Travel Tips from Local People
Derwent Valley’s finest produce and how to find it
The Derwent Valley is home to Tasmania’s most passionate and caring primary producers. Using sustainable farming practices, clean air and an abundance of water to produce some of the region’s finest farms, vineyards and orchards. The Derwent Valley provides a world-class assortment of seasonal produce available at the farm gate and local markets.
Into the Wild for a Weekend
Into the Wild for a Weekend Image credit: tassie_heights A Step by Step Guide to Planning the Ultimate 3-day Tasmanian Wilderness Road Trip. Need a short break without dipping into your annual leave? Head less than 30 minutes northwest
Hike the best bits of Tasmania – all within a couple of hours of Hobart
Hike the best bits of Tasmania – all within a couple of hours of Hobart Looking to unleash your inner adventurer? We’ve got you covered. Derwent Valley’s Western Wilds offers some of the most accessible hiking trails within a short
5 Magical Ways to Maximise Derwent Valley Tasmania’s Spring Season
5 Magical Ways to Maximise Derwent Valley Tasmania’s Spring Season. There is something very magical about the Derwent Valley in spring. The wintry weather calms (well, maybe a little!), the days feel lighter and new life shoots up in every
7 Reasons to Explore Tasmania’s Derwent Valley this Winter
7 Reasons to Explore Tasmania’s Derwent Valley this Winter. The Derwent Valley is located within a short drive from Hobart and stretches from Granton to Mt Field, Lake St Clair to Lake Pedder. The beautiful Derwent Valley is a Tasmania
Fungi Hunting
Fungi Hunting. It starts every autumn with just a few oranges and browns, but it’s not the turning of the Fagus. By winter the blues, greens, yellows and reds will have you hooked, but it’s not flowers. It’s fungi! Fungi
5 must do Autumn experiences in Tasmania’s Derwent Valley
5 must do Autumn experiences in Tasmania’s Derwent Valley. The Derwent Valley is irresistible in autumn: clear days and a lingering glow at twilight combined with a spectacular assortment of colourful trees, rolling hills and vineyards brings out the Valley’s
6 Farmstays in Derwent Valley Tasmania
6 Farmstays in Derwent Valley Tasmania. There is nothing quite like a down to earth country farm stay to take you away from your everyday and into another world. It’s off with the sandals and on with the gumboots. You
Maree Rieper
Meet Maree Rieper. Maree Rieper of Lachlan is one of the passionate volunteers in the Derwent Valley Project Group, the committee behind the Derwent Valley Medieval Festival. In its second year, the 2017 festival (28th and 29th of October) aims