En-route from the airport

Things to see and do en route Hobart airport – The Woodbridge, New Norfolk

 

Reception at The Woodbridge is 15:00-17:00, but if you have an earlier or later ETA please contact us and we will do our best

 

If your plane arrives early, here are some activities en route to Woodbridge that you might enjoy.

 

If you would like oysters or lunch at a quality restaurant, Barilla Bay Oysters is near the exit – exit right (4th exit) towards Sorell at the big roundabout just outside of– exit right (4th exit) towards Sorell at the big roundabout just outside of the Hobart airport.

 

Put 6 Bridge St, New Norfolk into your GPS … it will get you right to our gate. It will show a couple of routes, and we like the one that meanders via TeaTree Rd. It is a bit longer but it is a lovely drive, through farmland, past wineries, a cheese factory and historic towns.

Along Richmond Rd there are several eatery options. Frogmore Creek winery is a fairly big, commercial concern with a large highly acclaimed restaurant.  The delightfully named Puddleduck winery in a little further on your left. A small, very personal ‘farm gate’ vineyard with a relaxed restaurant built over the duck ponds. A little further on the left is Wicked Cheese Company – great ice cream there as well.

Continue on to Pooley Wines, an old sandstone property and a lovely setting for platters and pizzas.

You are going to turn left just after Pooley wines, towards Tea Tree but you might like to drive a tiny bit further into Richmond, a little town that time forgot (before it became a tourist Mecca!!). There is a famous pie shop there (The Richmond Bakery) if you fancy a really good old-style pie! There are also some quite good restaurants, coffee shops, and the colonial gaol, barracks, bridge, church and lots of old buildings.

 

Return to Tea Tree Road. Along this route you will see the sign for Bonorong on your left, a most delightful setting to spend a few hours.

This route will take you to the new bridge over the Derwent River at Brighton. In June 2026, the new bridge was opened and the old counterbalanced bascule bridge removed, opening up river traffic for the first time in more than 70 years. The stone causeway built by convicts in the 1800s is of historical significance and has been retained.

 

You will see lots of black swans, and cygnets in early summer, and keep your eyes open for dolphins and seals on your right … yes they do occasionally come all the way in as far as The Woodbridge.

 

On the OTHER side of the river, turn right towards New Norfolk (not left towards Hobart).

 

If you have time (you will need several hours) and would like to check out MONA, turn LEFT at this point. It is a few kilometres down the river, and the turn-off on the left is well signed.

 

Turn right and about 2-3 km up-river, Stefano Lubiana winery on your left – probably the most famous winemaker in Tassie.
Just past Stefano, on your left, is Derwent Estate, another highly acclaimed vineyard (same soil as Stefano’s). Another family run concern with a delightful converted workers cottage cellar door with platters and a full-service a la carte menu restaurant with stunning views.

 

A little further on you will notice a large factory with steam coming from chimneys. This is a premium paper manufacturer which almost single handedly launched New Norfolk’s exceptional prosperity in the mid-1900s.

 

A block after TheBush Inn, and just before the next roundabout, turn right onto Bridge St. Welcome, we are down on the river, on your left waiting for you.