Activities
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We have many activities both in town and within a short drive. |
Mountain Treks |
Steam Train Rides |
Horse Riding Tours |
Swimming |
Forest Walks |
Skateboarding |
Tennis |
Rowing |
Wildlife Encounters |
Cave Adventures |
Squash |
Quad Bike Adventures |
Topiary Tours |
Lawn Bowls |
Golf |
Scenic Drives |
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| Horse Riding Tours and Quad Bike Tours |
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Half day and full day tours!
Horseriding Tours are available at both Cradle Mountain and Kimberley.
Quad Bike Tours at Cradle Mountain.
FREE ACCOMMODATION in the old shearing quarters at Kimberley with any Horseriding or Quad Bike Tour.
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| Mini Bus Tours |
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Tasmania is one of the most beautiful places on earth. And you'll see the very best that Tasmania's north coast has to offer. Let Howard show you all our spectacular sights.
A fun day out is guaranteed! |
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| Lawn Bowls |
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Sheffield Bowls Club
Main Street (Behind RSL)
Sheffield Tasmania
Phone: 6491 1690
jho56974@bigpond.net.au
Pres: K. Cox 64 911192
Sec: J. Bailey 64 911188
Ladies Pres: Judy Hope 64 911327
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Bowling Green activities:
Tues - Ladies practice from 1.30pm
Wed - Mixed social from 1.30pm Corporate Bowls roster 6pm
(Starts Nov)
Thursday - Ladies Pennant
Saturday - Men's Pennant
Everyone welcome!
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Highland Trails
Horse Riding Tours
1030 Staverton Rd,
Staverton Tas 7306
Phone: 03 6491 1553
Mobile: 0417 145 497
gfoley@iinet.net.au
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Capture the spirit of the Australian bush in the Tassie high country. Beginners to advanced riders welcome! Choose the ride that suits you - 1, 2, 4 hour rides or longer including overnight, weekend or week long rides. Meals and accommodation can be provided for longer rides.
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Working Art Space and Gallery
Albert Street, Sheffield
Open 10 - 4, Fri - Mon
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The Working Art Space is open to the public with regular exhibitions and you may enjoy watching the different artists perfect their craft on site. Many exhibitions and classes are held at the art space and can vary from paper making or painting using a palette knives, sponges, card board, fingers, whatever! Expect to see many different styles of art from Japanese Ink painting to hand crafted silver jewelry. |
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| CALENDAR of ACTIVITIES |
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Sheffield 'Town Of Murals'
Delightful murals are painted on the side walls of most of the buildings throughout the town. Experience history told through art, as you wander through the outdoor art gallery. The first mural commissioned was of Gustav Weindorfer, a passionate mountaineer, naturalist and conservationist. Since then many more murals embellish the building in the town.
The Mural Restoration Project updates at: SheffieldMurals.com
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| April 17 - 22 |
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The Targa Tasmania
The iconic Targa Tasmania comes "home'' in 2013, with a particular focus on the roads and iconic stages of the Kentish municipality, which are favourites among spectators and competitors alike.
The rolling, windy roads of Kentish are the best racing roads in Tasmania, all against a spectacularly picturesque backdrop of Mount Roland, wilderness and a tapestry of agricultural crops. The exciting nature of the roads and the festive hospitality of the local communities has led Targa to focus on the district for much of the first half of the 2013 event. If you want to watch the international event this year, Kentish is the most spectacular place to see it: Leg 1 (April 18): Paloona, Nook, Sheffield and Chudleigh; Leg 3 (April 20): Cethana and Mole Creek; Leg 4 (April 21) Mt Roland.
More at www.targa.org.au |
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Friday Nite Music - BYOG event!
Mouthwatering snacks, best coffee in town, and a great barrel heater for warmth. All you budding guitarists, singers, instrumentalists acappella groups or choirs, please come and join in the fun with our regular musicians and patrons.
Dominic Francis
Skwiz Cafe Gallery, 8pm
63 Main Street Sheffield (opposite Post Office)
Phone 0364 257433,
Mobile 0403 792 301
For more information visit: www.fridaynitemusic.org
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| May 3 |
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Friday Nite Music - BYOG event!
Mouthwatering snacks, best coffee in town, and a great barrel heater for warmth. All you budding guitarists, singers, instrumentalists acappella groups or choirs, please come and join in the fun with our regular musicians and patrons.
Jacob Boote & Laura Mead
Skwiz Cafe Gallery, 8pm
63 Main Street Sheffield (opposite Post Office)
Phone 0364 257433,
Mobile 0403 792 301
For more information visit: www.fridaynitemusic.org
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Redwater Creek Railway - Spring Street, Sheffield
Redwater Creek Steam and Heritage Society operates steam train rides on the first full weekend of every month from the original Sheffield railway station. Trains run every half hour from 11am until 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.
1906 Krauss loco & Tasmanian heritage coaches - over a hundred years old and still going strong! The only working Krauss loco in Australia!
Great coffee is now available at the new station cafe.
For further information visit www.redwater.org.au .
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| May 10 |
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Friday Nite Music - BYOG event!
Mouthwatering snacks, best coffee in town, and a great barrel heater for warmth. All you budding guitarists, singers, instrumentalists acappella groups or choirs, please come and join in the fun with our regular musicians and patrons.
Tobias Moldenhaur
Skwiz Cafe Gallery, 8pm
63 Main Street Sheffield (opposite Post Office)
Phone 0364 257433,
Mobile 0403 792 301
For more information visit: www.fridaynitemusic.org
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Sheffield Town Hall Market - High Street, Sheffield. 9am -2 pm. Stalls both inside and outside the Town Hall along High Street. Clothing and curiosities. Local crafts and jewelry. Embroidery, incense, scrap booking, wooden toys, bric-a-brac, home cooking, hot food, fresh produce.
