Family-Friendly Hobart
We welcome families looking for a well earned break and some fun in family-friendly Hobart. We know what it's like with 4 kids of our own!
There’s plenty to do all year round. We have amazing playgrounds nearby - try the Big Blue Slide! Then there are wildlife parks like Bonorong and the Tassie Devil Park or, by boat, the Bruny and Tasman Island Boat Cruises. Visit the old sweet shop in Richmond. Swim and slide at the Aquatic Centre. Head to the amazing white sandy beaches within an hour of Hobart. Tahune Airwalk. Mount Franklin Waterfall. Go for a bike tour from Mount Wellington to Hobart. Or explore the Tasman Peninsula. All 'day-trip-able'!
Family Friendly Accommodation in Hobart?
Our self-contained accommodation is popular with families of all ages - our guests enjoy the extra space of the bunk room and a hidden TV can be found in the School House (look for the apples). We are more than happy to provide a travel cot and/or highchair. We understand what it’s like to travel with little ones and busy little people - so like to be as flexible as possible with check in/out times.
Listed below are some of the great things to do around Hobart with kids but there's a lot more. Have a peak at our Explore Hobart page and our Tassie Tour ideas covering convict history, the art scene, national parks and so much more. And you will find a list of kid friendly places to eat here.
Cool & FUN Things to do with Kids in and around Hobart
Parliament St Playground - opp. OBQ
Small playground. However further along Parliament St there is a larger playground with THE BIG BLUE SLIDE!
Long Beach Playground - Lower Sandy Bay
(Opp Sandown Sports fields. Locals flock here on a hot day! Fish&Chips, an ice-cream, the beach & a playground! The perfect family afternoon at Lower Sandy Bay)
Cornelian Bay Playground - Cornelian Bay
Perfect for all ages, a young & teenage playground. Take away Fish&Chips, an ice-cream or a more grown up affair of lunch at the Boat House restaurant.
Dru Point Playground & Cycleway – Bicentenial Park - Margate
This is the perfect place to head to for a morning or afternoon out. Great playground and bicycle/scooter path (with traffic lights!) On the way home, grab an ice-cream at the Margate Train while you pop into the antique/vintage shed?!
The Train Park (Caldew Park) - West Hobart
Great for a quick trip and play whilst picking up croissants at Hill St store or Queen’s Patisserie or some delicious Pigeon Hole Bread?
Russell Falls - Mt Field National Park
A great day out. Stop off in New Norfolk for a bite to eat at the Agrarian Kitchen Eatery and have a wander around the old Willow Court site.
Salmon Ponds - Plenty
This is brilliant! A walk with some history, gardens and wildlife. And you can feed the fish! Lunch is always a pleasure for young and old in such beautiful surroundings, take a picnic or eat in-house.
70 Salmon Ponds Rd, Plenty 7140
Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary
593 Briggs Rd, Brighton7030
Tassie Devil Park - Unzoo
5990 Arthur Hwy, Taranna TAS 7180
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Queens Domain, Hobart
State Cinema
375 Elizabeth St, North Hobart
Visit the summit of Mt Wellington
Mt Wellington looms over Hobart at 1271 metres tall. It is a great place to visit for outstanding views over Hobart and Southern Tasmania. In winter, it is often snow capped, so it is also a good chance to play in the snow with kids.
There is a road all the way to the summit, although this is sometimes shut in winter. It is also possible to arrange a bike ride down from the top which goes right past our place on the way down. On a cloudy day, the views are obviously not as good but along the way there is always plenty to take in.
A GREAT SLIPPERY WALK
Looking to take your children for an interesting walk from your apartment? Or perhaps a refreshing walk without kids in the countryside without leaving town? This will do the trick. It’s a 3.4 km walk.
Click on this link to Google maps for this walk. And here's more info - Rivulet Track.
TASSIE HERITAGE – IT’S A CAKE WALK!
Salamanca is about 1km from the apartment. Here is an interesting, meandering 3.8 km walk from the apartment through the middle of Battery Point down to Salamanca Square via Kelly’s Steps and back home.
Battery Point is named after the battery of guns which were established on the point in 1818 as part of the Hobart coastal defences. The battery no longer exists. The area is generally known as one of the city’s more prestigious suburbs, with many large and extravagant homes and apartment blocks. It adjoins the waterfront Salamanca area as well as the nearby prestigious suburb of Sandy Bay.
Battery Point has a large number of historic houses dating from the first European settlement of ‘Hobart Town’. Probably the most significant is Arthur Circus with its cottages, mostly originally constructed for the officers of the garrison. Arthur Circus is the only circus in Australia.
Click on this Google Maps link to see more details of this walk and check out our Maps page. And click here for more info about this wonderful walk: Tassie Heritage Cake Walk.
TREATS & EATS - Explore our Artisan FOODS & CRAFTS
Hobart is an artisan destination and there are many wonderful providores, food markets and craft producers within minutes of your front door. The quality of these hand-made goods is as exceptional as it is particular to Tasmania.