon, Tasmania 7109
Phone:(03) 6266 6328
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20 minutes |
| Enchanted Woods |
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Enchanted Woods features work by Tasmanian wood-turner Sue MacBeachen.
You can browse the range of individually-crafted pieces, made from Tasmanian specialty timbers including Huon pine, black heart sassafras, myrtle and blackwood. The shop also offers a range of crafts including stained glass, wood craft and collectables. Enchanted Woods is rimmed by gardens and an apple orchard and has views of the Huon River, Mount Wellington (1270) and surrounding mountains.
Enchanted Woods website. |
10 minutes |
