Westbury Gingerbread Cottages - Apple Tree Cottage - NORTHERN TASMANIA, Westbury

Address:

48 - 52 William St , Westbury, Tasmania 7303, Australia

Description:

Apple Tree Cottage is a quaint little worker's cottage built in the 1860's which has now been converted into comfortable and cosy guest accommodation. The cottage has two queen bedrooms, open plan lounge with a convenient gas log fire and a modern kitchen/dining area, new bathroom and separate toilet. After a busy day experiencing the delights of the Meander Valley relax on the back verandah and enjoy the leafy cottage garden with lovely old apple trees and giant bay tree.

All rates include homebaked "goodies" upon arrival and provisions for a full breakfast: bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, cereals, juice, tea, plunger coffee, breads, spreads and homemade jams. Your breakfast provisions are replenished daily.

Facilities include TV, DVD player, radio/CD, courtyard BBQ, off-street parking and phone with dial-up internet connection. We are a strictly non-smoking establishment.

Children: 17 and under

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Facilities:

• B&B
• Barbecue Facilities
• Breakfast Provisions Supplied
• Fully Self-Contained
• Gas Log Fire
• Hair Dryers
• Internet and email access
• Laundry Facilities
• Microwave Ovens
• Non smoking establishment
• Pets not allowed
• Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
• Walking distance to restaurant (less than 500m)

Apple Tree Cottage

Room Type:

Cottage

Room Information:

The Apple Tree Cottage is a quaint little worker's cottage built in the 1860's which has now been converted into comfortable and cosy guest accommodation. The cottage has two queen bedrooms, open plan lounge with a convenient gas log fire and a modern kitchen/dining area, new bathroom and separate toilet. After a busy day experiencing the delights of the Meander Valley relax on the back verandah and enjoy the leafy cottage garden with lovely old apple trees and giant bay tree. All rates include homebaked "goodies" upon arrival and provisions for a full breakfast: bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, cereals, juice, tea, plunger coffee, breads, spreads and homemade jams. Your breakfast provisions are replenished daily. Facilities include TV, DVD player, radio/CD, courtyard BBQ, off-street parking and phone with dial-up internet connection. We are a strictly non-smoking establishment.

Room Facilities:

• Alarm clock
• BBQ
• Balcony
• CD player
• Ceiling fans
• Clothes line / Airer
• DVD player
• Dryer
• Full kitchen
• Gas Log Fire
• Hairdryer
• Heating
• Iron & ironing board
• LCD TV
• Laundry facilities
• Microwave oven
• Non-smoking only
• Radio
• Refrigerator - full size
• Shower over bath
• Tea/coffee making
• Telephone
• Washing machine

Occupancy:

Included in the published rate is 2 adults. (Maximum occupancy - 4 guests). Of the extra guests 2 may be an adult.

Check-in Time:

3.00pm

Check-out Time:

10.00am

Children & Extra Guest Policy:

Our tariff is for two adults. Extra guests $30 each per night. Our tariff includes full breakfast provisions of bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, cereals, home baked bread and spreads, juice, teas and coffees, replenished daily.

Reception Information:

Check in time is from 3.00pm. Reception is on the corner of William and King Streets, Westbury. Simply come into reception and pick up the phone. It will dial us automatically and we will normally be with you within a couple of minutes. If arriving after 8pm please phone ahead on the day on Freecall 1800 244 662.

Car Parking:

Off street parking for two cars alongside the cottage.

Local Attractions:

