ATTRACTIONS CAMPBELL TOWN TAS

Wildes Antiques are located at historic Campbell Town, in Tasmania's North. At Wildes Antiques we aim to provide you with quality antiques, unusual collectables and interesting treasures all at affordable prices. We have a constant flow of stock to keep things exciting. You'll never know what bargain you might find from one week to the next. With goods sourced from Tasmania, Interstate, and Overseas there is bound to be something you will like. If we don't have what you are after, feel free to ask and we'll do our best to source it. Unsure of how to get your purchase home? We can organise delivery within Tasmania, interstate, and postage worldwide. Please enquire. We are ideally situated in Campbell Town right on the Midlands Highway. A 50 minute drive from Launceston, 90 minutes from Hobart, and 90 minutes from Devonport. Open seven days a week from 0900 to 1700.

Campbell Town Golf Club is a nine-hole (par 70) flat course located in Tasmania's midlands. The rough is protected as it contains many rare varieties of orchids. There are bunkers on some greens and long, flat fairways. The Clubhouse offers bar facilities and meals are available for group bookings. Men's competition takes place on Wednesdays at 10am and Saturdays at 11.30am. Lady's competition is held on Tuesdays at 10 am. While you are in Campbell Town, take a look around the historic streets. Pack a picnic and enjoy the peaceful park area. Wander the main street of Campbell Town past historic buildings dating from the 1820s. Notice the commemorative bricks laid in the footpath with names of convicts. Cast for trout at Lake Leake and enjoy nearby Lost Falls. Be sure to visit the Heritage Highway Museum and nearby historic towns including Evandale and Longford. Campbell town is about 45-minutes' drive from Launceston (70 kilometres/43 miles).

Unique Bieniek Fine Arts and Gallery is Tasmanian artist Sonja Bieniek's Campbell Town studio. The Gallery is located in a classic Georgian building in the centre of Campbell Town. It features oil paintings by gallery owner and noted portrait and landscape artist Sonja Bieniek, alongside works by other Tasmanian artists. A wide range of work is represented, including woodcraft, glass, textile art and ceramics. Austrian-born artist Sonja Bieniek migrated to Australia in 1950 with her family. Her paintings are in demand with both Australian and overseas collectors. In 2002, Sonja was selected from over 500 entries as a finalist in the prestigious Doug Moran National Portrait Prize - the richest portrait prize in the world. Located in the Tasmanian Midlands, Campbell Town is one-and-a half hours drive north of Hobart (134 kilometres/83 miles) and an hour south of Launceston (68 kilometres/42 miles).

The Book Cellar, in convict quarters in Campbell Town, is a world-class traditional bookshop experience. The extensive cellars hidden beneath the convict-built coaching inn, The Foxhunters Return, first opened to the public in 2010 with the establishment of The Book Cellar. Built around 1830, these architecturally significant cellars housed the convicts who built the Red Bridge over the Elizabeth River, which runs past The Book Cellar door. Today the cellars host a traditional bookshop, stocking unusual new and used books with an emphasis on nostalgia and heritage. You will find books for enthusiasts on architecture, collectibles, fashion and food history, military and transport heritage, steam and model engineering, tractors and rural life, books about books, Tasmania and more. You can browse the captivating range of books in the cellars which are open every day, while appreciating the architectural achievements of convict labour. Admire the magnificent tree carvings by chainsaw artist Eddie Freeman in the park opposite, or relax at Red Bridge Cafe and Providore in the old brewery on the opposite riverbank. You can walk the renowned convict brick trail which starts outside The Book Cellar. Campbell Town is a 51 minute drive (61 kilometres / 38 miles) South-East of Launceston.

The Heritage Highway Museum and Visitor Information Centre is at Campbell Town, in Tasmania's northern midlands. It is the halfway point between the north and south, and is an ideal place to meet for a picnic or lunch. The Heritage Highway Museum is housed in a working court house (c.1905) and over time has been used not only as a court house but also as a police station, library, council chambers and a solicitor's office. The museum contains local history of the Midlands area including a film projector built between 1930/1935, Keans Brewery brands, used in the local brewery between 1846 - 1855, musical instruments, band music, photos and uniforms from the Campbell Town Brass Band which started in 1844. The museum also has a wireless dated approximately 1924, designed and built by Igrame, England. Campbell Town is on the Heritage Highway between Launceston and Hobart. It is about 45-minutes' drive from Launceston (70 kilometres/43 miles).