Hi Wombat, We come from Tassie and there is accommodation everywhere there, You decide what you would like to do and we will supply you with heaps of info if you would like us to. Kind regards Chris and Robbie
We are planning our Tassie trip for Feb. 2010. While you are handing out the advice for Wombat Chris and Robbie, we would appreciate your input as to free camps around Tassie as well.
Thanks
Ma
Ulladulla NSW
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Guru & Ma Ulladulla NSW Happy day, safe travelling Ford Ranger towing 21ft Jurgen shower and toilet which was large enough to fit in a few extras (fridge, bed, stove...)
Hi Ma Will do some home work for both of you. You will enjoy Tassie, It is beautiful but tends to be cold. Take a lot of warm clothes as the weather can change very quick but in February should be ok,When Wombat goes in November is very changeable.We are known to have snow at Christmas,Would be a pleasure to help both of you Kind regards Chris and Robbie
Guru & Ma Ulladulla NSW Happy day, safe travelling Ford Ranger towing 21ft Jurgen shower and toilet which was large enough to fit in a few extras (fridge, bed, stove...)
Hi Wombat we have been down to tassie 5 times. once on a qantas package the other 4 on the boat. Have done the cosy cabins holiday. also booked accomm ourselves but the best were the two we did with 'tasmania temptations' your local travel agent should have a book you pick and choose the accomodation you want from b & bs to good motels. they stipulate 2 nights or sometimes 3 with each different one we did 3 nights in budget motels, 2 with innkeepers 2 at b&bs. Just study the book decide where you want to go. you dont have to stay in one place more than 1 night as long as you are booked in with the chain that you choose somewhere else for a night. they also have different hire car companies at good rates. So we planned the trip picked all the accomodation and the travel agent booked it all. It was actually cheaper than booking it all yourself. cheryl
Hi Ma,There are lots of free camping in Tasmania. After getting of the Spirit there is a great camp spot at Latrobe behind Wells Supermarket it is about 10 minute drive, (Lovely spot by the river)around 30 minutes is a must see place called Sheffield this is a town of murals and there is a park there Oneils Reserve where you may camp, Deloraine is around another 30 minutes away and is a very pretty place called the Deloraine Rest area(near the police station) Around another 20 minutes away is a place called Westbury ,The camp is behind Andys Bakery opened 24 hours and no calories LOL I could not find a free park at launceston but Longford is only a 25 minute drive South Esk Lions Park From Longford maybe to Campbell Town (50 minute drive)Campbell Town Rec Camp Ground. Campbell town to Oatlands (1 hour Drive)Lake Dulverton Rest Area Oatlands to Hobart around 70 Minutes, There is a small charge to stay at the Glenorchy Showgrounds .This is close to all the attractions in Hobart,Hobart to Port Arthur Approx 2 hour drive (Stinky Bay or Tas Ex Services Club)From Port Arthur either East or West Coast. Both are very different. At triabunna Camp site for gold coin donation(Spring Bay Hotel)There are lots of free camps up east coast Swansea(Mayfield Bay)St Helens has six. On the west coast There are 10 at Roseberry and 2 at Zeehan Then there is also a Camp site at Helliyer Gorge,Roads on West are a bit hilly but not to bad if you drive carefully,ok to pm for more info
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Hi Ma some thing happened with my post, Its all gone except the hi. Will have to find out what happened, Sorry Grrrr!!! and I cant get it off,silly computers. I think I fixed it but run out of room, If you would like more info as time gets closer please give me a pm and will try to help you, There are some beautiful places in Tassie and if you get lost just ask the locals. They are all pretty friendly and will give you info,If you can get hold of a CMCA Wanders Mate well worth a look ,There are also some great places off the beaten track, Take care and please if i can help you both dont hesitate to ask Chris and Robbie
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great place with plenty of freebies, c/parks are very ordinary except the one at port arthur but there are a lot of free camps, we spent two weeks there recently and only two nights at c/parks, not one freebie was a dud! all beautifull, hard place to come home from
a lot of cmca motorhome freindly towns, grab camps 5 and you cant go wrong
Camps 4 do it Dave?? Piggy Bank is almost empty at the moment
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Guru & Ma Ulladulla NSW Happy day, safe travelling Ford Ranger towing 21ft Jurgen shower and toilet which was large enough to fit in a few extras (fridge, bed, stove...)
http://www.campsaustraliawide.com/index.php?page=16 for updates to the number four edition,
there are plenty of freebies not mentioned in either edition that we found whilst we were there but the ones that are covered in these editions are nothing short of spectacular and very hard to leave especially lake burbury (not the boat ramp one but the council one a bit further on, it has loo's and a fantastic veiw, small charge but well worth it, watch the mossey ground, can be boggy after rain, stick to the gravel road, fish in the lake as well so I was told) and Bradys lake cant be forgotten for it's absolute beauty
steer clear of the launceston c/park, very grubby but do visit cataract gorge and ride the chairlift, remember I said to "lift your feet", you will know what I am talking about when you get on the lift
I could prattle on for hours about the free camps in Tassie (there are roughly 270 of them and all worthy of note) but I wont, we find Tassie a very hard place to keep away from
if anyone has the camps 5 book then there is a program that can be downloaded at a cost of $19.95 called camps 5 poi file, this basically puts all the camps in this book into your GPS' I did it a while back and it is fantastic, I have used it many times
an explanation of it can be found here http://www.campsaustraliawide.com/
Spent 6 months in Tas. with van. No shortage of van parks, but some are not exactly modern. We tended to prop in a park for a while and do lots of day trips. The parks that we really liked were: Bridport; White Beach/Nubeena; Dover; Deloraine; Stanley; Queenstown; Zeehan.
Hi Ma Been doing a little more homework for you and come across this, Just type into search engine around oz and click onto smoko spots and it lists lots of free camps around Australia including Tasmania, Is well worth a look, Includes pictures as well Kind regards Chris and Robbie
Thanks everyone for the input. I have duly noted all relevant information in my "Futures" book and shall expand on the appropriate spots from there. Again many thanks
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Guru & Ma Ulladulla NSW Happy day, safe travelling Ford Ranger towing 21ft Jurgen shower and toilet which was large enough to fit in a few extras (fridge, bed, stove...)
Have a wonderful trip to Tassie Wombat and Ma.... Our Tassie trip was in February, and we found the whole island jam-packed with Grey Nomads from the mainland. We usually like to wander where and when we please, but found we needed to book ahead, as the C/P's and other accommodation were all very busy. Even the free parks that we found looked to be chocka. We still had a wonderful time, and we are planning our next Tassie trip for December, when (we were told) its much quieter with fewer tourists, although the days are long and its beautiful. If you are into wildlife, an attraction not to be missed is the penguin viewing evening at Stanley... nowhere else did we have penguins walking over our feet!
the island might be crowded. we are going for 6 weeks from jan 19 to the start of march. so chris &robboie please include us on any info releases. we ill be hiring a self contained motor home. flying in and leaving from hobart
