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Bridge at River Park
Latrobe
North West Region
Mersey River at River Park
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Historic store
Latrobe
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Reliquaire antiques emporium
Latrobe
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Historic "Mackay Hotel"
Latrobe
North West Region
Historic "Lucas Hotel"
Latrobe
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St Patricks rectory
Latrobe
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Historic "St Patricks Church"
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Old railway station redevelopment
Latrobe
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LATROBE

Sassafras & Wesley Vale

SMALL PHOTO & INFORMATION PAGE

LATROBE is a pretty, historic town with many facilities and many historic buildings. These include RELIQUAIRE, which must be one of the largest antique stores in the world. There is also an AXEMAN'S museum, where you can see both historic displays and some captive platypuses. Adjacent to Latrobe are the ANVERS chocolate house, where you can taste lovely Belgian chocolate and the WARRAWEE Reserve, where you can see wild platypuses. Latrobe is situated in north west Tasmania. It is just south of Devonport.

Latrobe is a good place to stay, if you are intending on visiting attractions in the Great Western Tiers Mountains.

From Latrobe you are only 5 minutes from DEVONPORT and 10 minutes from SHEFFIELD and Railton. You are only 45 minutes from ULVERSTONE, MOLE CREEK, DELORAINE, WESTBURY, LAUNCESTON and BURNIE. Nearby places are described in the NORTH WEST-TARKINE REGION page.


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FACILITIES: There are shops, hotels, cafes and petrol stations at Latrobe. There is accommodation at LATROBE and at DEVONPORT.

TOURIST information is at River Road, Latrobe. The telephone is (03) 6421 4699 or contact www.latrobetasmania.com.au

For PRIVATE GUIDED TOURS telephone (03) 6267 4494

SIGHTS: Latrobe is a town that has preserved much of its 19th Century heritage and is a great place from which to explore the Great Western Tier Mountains. The attractions include the;

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  • LATROBE
  • River Park
  • Anvers
  • Raspberry
  • Sassafras & Wesley Vale

 

Latrobe

1/ Latrobe is located just south of Devonport in central northern Tasmania. This photo shows Gilbert Street, which is the main street of Latrobe. It has a variety of Colonial style buildings, whose facades are well presented to make the town quite picturesque.

Latrobe

2/ This former Colonial office building is now one of a number of antique stores in Gilbert Street. Latrobe is a good places to buy antiques.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Gilbert street

3/ This is another view of the Colonial buildings on Gilbert Street, Latrobe.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Gilbert street

4/ The Baptist Tabernacle of Latrobe is an attractive, old church. I have noticed a number of similar tabernacles in old Tasmania.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Gilbert street

5/ The Latrobe library is another good example of Colonial, business style architecture.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Gilbert street

6/ A little further along Gilbert Street, Latrobe are these interesting Colonial style houses and shops.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Gilbert street Reliquaire

7/ Reliquaire is the largest antique store that I have ever visited. It includes both the double storey and the red shop that you can see in this photo. It is a major attraction of Latrobe. The telephone number is (03) 6426 2599 or contact www.reliquaire.com

Tasmania, Latrobe, Gilbert street reliquaire

8/ The doll collection in Reliquaire was very large in scope and included both old and ethnic styles of dolls. There was an enormous variety of antiques in Reliquaire.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Gilbert street hotel

9/ This is the Colonial style Mackay hotel. It is located in the main street of Latrobe.

Latrobe

10/ The Lucas Hotel is another, attractive Colonial style hotel of Latrobe.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Gilbert street

11/ This pretty cafe is in a former Colonial office building. It is located on the western edge of the Latrobe CBD.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Gilbert street

12/ This photo shows a variety of Colonial style buildings on the western edge of Gilbert Street in Latrobe.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Gilbert street

13/ Latrobe has many well preserved Victorian cottages.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Gilbert street

14/ This shows some of the other pretty Victorian style cottages of old Latrobe.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Gilbert street

15/ The old Latrobe railway station is now an attractive modern style shopping precinct.

St Patricks Church in Latrobe

16/ On the southern edge of the Latrobe shopping precinct is the lovely church of St Patricks. It is a very well preserved example of the Victorian era style of country church.

St Patricks Latrobe

17/ Next to St Patricks Church is this Victorian era building. I presume that it is a nunnery for the nearby school. Again it is great example of its kind.

Cherry Shed Latrobe

18/ One of the most popular places in Latrobe is the Cherry Shed. It is a great place to buy cherries, ice cream and a whole range of cherry products including even cherry liqueurs. It also has a good restaurant. It is located on the southern edge of Latrobe just off the A1 Midland Highway. The telephone number is (03) 6426 2411 or www.thecherryshed.com.au

 

Tasmania, Latrobe, River Park

1/ On the western edge of Latrobe is the lovely Atkinson Park. It is based around the gentle Mersey River. This area was once a river dock.

