Salamanca markets Hobart Tasmania & Beyond

 

Salamanca markets Hobart Tasmania are an institution. It has been a  weekly ritual for 5 decades.

 

They are just an easy 30 minutes drive from your base at The Woodbridge. Therefore guests often plan their itinerary around Saturday mornings. Sometimes they skip breakfast to get a head start on the usual Saturday morning crowds.

 

Of course one can go to Salamanca Place on any day of the week. It is a lovely mix of colonial buildings and old stone walls, eateries and retail outlets, crowds and quiet corners.

 

But it is with the hustle and bustle of the Saturday open air markets that Salamanca comes alive.

 

The markets began modestly in the summer of 1972 with just 15 stalls. It grew to fill Salamanca Place and became a showcase of Tasmanian creativity. Lines on marquees house more that 300 stalls, sheltered between giant plane trees and 19th century sandstone warehouses.

 

There is an emphasis on authentic Tasmanian, and the offering changes weekly. There is always something new. Think local, think small batch, hand made, and often quirky and  ‘outside the box’.

 

 

Visit Salamanca Markets Hobart Tasmania and remember to ‘Beyond’

 

But make sure you don’t forget the ‘& Beyond’. You would not want to miss the smaller regional markets, the farm gates and the artisan producers.

 

There is also a local Saturday market just 2 blocks from your rooms at The Woodbridge. The main street of our little village is closed off and quickly filled with stalls. Locals flock to buy the fruit and vegies, fresh bread and homemade cakes, plants, handicrafts and assorted treasures.

 

 

Meet the maker

In Tassie, the person serving you is not only the stall holder, but is also frequently the creative. This is as true for the Salamanca as it is for our local market and for local farm-gates. It is as true for the local distillery or cider house, fruit farm or vineyard, or roadside jam or honey box. Meet the maker’ is not just a marketing construct here.

 

Stall holders love being able to tell their own story and sell their own wares. Handmade or homegrown in Tasmania, these are likely to be passed to your hands directly from the hands that made them.

 

Come meet some really interesting characters. They always have time for a chat.

For the nature enthusiasts a visit to Mt Field is a must. The walk to Russell Fields is easy and level, and accommodating even to wheelchairs. The more active usually opt for continuing past Russell Falls to do the Three Falls Walk. There is a good dirt road to the top of Mt Field to see the Fagus and the Alpine Lake Dobson.

 

There are many things to see and do nearby? And even more a little further afield.

Visit premium wineries, rum, whisky, gin, vodka distilleries, cider house and farm-based ale in less than 10 minutes.

Or walk the circuit of antique and curio shops to pick up a treasure.

 

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Salamanca market is held every Saturday, 8.30am-3pm, at Salamanca Place, Hobart.