DESTINATION: Huonville

Huonville is the commercial centre for the Huon Valley fruit-growers, with apples available year-round; and cherries, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries in season. Dairy farming and Atlantic salmon fish farming are also important.

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The Huon River provides a venue for watersports and trout fishing. Visitors can ride the Huon River in jet boats over rapids to Glen Huon, 12km west.

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Fruit can be bought in season from roadside stalls and at pick-your-own-fruit farms. Apples carved into character heads are novelties at Glen Huon's Appleheads Village. The Huon Apple and Heritage Museum at Grove, 6km NE, displays an astonishing 500 varieties of apples. Snowy Ranges Trout Fishery, 25km NW, allows anglers to catch their own trout from a series of ponds.

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Region: Huon Valley and Bruny Island

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The Huon Valley and Bruny Island Region, Tasmania. Visit the Apple and Heritage Museum, Cockle Creek, Forest and Heritage Centre, Geeveston, Hartz Mountains NP, Hastings Caves, Huonville, Kettering and the Talune Wildlife Park. Major towns in the area include; Cygnet, Geeveston, Kingston and Huonville. more

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Huon River Jet Boats, Esplanade, Ph: (03) 6264 1838

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