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| SCOTTSDALE,
99km from St Helens and 63km east of Launceston, is a large, pleasantly
situated town servicing the agricultural and forestry industries of the
northeast, but it’s none too exciting; Redline runs here from Launceston
daily except Saturday.
Scottsdale is the main town in the North East region and serves some of the richest agricultural and forest country in Tasmania. The town was named by the Government Surveyor, James Scott who first explored the North East hinterland in 1852. Timber from the pine forests is a major industry and a mill has been built seven kilometers east at Tonganah. There is also a large Birdseye processing factory specailising in the deep freezing and dehydration of vegetables. You might want to stop here for banking facilities at Westpac, 21 King St (tel 03/6352 2433), or a bed and barbecue at Bellows, 65 King St, which offers tours of the locality in summer. |
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| More interesting is BRIDPORT, a fishing town and holiday spot 21km northwest. The Bridport Caravan Park here, which feels like just a bush camp yet with all the amenities, stretches for about a kilometre along Anderson Bay. You could also try the Bridport Seaside Lodge at 47 Main St, a modern purpose-built hostel. The beaches in the area are lovely, especially the wide, sandy expanse where the Bird River flows among sand dunes and into the sea. Bridport Seafoods (daily 10am–7pm), attached to the fish-processing plant on Main Street, does excellent sit-down meals. | |
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