Our Story

Welcome to our Heritage Luxury Hotel in Tasmania !

In 2003 we came to Tasmania on holidays. We fell in love with the Derwent Valley and purchased a holiday house here.

 

We also saw a magnificent, derelict old mansion by the river, and were upset that the government and ‘heritage’, had not intervened to protect it, and indeed had approved in 1971 that its lands be sold off for a new bridge.

 

In 2004 we returned to Tasmania for our first holiday in the holiday house, and found that the magnificent Woodbridge was up for sale. It was a matter of ‘if not us, who? and if not now, when?’

 

The rest, as they say, is history.
Our history!

 

We invite you to share our journey.

 

Laurelle and John Grimley

History of New Norfolk

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A LUXURY HOTEL IN TASMANIA’S FIRST CAPITAL

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History of Woodbridge

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1825 HISTORIC FAMILY HOME

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History of the River & Bridges

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TASMANIA’S HISTORIC BRIDGES

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The Woodbridge is almost 200 years old. It was built in 1825.

 

We saved and restored The Woodbridge in 2004-2005 and then repurposed it as a small luxury hotel in 2006.

 

It won the Tasmanian Housing Industry Association 2005 ‘Restoration of the Year’ Award, and then was submitted by the Tasmanian HIA and won the Australian Award in 2006.

We have created an e-booklet documenting the restoration.

Contact us if you would like us to email it to you.

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Then, because we like doing things, we built Truffle Lodge in 2017

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See our sister property TRUFFLE LODGE

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