TABLE CAPE, TASMANIA

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One of the prettiest corners of this part of Tasmania, Table Cape is a spectacular flat topped promontory with a sheer drop to the sea. Table Cape, at the foot of which nestles the town of Wynyard, is known for its magnificent tulip fields, that become stripes of glowing colour each October when the Tulip Festival announces the start of the tulip harvest.
The cape's lightstation, built in 1888, stands on the edge of the promontory beside a lookout which offers panoramic views across Bass Strait and east towards the city of Burnie. The Table Cape area was first settled and developed by the Van Diemen's Land Company in the 1820's, making it one of the oldest European settlement areas in Australia, preceding Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and Brisbane.

Fossil Bluff

On the road between Table Cape and Wynyard is Fossil Bluff where fossils can be seen in the rocks at low tide. Australia's oldest marsupial fossil was found at Fossil Bluff.

How to get there: a short drive from the town of Wynyard.