INDUSTRY ATTRACTIONS CAMPANIA

Zoodoo offers an exciting experience and enables all visitors to get up close and personal with amazing creatures. Zoodoo offers all day attractions and access including free rides for kids, safari bus tour, coffee shop, BBQ & picnic facilities. Zoodoo Wildlife Park is located just 6km from the historic township of Richmond.

Zoodoo Wildlife Park is located just 6km from historical Richmond and is based on 80 acres of farmland. Originally an ostrich farm and a miniature pony stud, Zoodoo officially opened its doors to the public on the 2nd of July, 1999. Starting off small, with only a handful of native animals, Zoodoo has since become one of the largest wildlife parks in Tasmania. Now offering a large range of native, agricultural and exotic animals, Zoodoo has something for everyone.

Zoodoo Wildlife Park is renowned for its hands-on approach which allows you to get closer to some of your favourite animals than you ever thought possible. With the acquisition of Bengal tigers in 2008 and now African lions in 2009 the future looks bright for Zoodoo and its customers. Zoodoo Wildlife Park is committed to giving people the opportunity to appreciate native and exotic wildlife in a setting which is both comfortable for the animal and pleasurable for the customer.

Wicked Cheese are boutique cheesemakers based in Richmond, southern Tasmania. Wicked Cheese has emerged, in a few short years, to gain recognition as one of the most impressive, high quality, hand-made cheese ranges in Australia. Wicked Cheese Triple Cream Brie was awarded the Supreme Cheese Champion Trophy at the 2008 Royal Melbourne Show, and Wicked Cheese Brie was awarded the trophy for Best White Mould Cheese at the 2010 Australian Grand Dairy Awards. You can sample the Wicked Cheese and Richmond Cheese ranges at the factory outlet. There you can meet the man behind the product - Ashley McCoy, the hands-on owner of the Wicked Cheese Company. Ashley McCoy is highly experienced and qualified, and he meticulously attends to his craft. He uses only the purest hormone-free and chemical-free milk from grass-fed cows. Richmond is a 26 minute drive (26 kilometres/16 miles) North of Hobart.

Richmond Tasting House is situated in the historic Richmond, in Tasmania's south. Richmond Tasting House was established in 2001 in the heart of Richmond Village and offers Tasmanian produce, regional wines and whisky's. We offer a large selection of gourmet Tasmanian products including Tasmanian produce, Coal River Valley regional award winning and boutique wines, locally distilled whisky including liqueurs, vodka, gin and a fantastic selection of fruit wines and liqueurs. We can provide you wine and whisky tastings for a small cost and there is always produce available for tasting free. We also own and operate Coal River Valley Wine Tours and offer flexible itineraries for groups of two or more for half or full day tours. Ask us about free membership to our Coal River Valley Food and Wine Club. Benefits include receiving information about new vintages, updates on vineyards, six monthly deliveries of Tasmanian wines and food and discounts on additional purchases. Richmond is a 27 minute drive (26 kilometre / 16 mile ) drive north-east of Hobart.

Puddleduck Vineyard is a small family owned vineyard in the Coal River Valley near Hobart. The owners extend a warm invitation for you to visit their vineyard as well as their relaxed and friendly cellar door. Come and enjoy a sit-down tasting of the current releases and local cheeses while watching the ducks puddling on the dam, or bring a picnic lunch to have on the veranda with a glass of medal winning wine. If time is pressing a tasting at the solid Huon Pine bar might be more to your liking. Puddleduck Vineyard currently produce Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Bubbleduck, Chardonnay, Rose, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Merlot. - Wines are hand crafted using the traditional methods of hand harvesting and pruning as we know that good wine is made in the vineyard. Meet Bazil our famous Corgi dog who was named "Vineyard Dog of the Year" for Tasmania. He will probably greet you in the car park on arrival. Puddleduck wines are available exclusively from the cellar door or mail order, so don't miss the opportunity to taste them while in the area.

Pooley Wines has two vineyards in Tasmania, and a cellar door in Richmond, southern Tasmania. Cooinda Vale Estate Vineyard is situated 12 kilometres north of Richmond providing the ideal environment for growing premium cool climate grape varieties. Belmont Vineyard cellar door is situated in a stately two storey georgian house buit in the 1830's. We extend our family hospitality to enjoy our elegant, long living Rieslings and intensely flavoured Pinot Noirs at our cellar door facility at Belmont Vineyard. Open most days from 1000-1700, or by appointment.

