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Southern Forest Accommodation offers comfortable and quiet self contained forest accommodation in the coastal town of Southport in Tasmania's Far South, 100 km south of Hobart. Only minutes from beautiful white sandy beaches and a short drive from the Southwest Wilderness World Heritage Area, a bush walker's haven. Southport is the perfect base from which to explore the many attractions of the area like Hastings Caves, Ida Bay Railway and Cockle Creek with the walk to South Cape Bay. Our property is home to wildlife such as pademelons, possums, echidnas and many birds. The keen birdwatcher can spot the Grey Goshawk (white form), Olive Whistler, Blue Wrens, Swift Parrots through summer, Black Cockatoos, many Honey-eaters and other birds....

The Jetty House is an historic home situated by the bay in tiny Southport, south of Hobart. Travelling time is a 90-minute drive from the capital. Jetty House has six standard rooms with three bathrooms, accommodating up to 12 guests. Facilities include two separate lounges with open fireplaces and a selection of games and books as well as wide shady verandas and a barbecue shelter. The house is set in two and a half acres of lush gardens. Settlement Creek runs through the grounds and the property is located opposite Southport Beach. You can book a 'bed and breakfast' room or the whole house as self contained accommodation with breakfast provisions. Complimentary afternoon tea and a full cooked breakfast are provided to 'bed and breakfast' guests. There is a tavern in Southport, and meals can also be obtained in the nearby town of Dover. Local attractions include coastal walks, swimming, surfing, the Hastings Thermal Springs Pool, Newdegate Caves, Cockle Creek, Adamson's Peak, and the Mystery Creek Caves. There is a stable kayak available for guests to use to explore the bay....

Southport Hotel & Caravan Park is located in Tasmania's Far South Wilderness offering stunning white beaches and a bull kelp coastline. It is also Australia's southernmost pub!. 20 mins from Dover and ideally located to visit the local attractions such as Hastings Caves and Thermal Pools, Lune River, historic Ida Bay Railway and local fossicking areas. Don't forget to bring your fishing line and oyster knife. Or your bushwalking gear. The scenery is breath-taking.