It's a great day out in the 'Town of Murals'.
Sheffield Town Hall Market - Face Book Page
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| May 31 |
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Friday Nite Music - BYOG event!
Mouthwatering snacks, best coffee in town, and a great barrel heater for warmth. All you budding guitarists, singers, instrumentalists acappella groups or choirs, please come and join in the fun with our regular musicians and patrons.
Matthew Fagan
Skwiz Cafe Gallery, 8pm
63 Main Street Sheffield (opposite Post Office)
Phone 0364 257433,
Mobile 0403 792 301
For more information visit: www.fridaynitemusic.org
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| June 1 - 2 |
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Redwater Creek Railway - Spring Street, Sheffield
Redwater Creek Steam and Heritage Society operates steam train rides on the first full weekend of every month from the original Sheffield railway station. Trains run every half hour from 11am until 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.
1906 Krauss loco & Tasmanian heritage coaches - over a hundred years old and still going strong! The only working Krauss loco in Australia!
Great coffee is now available at the new station cafe.
For further information visit www.redwater.org.au .
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| June 8 |
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Sheffield Town Hall Market - High Street, Sheffield. 9am -2 pm. Stalls both inside and outside the Town Hall along High Street. Clothing and curiosities. Local crafts and jewelry. Embroidery, incense, scrap booking, wooden toys, bric-a-brac, home cooking, hot food, fresh produce.
It's a great day out in the 'Town of Murals'.
Sheffield Town Hall Market - Face Book Page
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| June 14 |
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Friday Nite Music - BYOG event!
Mouthwatering snacks, best coffee in town, and a great barrel heater for warmth. All you budding guitarists, singers, instrumentalists acappella groups or choirs, please come and join in the fun with our regular musicians and patrons.
Fire Underground
Skwiz Cafe Gallery, 8pm
63 Main Street Sheffield (opposite Post Office)
Phone 0364 257433,
Mobile 0403 792 301
For more information visit: www.fridaynitemusic.org
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| WALKS AROUND TOWN |
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Sheffield Mural Art Walk Sheffield has over 48 murals depicting the history of town and local region. Murals are spread throughout the town and Mural Walk Maps are free of charge and may be obtained from most businesses. The Mural Art Book is also available and can be purchased from most shops or the Visitor Information Centre at 5 Pioneer Cres, Sheffield 9am - 4pm daily. |
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Story of the Sheffield Murals Audio Tour (60 - 90 minute self-guided walking tour) The story begins with why the first mural was commissioned and how a rural town in economic decline was transformed into a thriving outdoor art gallery! The audio tours are excellent and entertaining - 'not to be missed'.
Local characters share their vision, tell their stories and fill us in on the history of Sheffield. Interviews with the artists, local identities and the instigators of the mural development are captured on the audio tour. Be entertained as you walk and take home a meaningful personal experience of the Kentish region.
The audio tours may be hired from:
Kentish Visitor Information Centre at
5 Pioneer Crescent, Sheffield.
Phone 03 6491 1036. |
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| NATURE WALKS & PICNIC AREAS |
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Sykes Sanctuary is 40 acres of bushland with abundant birdlife, walking tracks and memorials to Norman Sykes. He was an eccentric conservationist who gave up city life to live in a small shack, close to nature. He bequeathed his property to the Railton community with the instruction that it be conserved as a bird and fauna sanctuary.
Access to Syke's Sanctuary is off the B14 at Railton. |
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Warrawee Forest Reserve has a five kilometre walk with access to barbeque facilities, tables and three ponds stocked with trout. Platypus can sometimes be viewed on tours conducted early in the morning or at dusk with the Latrobe Landcare Group. Tours should be pre-booked a day or two before arriving at the reserve. |
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Cradle Mountain National Park
The months of December - April are recommended to walkers inexperienced in Tasmanian conditions. However, walkers are warned that rapidly changing weather conditions can occur at any time of the year. These can include howling winds, sleet, snow, relentless rain and blazing sun. It is recommended that you obtain the latest weather forecast before setting out. |
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Mount Roland Conservation Area & Regional Reserve
The reserve consists of 7600 hectares surrounding the range. The walk takes in the plains and plateau leading to the summit of the peak. There are two tracks to the summit which provide spectacular 360 degree views to Bass Strait, Cradle Mountain and Barn Bluff. Mount Roland stands at 1234 metres above sea level. More at www.mtroland.com.au. |
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Henry Somerset Orchid Reserve is located on Railton Road, Latrobe.
Renowned for the diversity of native terrestrial orchids, some of the orchids are listed as rare and endangered species . Moreover, some of the orchids are not only endemic to the state of Tasmania, but to the local area.
The walk takes approximately 45 minutes and starts from the carpark off Railton Road. The reserve does not have any public facilities and there are no entry fees to pay. |
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O'Neil's Creek Picnic Reserve O'Neil's Creek originates from rain water from the watersheds off the western face of Mt Roland and Mt Van Dyke. O'Neil's Creek is host to the iridescent dragonfly, frogs, yabbies, freshwater crayfish and platypus. O'Neil's Creek Nature Trail is approximately 700 metres to O'Neil's Road and leads to the start of the Mt Roland Regional Reserve walking tracks. You will find White Gum eucalypts, Blackwood trees, Browntop Stringybarks, Myrtle trees, Sassafras trees, tree ferns and Dogwood trees. |
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Lake Barrington Nature Reserve is a picturesque setting next to the spectacular Lake Barrington. Lake Barrington is ideal for water-based activities such as swimming, rowing, water skiing, power boating and canoeing. Picnic areas with sheltered tables, BBQs and toilets are available within the reserve. A kiosk operates on weekends in summer and during major sporting events. |
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