The Richmond Maze and Tearooms is a timber maze at Richmond, south east Tasmania. Richmond is a 30-minute drive (27 kilometres/17 miles) north east of Hobart and 20 minutes from the Hobart airport. At the Richmond Maze you can experience the fun of getting lost in a tangle of pathways and dead ends. Try you luck in the two mazes and look for the surprise centre before relaxing with a hot pot of tea, tasty snack or light meal in the tearooms or gardens. This is family fun, suitable for all ages. Richmond is an historic village famous for its Georgian architecture. Discover the convict history of the town, browse the galleries and shops or relax in a cafe or restaurant. Visit the Richmond Gaol and Richmond Bridge - Australia's oldest - or take a horse-drawn carriage ride through town. Richmond is located in the Coal River Valley, one of Tasmania's wine-producing areas. You can take a drive through the countryside and taste some of Tasmania's fine cool climate wines at the cellar door.

GlenAyr Vineyard is located in south east Tasmania's Coal River Valley wine region. The vineyard is close to the historic village of Richmond, a 20-minute drive from Hobart (26 kilometres/16 miles). Glen Ayr's two-hectare (five-acre) vineyard produces chardonnay, pinot noir, riesling, shiraz, cabernet and merlot grapes. You can make an appointment to visit the vineyard and taste wines from the GlenAyr range, including pinot noir, chardonnay, riesling and a rare Tasmanian blend of shiraz, cabernet and merlot. The most recent addition to the range is a vintage pinot noir chardonnay. The GlenAyr vineyard was planted in 1975, the second to be established in the Coal River Valley. The reliability and quality of the fruit grown at GlenAyr led to the first major commercial planting in the Coal River Valley district in 1988, with fourteen hectares of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines planted at the neighbouring Tolpuddle vineyard. Another six hectares has since been added.

Oak Lodge is an historic house in the Georgian village of Richmond, south east Tasmania. Richmond is a 30 minutes drive north east of Hobart (27 kilometres/17 miles) and 20 minutes from the Hobart airport. Built between 1831 and 1842, Oak Lodge is a fine two-storey Georgian home originally built as a gentleman's town residence. The Lodge's first owner was Henry Buscombe - one of south east Tasmania's pioneering settlers and the brother of James Buscombe who built Richmond's Prospect House. Oak Lodge has been used as a rectory, school, and family home and was once the local doctor's surgery - occupied by the town's noted, American-born doctor, William Clark. The property now houses the Coal River Valley Historical Society. You can visit this National Trust-listed property to gain insight into early colonial life, explore the well-preserved rooms and stroll in the original nineteenth century garden. Oak Lodge is open daily (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday) from 11:30am until 3:30pm. Entry is by gold coin donation and is free to National Trust members.

Gently undulating fairways, grass greens. Competition open to visitors on Wednesday evenings during daylight saving time. Bookings advised. There is a practice fairway. Club and buggy hire is available. The club house bar is open 7 days, snacks and BBQ available. Course information: Holes: 9 Par: 68 ACR 64 Length: 2170m

Richmond Park Boat House, on the Coal River, South East of Hobart, Tasmanian unique experience to boat, bicycle and eat. It is the first attraction offering fine Tasmanian foods and wine in a row boat on the water, restaurant on the river. The farm gate gourmet picnic produce menu varies, wine and cheese, BBQ's, Tasmanian Berries and Ice cream, Tasmanian Seafood and luncheons can also be enjoyed beside the river bank or at a local vineyard. You can also experience boutique Tasmanian beer, champagnes or wines from the local cellar doors. Tour the village, explore the heritage, ride to a Coal Valley vineyard on our vintage picnic bicycles. Shop the Art, Craft and Antiques of Australia's finest Georgian village, part of the convict trail tour, which continues to Port Arthur. Unique to Australia, found only in Tasmania our Swan Paddle boats for the young at heart, and wooden boats for the romantic at heart. You can visit the Boat House and restaurant on the river which are open every day, hiring out boats and bikes, picnics are served all day with options for evening bookings. Visit our website to discover the Stretch Limousine half day and full day tour packages.

