Take your furry friend with you on holiday on Tasmania's east coast

Some people find it hard to take a holiday without their furry friends, many of whom are important companions. 

The East Coast of Tasmania, home to dozens of beaches, walks and wineries, makes it easy for dog lovers to travel with their pets with plenty of options listed on the website. 

Generally speaking, the coast is dog-friendly but finding a place to stay, camp, eat and walk with your furry pals can be restricted due to the abundance of National Parks and native wildlife (much of it protected). 

Here are some suggestions for dog lovers. 

Beaches:

• Orford – North Rheban Beach, Stapleton Beach, East & West Shelly Beach, Millingtons Beach, Spring Beach and Raspins Beach
• Triabunna – Boltons Beach
• Little Swanport – Saltworks Coastal Reserve
• Rocky Hills – Mayfield Beach
• Swansea – Spiky Beach, Cressy Beach, Waterloo & Coswell Beach and Nine Mile Beach [Dolphin Sands]
• Coles Bay & Freycinet – Sandpiper Beach and Muirs Beach
• Bicheno – Rice Pebble Beach and Denison Beach [Douglas River]
• Seymour – Seymour Beach
• Chain of Lagoons – Lagoon Beach
• Scamander – Four Mile Creek Beach, Mariposa Point, Scamander Beach
• Beaumaris – Beaumaris Beach, Beaumaris Beach North,
• St Helens – Stieglitz Foreshore & Harbourside and Peron Dunes 
• Binalong Bay – Binalong Bay Beach
• Bay of Fires – Suicide Beach, Cosy Corner and Swimcart Lagoon
• Parks, walks and forests:
• Old Convict Road, Orford – step back in time and walk the paths of the convicts along the banks of the Prosser River.
• Loontitetermairrelehoiner, Swansea – an easy circuit track with spectacular views across the bay to the Freycinet Peninsula and Schouten Island.
• Bicheno Hills Reserve, Bicheno – an excellent off leash exercise area to let your pooch stretch its legs.
• Evercreech Forest, Mathinna – the short and easy ‘White Knights’ walk takes you through beautiful forest to the magnificent white gums of Evercreech.
• Halls Falls, Pyengana – a short forest-to-waterfall walk, with charming rock pools along the way  

Cafés:

Granite Freycinet, Coles Bay – fresh hot bread, baguettes and sandwiches and Tasmanian roasted coffee.

Little Bay Patisserie, Bicheno – a boutique café featuring spectacular cakes and pastries.

Tasmanian Coastal Seafoods, Bicheno – Fish and chips as fresh as it gets.

Purple Possum Café, St Marys – wholefood store, a café and a mini-gallery plus a bric-a-brac shed all in one.

Lifebuoy Café, St Helens – great coffee and home-made scones.

Pyengana Dairy Farmgate Café, Pyengana – home of Australia’s heritage farmhouse cheese.

Weldborough Hotel, Weldborough – beers, ciders and wine from across Tasmania.

Vineyards and cellar doors:

Darlington Vineyard, Orford – perched on a hillside overlooking Maria Island.

Craigie Knowe Vineyard, Cranbrook – the oldest vineyard on the Freycinet Coast [let them know you’re coming, they will make sure their own dogs are insidey].

Devils Corner, Apslawn – some of Tasmania’s best wine, food and 360° views [on-lead on the lawn areas].

Priory Ridge Wines, St Helens – a boutique, family-owned vineyard.

• Accommodation: 
• Thalia Haven, Little Swanport – 5km of secluded coastline and your own exclusive golden-sand beach.
• Freycinet Holiday Houses – choose from several pet-friendly properties on the East Coast.
• Sandpiper Ocean Cottages, Bicheno – absolute beachfront self-contained cottages. 
• Big4 St Helens Holiday Park, St Helens – only 300 metres from the waterfront of St Helens.

For details see https://eastcoasttasmania.com/2020/12/the-best-dog-friendly-places-on-the-east-coast/ 




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