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Bye Bye Bicheno

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This started out as a blog for a holiday I took in 1998, and has turned into a running commentary of my new life in the beautiful little Australian state of Tasmania. I hope you enjoy.

Bye Bye Bicheno

Coles Bay

Driving down the road from Bicheno heading towards Port Arthur we passed some of the most stunning scenery Tasmania has to offer. Only we didn’t know it before we came to Tassie, therefore did not allow enough time to visit the area. We did allow for a short hike though so did get to see some of the scenery. So a word of advice from me, spend some time looking around the Coles Bay/Freycinet Peninsula area, it really is stunning, to see it properly you need to allow for a couple of days to do the Freycinet Peninsula Circuit.

 

Not too far south of the town of Swansea, we came across a sign for Kate’s Berry Farm. It was after lunch and the sign said ‘ice-cream’ and we were in the mood. Wow, what a discovery! This little berry farm didn’t look like too much from the street but the produce sold here is absolutely delicious.  We had our ice-cream outside while enjoying the beautiful view and playing with Kate’s little dogs, then went back inside and bought some of the most scrumptious jam I have ever tried and a bottle of Strawberry Wine, all made by Kate using all her own berries. Our visit was the wrong time of year for the fresh berries, but that didn’t really matter.

Coles Bay
Kates Berry Farm
Our accommodation in Bicheno
Coles Bay
Kates Berry Farm
Kates Berry Farm
A true Tasmanian treasure. Kate’s Berry Farm should not be passed by; just south of Swansea on the east coast you can buy scrumptious creamy ice cream, juicy jams, and mouth-watering wine and of course fresh berries, all home made by Kate using the berries grown on the farm. You can sit outside overlooking the rows of berries and across Great Oyster Bay to The Hazards Range. Kate who also works the gardens designed both the cellar door shop and workshop, and produces Strawberry dry table wine and a Strawberry Riesling blend. This was one of my favourite food stops in Tasmania for the produce, the fantastic view and relaxing atmosphere with the dogs running around outside hoping for you to drop your ice cream so they could clean up after you.
Kate of Kate's Berry Farm (photo...
1,288 km (800 miles) traveled
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