Port Arthur Travel Guide

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About Port Arthur

Port Arthur is in the Hobart Region located in the state of Tasmania. The post code for Port Arthur is 7182.

Port Arthur, on the Tasman Peninsula, is a fascinating historical site. The prison here was established in 1830 and not abandoned until 1877, by which time a total of 12,000 convicts, including many young boys, had endured conditions savage beyond belief. The museum near the site documents some of this misery. The Tasman Peninsula itself, by contrast, is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Tasmania, with many miles of secluded bays and beaches for fishing, swimming and boating.

Some of the services & facilities provided in Port Arthur include:

  • Beach/Waterside
  • Scenic/Historic
  • Good Fishing
  • Water Sports
  • Bowls Club
  • Golf Club
  • Tennis Courts
  • Boat Ramp
  • Swimming Pool

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3 Rating Hotel/Motels  

Comfort Inn Port Arthur - Port Arthur Accommodation

Price: From $129 Double Room/Night  

Address: 29 Safety Cove Rd Port Arthur TAS

3 Rating Hotel/Motels  

Fox & Hounds Inn - Port Arthur Accommodation

Price: From $100 Double Room/Night  

Address: 6789 Arthur Hwy Port Arthur TAS

  • Modern Australian
Licensed Cafes & Licensed Informal Restaurants  

Frances Langford Tearooms - Port Arthur Restaurants

Price: Average Price For Entree & Main - $25  

Address: Historic Site Port Arthur TAS

Attractions  

Lunatic Asylum - Port Arthur Attractions

Built in 1867, the asylum housed over 100 mentally ill and senile prisoners, until 1877 when it became headquarters for the free Port Arthur. Houses a scale model of Port...

2 Rating Hotel/Motels  

Mason's Cottages - Port Arthur Accommodation

Price: From $95 Double Room/Night  

Address: 5741 Arthur Highway, Tarrana Port Arthur TAS

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Guest Houses, Cottages, Bed and Breakfasts  

Norfolk Bay Convict Station B&B - Port Arthur Accommodation

Price: From $120 Double Room/Night (include homemade buffet breakfast, port & sherry and a whole range of other goodies)  

Address: 5862 Arthur Highway, Taranna Port Arthur TAS

Built in 1838 as part of the Port Arthur penal settlement, this beautiful old house right on Norfolk Bay now provides comfortable heritage accommodation within an easy dr...

2 Rating Hotel/Motels  

Port Arthur Motor Inn - Port Arthur Accommodation

Price: From $80 Double Room/Night  

Address: Arthur Hwy Port Arthur TAS

Self Contained Holiday Apartments  

Port Arthur Villas - Port Arthur Accommodation

Price: From $140 Double Room/Night  

Address: 52 Safety Cove Rd Port Arthur TAS

4 Rating Hotel/Motels  

Sea Change Safety Cove - Port Arthur Accommodation

Price: From $150 Double Room/Night  

Address: 425 Safety Cove Road Port Arthur TAS

Welcome to Sea Change Safety Cove, bread and breakfast accommodation only minutes from the Port Arthur Historic Site, enjoying stunning panoramas of Cape Pillar and Tasma...

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Stewarts Bay Lodge Port Arthur - Port Arthur Accommodation

Price: From $175 Double Room/Night  

Address: 6955 Arthur Highway Port Arthur TAS

Wonder at the beauty of sunrise and sunset, unwind on the two pristine beaches and experience the history of Australia while staying at the Stewarts Bay Lodge Port Arthur...

Attractions  

The Church - Port Arthur Attractions

Prisoners were shackled and escorted by armed guard to Sunday service. Originally seated a congregation of 1140.

Attractions  

The Exile Cottage - Port Arthur Attractions

The home of the Irish rebel William Smith O'Brien, who was transported in 1848. The building was first used as a military hospital.

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Attractions  

The Isle Of The Dead - Port Arthur Attractions

Lies in the middle of Port Arthur Bay, east of Puer Point (where the boy's reformatory once stood). Over 1769 convicts were buried here, although only graves of 200 priso...

Attractions  

The Model Prison - Port Arthur Attractions

Prisoners lived and worked in separate cells in total silence, were known only by number and wore masks to prevent recognition. Warders communicated by signals.

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Oldest Australian military complex still occupied by the Armed Forces. Built in 1818.

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