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Why Tasmania’s capital is attracting period-drama fans in droves
Swooning at the prospect of Regency-era style when season two of Bridgerton drops? Or are you more a Jane Austen traditionalist? Either way, Tasmania's capital has an unexpected line-up of inspired events and activities to fuel your 19th-century obsession.
Video: Instagram | Bridgerton Netflix
Here are the hotspots of Hobart to explore for a time-shifting experience.
Video: Instagram | Hadley's Orient Hotel
This 7ha, three-storey house, built near Launceston in 1838, was home to an Englishman who made his fortune in Tasmania. Sit on the dining rooms' antique furniture and admire paintings that date back to the 1830s.
Clarendon
Image: Instagram | National Trust of Tasmania
Tea time includes dainty smoked-salmon sandwiches, Victoria sponge with leatherwood honey buttercream and loose-leaf teas, all served in a light-filled atrium with white wicker furniture and potted plants. Bubbles are the optional icing on the cake.
Hadley's Orient Hotel
Video: Instagram | Hadley's Orient Hotel
For pretty parks, Hobart's Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, founded in 1818, is the peak. There's something to delight at every bend, and the leisurely Succulent restaurant offers garden views from balcony tables.
Royal Botanical Gardens
Image: Instagram | slice.of.quince
Hobart's Theatre Royal has been revamped since opening in 1837. Australia's oldest working theatre still takes you back, with horseshoe-shaped double balconies, plush scarlet textiles and gold decoration.
Enjoy a live show
Richmond is blessed with heritage architecture. Its gracious arches make a picturesque backdrop for picnics in the pleasant park straddling the Coal River. Be sure to savour house-made goodies from local wineries.
Picnic at Richmond
Image: Instagram | Coal River Farm
Linger among the high ceilings and antique furniture for tasting flights, Devonshire tea and simple, hearty fare such as whisky beef pie, or dine outside in the golden-stone courtyard.
Old Kempton Distillery
Video: Instagram | Old Kempton Distillery
The 1830s Prospect House offers a genteel escape akin to visiting some wealthy friends' country estate. Cross a wooden bridge, sweep around the circular drive and be warmly welcomed at this elegant building's front door.
Prospect House
																		

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