Stanley, Tasmania

Stanley

Stanley is a lovely small historic town surrounded by farming land in the north west settled in 1825. Known for ‘The Nut’ an extinct volcano forming a 35 hectare table-top landmark 152 metres high on the coastline. Joe Lyons Cottage is the birth place in 1879 of Tasmania’s only Prime Minister of Australia, The Right Honourable Joseph A. Lyons (1932-1939). Fairy Penguins nest around the peninsula and can be viewed coming ashore from dusk.

Nearby towns:
Boat Harbour | Wynyard

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Visitor Centre

45 Main Road
Tel: 1300 138 229
Tel: 03 6458 1330
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Attractions

Dip River Forest Reserve
Dip Falls and Big Tree

Highfield Historic Site
Green Hills Road
Tel: 03 6458 1100
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Chair Lift

The Nut
Hike (free) or
Chair lift to the top
(Adults $10.00, Child $8.00, Family $30.00)

The Stanley Seaquarium
Fisherman’s Dock
Tel: 03 6458 2052

Water Wheel Creek Timber Heritage Experience

Water Wheel Creek Timber Heritage Experience
1314 Main Road, Mawbanna
Tel: 03 6458 8144
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Pub

Stanley Hotel

Stanley Hotel
19-21 Church Street
Tel: 03 6458 1161
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Golf

Stanley Golf Club
32 Marine Esplanade
Tel: 03 6458 1395


Lyons Cottage	Fisherman's Dock	Stanley township

Tatlows Beach, Sawyer Bay	Church Street	Stanley township

The Nut at sunset	Highfield Historic Site sunset	Highfield Historic Site sunset

Sawyer Bay from The Nut	Stanley township from The Nut	On top of The Nut

On top of The Nut	On top of The Nut	The Nut chair lift

King Park, Godfrey's Beach	The Nut from Godfrey's Beach	Godfrey's Beach

Convict Ruins near Highfield	The Nut from Highfield	Convict Ruins near Highfield

Dip Falls	Dip River Forest Reserve	Dip Falls