isaiahs mum

Hi,

Sorry to bother you but DH and i are thinking of going on a family holiday to tas. We have been everywhere with ds (well almost) in aus except Tasmania, we want a nice relaxing holiday (if thats possible with a 2 year old).
We are going to start ttc next month so we want to go sooner rather then later.
Here are a few questions lol...

What town/city is nice to stay?
What is the best time of the year (i don't handle the cold too well haha)
What is there to do with little ones down your way?

Thanks heaps for you time smile

Hi

I'm in Launceston which is lovely, but probably not all that exciting for little kiddies.

Hobart is a great place to go. I love to go down on the weekends and go to Salamanca markets which are the best in Australia (if you ask me). If you have little ones, then the Cadbury factory is worth a visit. I think Hobart is quite kiddie friendly in general. So much to do really, head up to the mountain for some beautiful views, a day trip to Port Arthur is brilliant, the Cascade factory and gardens, a boat trip down to Bruny Island to see the seal and whales, but I could go on and on.

I would steer clear of winter if you aren't keen on the cold. It's certainly 'bracing' at that time of the year if you aren't used to it.

hey i think tassie is a pretty nice place but dont know a lot about it sorry i'm not gonna be alot of help i live in southern tassie

the weather here is very tempremental so the weather is basiclly same year round a few hot days here a few freezing days there
like sunday it was 32 and yesterday and today it is 12 but summerish is probably best some time before winter

there are play centres like kidzbizz in kingston and the fun factory in rosny
there an indoor pools you could go to one in hobart with a shallow pool for toddlers
in southport there are rock caves that you can tour with a guide and an outdoor heated pool around there some where too called hastings cave
you could go to port arthur where the convicts were all those years ago lol
we mostly take DS to the beach they are nice never to packed and obviously parks
there's the botanical gardens in hobart its mostly gardens but they have fish ponds too they are free

there isn't a tonne of thinkgs in tassie but i'd still say worth a visit
i'll post more if i think of them and will ask DH what he reomends when he gets home and i dont really know best place to stay either sorry


everything is pretty close and its no bother
anyway i hope you enjoy your holiday and can get something out of what i've written smile


you an go to the snow on mount wellington and there are penguins on bruny island between sep and march

Hi I suggest If you don't like the cold DONT come lol!!!! It's freezing today it's only just hit 14 outside and it's the middle of summer!!!! but of course last week when I was in QLD it was 33-35 here!!!

Tassie is a very pretty place and I highly recommend you visit the East coast, you can stay in one spot and do day trips as you can get from one end of the state to the other in half a day with lot's of stops on the way lol!!

check these out discover Tas

pure tas

free brocher

places to see

grin Thank you all very much, i really appreciate all the info.
And thanks 3littlemen for the links smile Sounds like there is heaps to do down there.

Got a bit of planning to do yet, but friends have told me its beautiful down there so i'm very keen to go smile

I don't live in Tassie but visited with DH for a driving holiday a few years ago. Didn't have kids with us at the time but there were heaps of places to pick fruit which would have been awesome for a toddler!

BTW - we went in May. Was pretty cold but I still have photos of myself in T-shirts so wasn't that bad the whole time!

in richmond there is a lolly shop and zoodoo they have a tiger or lion lol and in seven mile beach there is a restraunt called beaches which you should go to dinner at and it is a part of a resort where you could stay its very nice looking anyway thats called wyndham