The Great Western Tiers is a protected World Heritage Area featuring a chain of mountains that holds more than 3,000 lakes. In this ancient landscape, limestone caves lurk just below the surface and timeless valleys feature farming villages first settled in the early 1800s. The area is popular for its walks, waterfalls, historic homes, gardens, artists and craftspeople. Call in to Launceston's Visitor Information Centre for your copy of Treasure Trail and The Great Western Tiers See how colonial pioneer life was lived as you tour National Trust properties along the way Entally House (Hadspen), White House (Westbury) and the Folk Museum (Deloraine). Tour the superb historic gardens of Entally House at Hadspen see the White Garden, designed in cottage garden style and the old oaks, planted in 1838. Call in to the colonial village of Carrick, home of fine historic buildings including St Andrews Church (1848) and the ivycovered Old Mill House (1867). Drop in to Hagley admire the town's stately colonial homes Hagley House, Cliston, Ivy Lawns and Quamby. Find your way through Westbury's challenging hedge maze and see the display of working machinery at Pearns, Steam World. Between Deloraine and Devonport, take the delicious Cream of Tasmania tour, linking The House of Anvers in Latrobe, Ashgrove Farm Cheese, Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm near Elizabeth Town and The Honey Farm at Chudleigh. Stroll on Westbury's Village Green and Town Common a little slice of old England. Find a special treasure and unearth a bargain in an antique shop in Westbury, Exton and Deloraine. The creative town of Deloraine is a major arts & crafts centre browse the galleries, which showcase the work of potters, painters, furniture makers and jewellers. See Yarns, Deloraine's remarkable community art tapestry project, in the Great Western Tiers Visitor Centre, where the displays interpret the region's history, landscapes, rural industries and lifestyles. Explore underground in the Mole Creek Karst National Park. Take a guided tour of King Solomon's Cave - marvel at the glow worms in Marakoopa Cave. Cast for a trout in highland lakes, rivers and streams expert tuition and guided tours are available from Deloraine. South from Deloraine, drive through the Quamby Bluff Forest Reserve to a rainforest walk to the cascading Liffey Falls. Follow the Great Western Tiers Sculpture Trail find the 15 superb sculptures dotted throughout the Great Western Tiers/ Kooparoona Niara region. Venture off the underground pathways on a guided cave exploration with Wild Cave Tours. Get close to Tasmania's amazing native wildlife in the Trowunna Wildlife Park and the Devil Education Research Centre at Mole Creek. Get off the beaten track on a 4WD tour from Deloraine or Mole Creek. Take a picnic to the Meander Forest Reserve, south from Mole Creek walk through forest to the falls. Drive up to the rim of the Tiers to the spectacular Devils Gullet take the short walk to the lookout point over steep crags to forests and farmlands. information provided by: tastravel.com.au

Getting There:

TO WESTBURY FROM LAUNCESTON Via Bass Highway: Take the B72 exit at Tasmanian Alkaloids and turn left. Continue past Culzean gardens, over the railway line and onto the town's main intersection with B54. This intersection has a Service Station on one corner, a Pub (Hotel) on another and a beautiful stone church on the corners of William Street. Drive over the intersection and continue down William Street, past the Supermarket and Post Office. The Westbury Gingerbread Cottages are just before the next intersection, on the right hand corner. Via Hadspen, Carrick and Hagley on B54: If you choose to travel West from Launceston on the old picturesque highway (B54), continue into the township on the old Meander Valley Road until you reach the town's main intersection. This intersection has a Service Station on one corner, a Pub (Hotel) on another and a beautiful stone church on the opposite corner. Turn left here, into William Street. Continue down William Street, past the Supermarket and Post Office. The Westbury Gingerbread Cottages are just before the next intersection, on the right hand corner. TO WESTBURY FROM DEVONPORT Via Bass Highway: It is a 40 minute drive South East from Devonport. You will take the Bass Highway exit (B72) at Tasmanian Alkaloids and turn right. Continue past Culzean gardens, over the railway line and onto the town's main intersection with B54. This intersection has a Service Station on one corner, a Pub (Hotel) on another and a beautiful stone church on the corners of William Street. Drive over the intersection and continue down William Street, past the Supermarket and Post Office. The Westbury Gingerbread Cottages are just before the next intersection, on the right hand corner. Via Deloraine and Exton on B54: If you approach Westbury from the West on the picturesque old highway, cross over the bridge into the township. Take the second turning on the right at the intersection with the Service Station, stone church and Pub (Hotel). Turn right at this intersection and continue down William Street, past the Supermarket and Post Office. The Westbury Gingerbread Cottages are just before the next intersection, on the right hand corner.