Cruise Ship Special from Burnie to Stanley and The Nut with free WiFi

Cruise Ship Special from Burnie to Stanley and The Nut with free WiFi

Spend the day exploring the charming little fishing village of Stanley, which is nestled at the base of the “Nut”, a sheer-sided bluff – all that remains of an ancient volcanic plug - while your Cruise Ship is berthed in Burnie.

The town was once the administrative centre for the van Diemen’s Land Company, a royal charter company formed in 1824 during the reign of George IV. You will also visit Highfield House, an imposing Georgian Home, which was once the VDL Manager’s residence, set high on top of the hill overlooking the town below.

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Stop At: The Nut State Reserve, Browns Road, Stanley, Tasmania Australia

Spend the day exploring the charming little fishing village of Stanley, which is nestled at the base of the “Nut”, a sheer-sided bluff – all that remains of an ancient volcanic plug - while your Cruise Ship is berthed in Burnie.

The town was once the administrative centre for the van Diemen’s Land Company, a royal charter company formed in 1824 during the reign of George IV. You will also visit Highfield House, an imposing Georgian Home, which was once the VDL Manager’s residence, set high on top of the hill overlooking the town below.


Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Highfield Historic Site, 143 Green Hills Road, Stanley, Tasmania 7331 Australia

After lunch, you will be taken up to Highfield House, an historic site, which offers an historically accurate vision of a gentleman’s home and farm in the 1830s. It sits on a hillside overlooking the lands the manager would have once controlled, with view across to Stanley, the Nut and the Bass Strait beyond. The house has been restored and its elegant Regency design, convict barracks, barns, stables and a chapel are surrounded by a large ornamental garden.

Duration: 1 hour