The Colebrook Golf Club is a nine-hole, country course at Campania, north east of Hobart. The course is a 30-minute drive north east of Hobart (35 kilometres) and a short drive north of Richmond. The Colebrook Golf Club is set in a peaceful rural environment in the Coal River Valley. The club caters for members with mixed competitions held each Saturday and Thursday morning and a chicken run each Thursday afternoon. Casual players are welcome on non-competition days. Holes: nine, Par 70, Length: 5,520 metres, Australian Course Rating 67.6.

The Tolpuddle Vineyard is located in southeast Tasmania's Coal River Valley wine region. The vineyard is close to the historic village of Richmond, a 20-minute drive from Hobart (26 kilometres). The 20-hectare (50 acre) vineyard produces premium pinot noir and chardonnay grapes. Tolpuddle resources some of the country's best wines, including Eileen Hardy chardonnay and Penfolds Yattarna chardonnay. Tolpuddle is also a key contributor to the Hardy Wine Company's Bay of Fires and Tigress range and the acclaimed Domaine Chandon Tasmanian Vintage Cuvee is made exclusively from Tolpuddle fruit. Tolpuddle also contributes fruit to its own wine label, Glenayr. Glenayr wines include pinot noir, chardonnay, small quantities of riesling and a rare Tasmanian blend of shiraz, cabernet and merlot. The most recent addition to the range is a vintage pinot noir chardonnay. Established in 1988, Tolpuddle Vineyard was named after the Tolpuddle martyrs - a group of British farm labourers who were transported to Australia after attempting to form a union. Their leader, George Loveless, once occupied a cottage at Strath Ayr farm, now the home of Glenayr wines. In 2006, the Tolpuddle Vineyard won the Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania's inaugural Tasmanian Vineyard of the Year Award.

Palmara Vineyard is a boutique winery at Richmond, in Tasmania's Coal River Valley wine region. Richmond is a 30-minute drive northeast of Hobart (26 kilometres). Palmara specialises in small quantities of fine wine. At just one hectare (2.5 acres), it is possibly the smallest commercial vineyard and winemaking operation in Tasmania. Palmara's range of soft, fruity wines include chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir and a unique, blended white 'montage'. There is also the widely acclaimed Palmara Exotica, an aromatic, varietal wine made from cold climate seigerrebe grapes. Palmara's small production ensures a selection of individually crafted wines, all grown and vintaged on-site. You can sample the range of premium cool climate wines at Palmara's intimate cellar door. Wines are available for sale exclusively at the vineyard and in selected restaurants.

Domaine A is an iconic Australian wine estate. Established in 1973, the historic Stoney Vineyard is the oldest in Tasmania's Coal River Valley. Vigneron H. Peter Althaus founded Domaine A after a worldwide search for ideal cool climate terroir. His vision was to find a site suited to crafting fine Cabernets that would stand proudly among the greatest in the world. Domaine A is set in a pristine natural environment. Ancient soil, abundant sunshine and truly cool climate give rise to inspirational terroir founded on 200 million year old Jurassic Dolerite. Each Domaine A wine is a reflection of this extraordinary terroir with a proven record of critical acclaim and genuine ageing capacity. Domaine A is the only Tasmanian wine to feature in Neil Beckett's 1001 Wines you must try before you die. Rated 'EXCELLENT' in Langton's classification of Australian wine, Domaine A Cabernet Sauvignon is essential for all serious collectors. '5 Red Stars, one of the Best of the Best Wineries' - James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 'These wines must be judged amongst the very top wines in the World' - Anthony Foster MW 'A magical spot to grow Cabernet...truly special and worth the effort to find' - Lisa Perotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate

Grannie Rhodes' Cottage presents "Turn the key of Time", a live performance at Richmond, southeast Tasmania. This 50 minute fascinating professional performance retells Grannie's true stories. Be transported back to Old England in 1824. Hear of the tribulations of her parents, her two marriages - first to a convict, and then a free man - and discover not only how Grannie lived in this tiny cottage, raising her eleven grandchildren, but also the strange stories involved in the restoration project of the cottage including that of the discovery of the dynamite. Grannie Rhodes' Cottage is the only remaining dwelling in Richmond without electricity or water. You can discover what life was like for early colonial and convict settlers in Tasmania as you experience the Bark Hut and see Bernie Tarr's wonderful sculpture celebrating those brave early women who came to join their convict husbands. Become part of this extraordinary experience available at 3:00pm or 6:00pm daily, except Tuesdays, or by prior arrangement. Bookings are recommended to avoid disappointment. Show is discounted with a stay at Mulberry Cottage Unique Accommodation on site. Richmond is around 30 minutes' drive (26 kilometres/16 miles) northeast of Hobart.

