West + North West Tasmania

Overlooking Emu Bay on the northwest coast of Tasmania, Burnie is a historically important industrial centre that’s rapidly emerging as a creative hub.

Image credit: Stu Gibson

Located where the Mersey River flows into Bass Strait, Devonport is the arrival point for travellers coming from Melbourne on the Spirit of Tasmania.

Image credit: Stu Gibson

Image credit: Chris Crerar

Backed by imposing Mount Owen, Queenstown’s history is inextricably linked with the mining industry, which first established itself here in the mid-19th century.

Image credit: Tourism Tasmania & Rob Burnett

Image credit: Tourism Tasmania & Kathryn Leahy

Nestled in the foothills of Mount Roland, Sheffield is a small dairy farming town that serves as a gateway to Cradle Mountain and Lake Barrington.

Image credit: Emilie Ristevski

Located where the Cam River flows into Bass Strait, Somerset is a coastal township that has been enveloped by Burnie’s urban sprawl.

Dominated by the sheer-sided volcanic plug known as the Nut, Stanley is a charming town on the northwest coast of Tasmania.

Image credit: Lusy Productions

Serving as a gateway to Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Strahan is a picture-perfect harbour village on the island’s west coast.

Image credit: Tourism Tasmania & Rob Burnett

Positioned at the mouth of the River Leven, Ulverstone is a bustling coastal town overlooking Bass Strait.

Image credit: Seventy Acres, visit North West Tasmania

Dominated by the flat-topped summit of Table Cape, Wynyard is a laid-back seaside town on Tasmania’s northwest coast.

Image credit: Torusim Tasmania & Rob Burnett

Once known as the “Silver City”, Zeehan is a historic mining town that lies in a rainforest-draped valley on Tasmania’s west coast.

Image credit: Tourism Australia