Things to Do when staying at Alexandria

Town of Wynyard and Surrounding Area – within 15 minutes drive:

• Wynyard Town Centre (2 min drive)
• Wonders of Wynyard – Visitor Centre (2 min drive)
• Walking tracks along the Inglis River town side to Gutteridge Gardens and the wharf (3 kms return from Alexandra)
• Walking track along the river to Wynyard Golf Club, bird rookery and Fossil Bluff where the largest marine fossil was found.
• Tulip Festival ‘Bloomin’ Tulips’ in October. A display of Daffodils in September, Tulips in October, and Dutch iris in late October and early November at the Table Cape Tulip Farm.
• Table Cape and Lighthouse / observation area
• Visit Boat Harbour beach – voted one of the 10 best beaches in Australia, only 20 km away via scenic Table Cape
• Continue on to Sisters Beach, a popular swimming beach with shady trees.
• Golf – Wynyard Golf Club and Seabrook Golf Club

Within 1 hour drive:

• Rocky Cape National Park – easy walking tracks featuring coastal views
• ​Hellyer Gorge State Reserve – 10 min walk along the Hellyer river between steep ridges
• Continue on to Waratah, once the site of the world’s richest tin mine. Enjoy wilderness, lakes, trout fishing, gold panning, mine tours etc. Drop into the Waratah Museum.
• Visit the Regional Museum in Burnie (20kms from Alexandria)
• Visit The Makers Workshop, Burnie.
• Take a tour and sample the golden liquid at Hellyers Whiskey Distillery, Burnie
• Visit The Nut and Historic Stanley; and the town of Smithton.
• Drive along the coast road towards the East through towns such as Penguin, Ulverstone and Devonport
• Visit a Waterfall – Dip falls towards Stanley, Guide Falls in Ridgley, Waratah and Philosopher Falls in Waratah

Within 2 hours drive:

• The majestic Cradle Mountain and surrounding National Park- within 1.5 hours drive.
• ​Visit Sheffield – the town of Murals.
• The West Coast Triangle – Strahan, Zeehan, Queenstown.
• Book a tour on the West Coast Wilderness Railway or book a cruise on the Gordon River in Strahan.
• Explore the wilderness and mining history of Zeehan and Queenstown.