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
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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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
1314 Main Road, Mawbanna
Tel: 03 6458 8144
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Pub
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
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Lyons Cottage |
Fisherman's Dock |
Stanley township |
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Tatlows Beach, Sawyer Bay |
Church Street |
Stanley township |
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The Nut at sunset |
Highfield Historic Site sunset |
Highfield Historic Site sunset |
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Sawyer Bay from The Nut |
Stanley township from The Nut |
On top of The Nut |
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On top of The Nut |
On top of The Nut |
The Nut chair lift |
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King Park, Godfrey's Beach |
The Nut from Godfrey's Beach |
Godfrey's Beach |
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Convict Ruins near Highfield |
The Nut from Highfield |
Convict Ruins near Highfield |
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Dip Falls |
Dip River Forest Reserve |
Dip Falls |
Accommodation
Best View of Stanley
469 Stanley Highway
Tel: 03 6458 2046
On The Terrace
8 Alexander Terrace
Tel: 03 6458 2081
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Stanley Cabin and
Tourist Park
1 Wharf Road
Tel: 03 6458 1266
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Stanley Lakeside Spa Cottages
RA 87 Main Road
Tel: 03 6443 4228
Stanley Seaview Inn
58 & 88 Dovecote Road
Tel: 03 6458 1300
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Stanley Village
Motel Restaurant
Wharf Road
Tel: 03 6458 1404
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@VDL Stanley
16 Wharf Road
Tel: 03 6458 2032
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Dining
Hursey Seafoods
2 Alexander Terrace
Tel: 03 6458 1103
Sealers Cove
Gourmet Pizza & Pasta
2 Main Road
Tel: 03 6458 1234
Stanley Hotel
19-21 Church Street
Tel: 03 6458 1161
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Stanleys on the Bay
15 Wharf Road
Tel: 03 6458 1404
The Nut View Restaurant
Stanley View Inn,
58 Dovecote Road
Tel: 03 6458 1300
Xanders - The Experience
25 Church Street
Tel: 03 6458 1111