The Old Hobart Town Model Village, in Richmond, is a model replica of Hobart in 1820. You can see how the sailors, officers, free settlers and convicts of colonial Hobart Town lived and learn about this fascinating chapter in Hobart's and Tasmania's early history. Constructed from original plans and maps by owner-operators John and Andrew Quick, this authentic model village is made up of over 60 historic Hobart buildings and 400 period figurines. Translations are available in four languages and umbrellas can be provided in rain or shine.

Pages Creek Vineyard is located at Tea Tree, in southeast Tasmania's Coal River Valley. Tea Tree is 30 minutes from Hobart (35 kilometres), and a short drive from the historic village of Richmond..

Established in 1999, the vineyard has over four hectares (10 acres) of vines including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The vines are hand pruned and harvested and only premium fruit is selected for winemaking..

Pages Creek wines display cool-climate elegance and ideal ripeness, resulting from the Coal River Valley's long growing season. These finely structured wines have moderate alcohol levels and are especially food compatible. Pages Creek wines are made at Winemaking Tasmania, a modern facility headed by one of Tasmania's most experienced winemakers, using a combination of state-of-the-art equipment and traditional techniques. Wines are matured in the highest quality French oak barrels..

Pages Creek Vineyard is named for the creek that runs through the 20-hectare (50 acre) property. It is the vigneron's vision to produce world-class wine from this single-site vineyard, located in one of Tasmania's premier wine-producing areas.

Morningside Vineyard is located at Tea Tree in southeast Tasmania's Coal River Valley wine region. Tea Tree is a 30-minute drive from Hobart (35 kilometres), a few kilometres from the historic village of Richmond.

Morningside's three hectares (seven acres) of vines were planted in 1980 and the vineyard was the first to be established in the Tea Tree area. The vineyard has consistently produced elegant, age-worthy wines including Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernets - a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

The Morningside Vineyard is a family-run operation and all wines are estate-grown and made. Visitors can taste Morningside's range of medal winning cool climate wines at the cellar door by appointment.

This is a truly boutique vineyard, where all the procedures, from growing the grapes to bottling the wine, are carried out on the premises by owners Andrew and Rose-Marie Vasiljuk. Andrew, who has 20 years experience, is the winemaker.

Production from the mountain vineyard of less than a hectare was recently embellished with the purchase of another vineyard at Margate in the Channel. Wine tastings and cellar door dales are available at the Tea Tree vineyard. Varieties include riesling, pinot noir and chardonnay.

The Tolpuddle Vineyard is located in southeast Tasmania's Coal River Valley wine region. The vineyard is close to the historic village of Richmond, a 20-minute drive from Hobart (26 kilometres).

The 20-hectare (50 acre) vineyard produces premium pinot noir and chardonnay grapes. Tolpuddle resources some of the country's best wines, including Eileen Hardy chardonnay and Penfolds Yattarna chardonnay. Tolpuddle is also a key contributor to the Hardy Wine Company's Bay of Fires and Tigress range and the acclaimed Domaine Chandon Tasmanian Vintage Cuvee is made exclusively from Tolpuddle fruit. Tolpuddle also contributes fruit to its own wine label, Glenayr. Glenayr wines include pinot noir, chardonnay, small quantities of riesling and a rare Tasmanian blend of Shiraz, Cabernet and Merlot. The most recent addition to the range is a vintage Pinot Noir Chardonnay..

Established in 1988, Tolpuddle Vineyard was named after the Tolpuddle martyrs - a group of British farm labourers who were transported to Australia after attempting to form a union. Their leader, George Loveless, once occupied a cottage at Strath Ayr farm, now the home of Glenayr wines..

In 2006, the Tolpuddle Vineyard won the Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania's inaugural Tasmanian Vineyard of the Year Award.