Hanlon House - Tasmanian bed and breakfast accommodation at Stanley

Come to Hanlon House to see the Penguins. A colony of fairy penguins nest only 2 minutes walk from our Bed and Breakfast accommodation. Guided tours are available July through to April.

Penguin Tours

Take a 4 wheel drive tour. Tour operators offer a diverse range of tours of the district. These include:

Trout fishing tours
Woolnorth Property and wind farm tours
Wilderness West Coast tours
Penguin and Platypus tours at night.
Walking tour around the Stanley township. View the 3 historic churches and more.
Drive to the Dip River waterfalll and view the Big Eucalypt tree.

Dip Falls at Mawbanna

Assistance is given with onward bookings for accommodation and tours, etc. "It's our pleasure to offer you genuine hospitality from this property of excellence".

Must See Attractions in Stanley and surrounding district

Ride the Chair Lift to the top of the 'Nut' for great views. The 'Nut' is an imposing basalt outcrop above the historic town of Stanley. It was formed as a volcanic plug.
Visit Joe Lyon's Cottage - birthplace of the only Tasmanian born Prime Minister.
Discovery Centre Museum - Genealogy centre - just the place to research local history.

Historic Highfield Estate - A complete colonial homestead and settlement established in 1826 to house the Governor of the Van Dieman's Land Co., his servants and assigned convicts. - open for inspection and tours.

Historic Highfield of Stanley

Enjoy a Seal Cruise. Cruise to a nearby seal colony and view the seals at close proximity in their natural environment. This cruise takes 75 minutes and covers a spectacular coastline.
View the king crab and Australian rock lobsters on a tour through the local fish processing plant.
Stroll along clean beaches.
Arthur River Cruise. River cruises that take you to the heart of Tasmania's wilderness. Great food - great service - great scenery.
Edge of The World - visit the rugged west coast where waves from South America crash onto our coastline, and where the purest air in the world flows over our shore. Read the plaque entitled "The Edge Of The World" and cast your pebble into the Southern Ocean.
Visit the Dismal Swamp. A forest maze featuring Tasmanian blackwood. spectacular views from their cafe, gallery and rest rooms. Enjoy the slide to the forest floor or take a leisurely walk.

Excellent Restaurants and Cafe's.
Wander Historic Stanley's streets and find - craft galleries - unique shops and antiques - fishing centres - tea rooms - artworks design centre - numerous heritage listed buildings.

Typical Stanley Street

Try for a fish at the wharf.
Allendale Gardens - a working garden set in a rich dairy area beside a rainforest with a natural creek. a pleasant afternoon for you to enjoy.
Rocky Cape National Park.
Beautiful lush countryside.
Hire a canoe or raft a river.
Charter a boat and fish, fish, fish.
Western Explorer Highway - Travel this tourist highway to experience some of Australia's most remote wilderness, known as the Tarkine Wilderness, the largest remaining temperate rainforest in the Southern Hemishpere. 100km's of highway where you will not see any sign of human activity or habitation. Experience one of the few remaining undeveloped areas of our land.