North West Wine Region

The North West boasts some of the cleanest air in the world, some of the most spectacular wilderness scenery as well as a vibrant cafe and market culture in its major towns and seaside villages.

Meet and share in the creative spirit of local artists - step into a bush studio where an international designer crafts fine furniture, share a glass of Tasmanian wine with a jeweller while he shows you his creations or open an ordinary door to extraordinary handcrafted paper.

Savour a farm-gate bounty - from handcrafted cheeses to raspberries and produce fresh from rich, deep-red soil. This is farming country, an idyll of gently rolling hills where cattle and sheep graze on the lushness of fertile pastures.

It is these rich soils that craft some of the state's finest cool climate wines. So make sure that your trip includes a visit to the local vineyards and cellar doors of Tasmania's North West.

Things to See and Do

Tarkine Forest Adventures at Dismal Swamp, 30 minutes west of Smithton, includes an exciting 110m slide into a mysterious blackwood swamp and access to the Tarkine forests.
View Australia's largest collection of restored Ford vehicles at the Wonders of Wynyard.
At Latrobe’s House of Anvers, taste fine couverture chocolate and truffles.
Indulge your tastebuds with a tasting of fresh raspberries at Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm Cafe or savour handmade cheese at Ashgrove Farm.
View the remarkable murals in Sheffield - a town where almost every large wall is an impressive work of art.
Stroll the shore in easygoing seaside villages of Ulverstone, Penguin and Wynyard. Mingle at the Penguin market or potter in the Providore in Stanley.
Take a tour, a scenic flight or enjoy one of the many short walks in the Cradle Mountain/Lake St Clair National Park.