Bruny Island, Tasmania

BRUNY ISLAND - TASMANIA - 7155

Bruny Island from the main shore near Kettering.	Population: 550 Elevation: 10m Latitude: 43.2000 Longitude: 147.1500 Location: 50km south west of Hobart Highway:Off Channel Hwy at Kettering by Ferry Nearest Major Town: Hobart Nearest Airport: Hobart Touring Area: The Channel	The narrow neck dividing the north and south islands.

Bruny Island is one of several inhabited islands off the Tasmanian Coast and offers a relaxed lifestyle amid scenic beauty. Accessed by a 15 minute vehicular ferry crossing from Kettering, Bruny Island is 34km south of Hobart, but a world away in character.
This is an ideal place to unwind amid surroundings that have figured in Tasmania's history for centuries. Tasmanian Aborigines called the island Lunawannaalonna and the name lives on in the townships of Alonnah and Lunawanna. Later, many European explorers, including Tobias Furneaux, James Cook and William Bligh, landed here. A narrow isthmus connects the northern and southern parts of the island, which is noted for its coastal, farmland and forest scenery.
What to See and Do:
Visit the Bligh Museum, established to commemorate the 200th anniversaary of the birth of Captain, and later Governor, Bligh; the Cape Bruny Lighthouse, the oldest continuously operated lighthouse in Australia; visit the South Bruny National Park; swim, fish, walk in bush or along tracks or charter a yacht in Hobart or Kettering to cruise the d'Entrecasteaux Channel waterways.

Join an eco-cruise exploring the stunning coastline of the island and discover fur seals, fairy penguins, white wallaby and an extensive variety of birds.
Locally produced food and premium wines are a feature of the island. Try hand made fudge, chocolate, truffles, berries, cheese and fresh oysters. There are excellent restaurants and cafés scattered across the island's townships.

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THINGS TO DO ON BRUNY ISLAND

Camel Ride on Bruny Beach (2 hours)
Cape Queen Elizabeth Walk (3-4 hours return walk)
Trugannini Lookout (1/2 hour)
Captain Cook's Landing Place (1 hour)
Fluted Cape State Reserve (1 hour)
Mavista Falls (1 1/2 Hours return walk)
Mt Mangana Walk (1/2 hour walk)
Bruny Island lighthouse. Convict built in 1838 (1 Hour)
South Bruny National Park
Labillardiere State Reserve
long and short walks (1/2 Hour to 6 Hour return walks)
Fairy Penguins at the isthmus. Night time only and not during Winter (2 Hours)
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS OF THE CHANNEL
Take the vehicular ferry back to Kettering to tour the remainder of the Channel with a scenic drive through Oyster Cove to:
NICHOLLS RIVULET: The deepings Woodturner (1/2 Hour)
GARDNERS BAY: Hartzview Vineyard cellar door sales and tastings (1/2 Hour)
WOODBRIDGE: Woodbridge Hill Handweaving Studio (1/2 Hour)
Travel around the D'Entrecasteaux Channel to Cygnet
FLOWERPOT: Domeney's Fruit Farm - open mid Dec, to end of Jan.
CYGNET: Talune Wildlife Park and Koala Gardens (1 1/2 Hours)
Art/Craft/Antiques (1 Hour)
VIA WOODSTOCK: Pelverata Falls (3 Hours return walk)

THINGS TO SEE ON THE WAY TO BRUNY ISLAND

TAROONA: The Shot Tower (1 Hour)
TAROONA: Alum Cliffs Walking Trail (2 hours return walk)
KINGSTON: Kingston Beach (1/2 Hour), Australian Antarctic Division (1Hour).
Take the scenic route from Kingston to Tinderbox, around to Howden then on to Margate.
MARGATE:The Margate Train
SNUG: Snug Foreshore, Snug Falls ( 1 1/2 Hours return walk)

ACCOMMODATION & SERVICES:
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INFORMATION CENTRE:
Bruny d'Entrecasteaux Visitor Information Centre
81 Ferry Road, Kettering, TAS. 7155
Telephone: 03 6267 4494

HOW TO GET THERE:
From Hobart
Take the Channel Hwy (B68) south via Kingston to Kettering and take the Ferry.
TOURS:
Coach Operators
Redline: Ph: 1300 360 000
Greyhound Pioneer: 132 030
Bruny Island Ventures
Inala Nature Tours