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Port city in Tasmania, Australia
Photo: Gary Houston, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons
Burnie is the fourth largest city in Tasmania, with a population of around 20,000. It is on the northwestern coast of Tasmania.
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Guides are present around sunset from October to March.
Formerly the Pioneer Village Museum, contains an indoor exhibition known as Federation Street, it interprets the environment of the period 1890-1910 when Burnie was at the height of its first economic boom. It also has other free temporary exhibitions.
The Arts and Function centre, or nearby Intersection art space feature temporary exhibitions from time to time.
13 hectares of gardens, featuring 23,000 rhododendrons and other plants. Peak flowering Sept–Nov. Tea rooms.
A variety of fish and chips, seafood and salad options.
Very nice food, or just for drinks.
Best Indian in town.
Good for coffee, drinks and meals for all sized groups.
Delicious fresh bakery snacks.
Internet café and barbecue space. Wood-lined en suite cabins are also available with a full kitchen including fridge, microwave, stove and pots, pans and cutlery.
Beach is close and rooms are large with a friendly host. There's both a restaurant and bar downstairs, but a cooked breakfast can be delivered to your room.
By car
Burnie is on the Bass Highway, which is part of Highway 1.
By bus
Metro Tasmania operates scheduled bus services in the Burnie area, and services to Wynyard, Somerset, Penguin and Ulverstone.au/timetables/burnie Fares are around $8 for a single one-way trip, per person.
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