A haven for food, wine and delicious cheese

Woodbridge is a classic Tasmanian destination – it has a little something of all that makes Tasmania special. Enjoy fine food and wine at Peppermint Bay Restaurant, head up the road and meet the cheese maker at Grandvewe Sheep Cheesery or sit back and take in views across the D’Entrecasteaux Channel from one of the lush hillsides. This calm southern town, around 35 minutes’ drive from Hobart enjoys the relaxed personality Tasmanians are known for.

Back in 1792, Woodbridge was first explored by Bruni D’Entrecasteaux and later settled in the 1800s by whalers, sealers and timber cutters. Just north is Oyster Cove, an area where Flinders Island Aboriginals were transferred to in 1847. As such, there’s plenty of history to absorb in Woodbridge and surrounds.

Enjoy a catamaran journey from the city to Peppermint Bay or make your way down the Channel by car. There are plenty of roadside stalls offering apples, stone fruit, cherries and other in-season treats along the way.

Overlooking the northern end of Bruny and with views across the Channel, Woodbridge is an ideal base to explore the south. It won’t take long to realise why the locals, in particular a large community of artists, call this town home. Some travel to Salamanca Market each Saturday to sell their wares, while others sell locally at the market in town.

Be sure to try some locally smoked salmon and if time allows, take the ferry to Bruny Island which departs just a few kilometres away in Kettering.

• See Woodbridge’s many artists and craftspeople on show at Woodbridge Hill Handweaving Studio and Gardens and Regnan’s Art Gallery
• Take a cruise to Peppermint Bay Restaurant and Providore
• Visit Pepperberries Garden Cafe,  Herb Garden and Sculpture Trail
• Taste local fresh produce at wineries, restaurants and cafes
• Take the ferry to Bruny Island
• Visit Grandvewe Sheep Cheesery
• Cruise or sail the D’Entrecastreaux Channel
• Meet the locals at the Woodbridge Community Market
• Check out Dru Point in Margate on your way down
• Head south around the Channel Highway to Cygnet, and make sure you stop to take in Randalls Bay

A haven for food, wine and delicious cheese

Woodbridge is a classic Tasmanian destination – it has a little something of all that makes Tasmania special. Enjoy fine food and wine at Peppermint Bay Restaurant, head up the road and meet the cheese maker at Grandvewe Sheep Cheesery or sit back and take in views across the D’Entrecasteaux Channel from one of the lush hillsides. This calm southern town, around 35 minutes’ drive from Hobart enjoys the relaxed personality Tasmanians are known for.

Back in 1792, Woodbridge was first explored by Bruni D’Entrecasteaux and later settled in the 1800s by whalers, sealers and timber cutters. Just north is Oyster Cove, an area where Flinders Island Aboriginals were transferred to in 1847. As such, there’s plenty of history to absorb in Woodbridge and surrounds.

Enjoy a catamaran journey from the city to Peppermint Bay or make your way down the Channel by car. There are plenty of roadside stalls offering apples, stone fruit, cherries and other in-season treats along the way.

Overlooking the northern end of Bruny and with views across the Channel, Woodbridge is an ideal base to explore the south. It won’t take long to realise why the locals, in particular a large community of artists, call this town home. Some travel to Salamanca Market each Saturday to sell their wares, while others sell locally at the market in town.

Be sure to try some locally smoked salmon and if time allows, take the ferry to Bruny Island which departs just a few kilometres away in Kettering.

• See Woodbridge’s many artists and craftspeople on show at Woodbridge Hill Handweaving Studio and Gardens and Regnan’s Art Gallery
• Take a cruise to Peppermint Bay Restaurant and Providore
• Visit Pepperberries Garden Cafe,  Herb Garden and Sculpture Trail
• Taste local fresh produce at wineries, restaurants and cafes
• Take the ferry to Bruny Island
• Visit Grandvewe Sheep Cheesery
• Cruise or sail the D’Entrecastreaux Channel
• Meet the locals at the Woodbridge Community Market
• Check out Dru Point in Margate on your way down
• Head south around the Channel Highway to Cygnet, and make sure you stop to take in Randalls Bay