Tasmania, Latrobe, River Park

2/ Sherwood Hall was built in 1848 and is open for daily inspections. It gives a good impression of Colonial life. It is a major heritage asset of Latrobe.

Tasmania, Latrobe, River Park

3/ This modern sculpture commemorates the axemen who help establish Colonial Latrobe.

Tasmania, Latrobe, River Park

4/ This is a monument to an important local family.

Tasmania, Latrobe, River Park

5/ The park at Latrobe park has an attractive, Colonial style, band rotunda. Just to the left of it is a large picnic shelter and toilet. Together they make the park a great place for picnics.

Tasmania, Latrobe, River Park

6/ The gentle Mersey River is the major attraction of Atkinson Park, Latrobe. To the right is Pig Island.

Tasmania, Latrobe, River Park

7/ The trees around the Mersey River give you a feeling of deep, peacefulness ambience.

Tasmania, Latrobe, River Park

8/ This photo shows the foot bridge to Pig Island. This is part of Atkinson Park, Latrobe.

Latrobe

9/ Latrobe is a good place to see platypuses. You can see these in the Warrawee Reserve just south of Latrobe. This statue stands outside the Axeman's Hall of Fame in the River Park.

Latrobe

10/ In the Axeman's Hall of Fame you can see many interesting exhibits of the logging industry

 

Tasmania, Latrobe, Anvers Chocolates

1/ The House of Anvers is located in a large heritage property just North of Latrobe. It was started by a man from Belgium, who saw the potential for a high quality chocolate factory in Tasmania.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Anvers Chocolates

2/ Anvers has this attractive outside eating area.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Anvers Chocolates

3/ The restaurant of Anvers House is stylishly decorated in this old lounge. The house once belonged to a rich local of Latrobe.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Anvers Chocolates

4/ In the factory, from behind a glass,you can even watch the chocolates being made. Anvers is one of the major attractions of Latrobe.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Anvers Chocolates

5/ Near the viewing area is a display of all the different kinds of moulds used in making the chocolates. You can learn something of the art of chocolate making at Anvers in Latrobe.

Tasmania, Latrobe, Anvers Chocolates

6/ In the yard of Anvers is their tasting centre, where you can sample many of their wares.

 

Latrobe, Raspberry Farm

1/ The Raspberry Farm is on the road to Devonport in central northern Tasmania. It is a great place to stop and sample fresh raspberries and other fine cuisine. It has a lovely lake, an outdoor eating area and a play area for children. It is on the Bass Highway East of Latrobe.

Latrobe, Raspberry Farm

2/ You can walk around the Lake to get a closer view of the vast pavilions, where the raspberries are grown.

Latrobe, Raspberry Farm

3/ You can even do a walk through classic Tasmanian rural scenery near the Raspberry Farm.

Latrove ashgrove cheese factory

4/ Near the Raspberry Farm and also just off the Bass Highway is the Ashgrove Cheese Factory. Here you can sample a large variety of exotic cheeses.

 

Church at Sassafras near Latrobe Tasmania

1/ Sassafras is a locality just east of Latrobe north of the A1 Bass Highway. This is the lovely church at Sassafras that can be seen from the A1 Bass Highway.

at Sassafras Tasmania

2/ These are the other two historic churches at Sassafras. These two churches are just one kilometre north of the church shown above. The dark brown building to the right is an old store house.

at Sassafras Tasmania

3/ Behind the white church is this historic grave yard.

church at Sassafras Tasmania

4/ This is the church at Sassafras next to the white church. It was common in the 19th Century for rival religions to build their churches close together.

graves at Sassafras Tasmania

5/ These historic graves were behind the brown church at Sassafras. They give the area a timeless feeling.

view from Sassafras Tasmania

6/ This is the view across the crop lands of Sassafras to the south west. The mountain in the background is Mount Roland.

view from Sassafras Tasmania

7/ This is the view to the north east of Sassafras.

windmill near  Sassafras Tasmania

8/ This modern wind mill towers over the Sassafras countryside. It provides power for a modern poultry farm.

Roland seen from near Wesley Vale

9/ Just east of Devonport and north of Sassafras is the locality of Wesley Vale. It has very fertile farmland and great views of Mount Roland to the south.

church at Northdown near Devonport

10/ At Northdown, which is just north of Wesley Vale is this lovely, historic church of St James built in 1845. It also has a Sunday school and a graveyard.

church at Northdown near Wesely Vale

11/ This is another view of the church at Northdown near Wesley Vale.

sunday school at Northdown near Wesely Vale

12/ The church at Northdown also has a Sunday school.

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