Liz’s guidebook Derby, Tasmania
Food scene
Derby restaurants tend to close 2 or 3 nights per week
Located in Branxholm but well worth the drive. Traditional Italian food cooked by Scott and Birgit. Reservations recommended and you can order takeway. Great flavours and generous portions. Excellent fare after a day riding.
Closed Mon & Tuesday & Wed.
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Casa Pinocchio
2 Scott StLocated in Branxholm but well worth the drive. Traditional Italian food cooked by Scott and Birgit. Reservations recommended and you can order takeway. Great flavours and generous portions. Excellent fare after a day riding.
Closed Mon & Tuesday & Wed.
Dorset Hotel
29 Main StMeals are good, upmarket Pub meals
Good pizza, good service and nice setting .Open midday till 8 Wednesday to Sunday
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The Hub
72 Main StreetGood pizza, good service and nice setting .Open midday till 8 Wednesday to Sunday
Local supermarket
Small but well stocked IGA. Some pharmacy items, kindling and some local meats & poultry. Closes at 6pm
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IGA Xpress Branxholm
4 Scott StSmall but well stocked IGA. Some pharmacy items, kindling and some local meats & poultry. Closes at 6pm
Sightseeing
in and around Derby
Bay of Fires
Scenic and beautiful
Saint Columba Falls Road
Saint Columba Falls RoadPicturesque walk through fern forest dripping with moss
Walk across the bridge near the pump track in Derby. Follow signage and walk around the hole/lake in 40 minutes. There is a beach area and firepits. See platypus and turtles early morning
Briseis Hole
Walk across the bridge near the pump track in Derby. Follow signage and walk around the hole/lake in 40 minutes. There is a beach area and firepits. See platypus and turtles early morning
Legerwood
Trees carved to honour locals who went to war
Floating Sauna Lake Derby
99 Main StNovel and picture perfect setting
Really interesting old mining unit in the middle of the bush. Unusual and picturesque. Just past Hall Falls turnoff on Anchor Road
Anchor Stamper.
419 Anchor RdReally interesting old mining unit in the middle of the bush. Unusual and picturesque. Just past Hall Falls turnoff on Anchor Road
Blue Tier Giant Walk
Good walking track -30 minutes drive from Derby
Bike hire & shuttles
Vertigo MTB
66 Main StLots to offer re bike rental, shuttles etc
MADMTB
30 Main St Shuttles & bike hire
Local swimming pool
Branxholm Swimming Pool
3 Scott StOpen 2-6pm in summer for a few hours-free and solar heated
Food supplies
Stop in Scottsdale on your way from Launceston to purchase your food supplies from Woolworths. Good to do a click and collect
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Scottsdale
Stop in Scottsdale on your way from Launceston to purchase your food supplies from Woolworths. Good to do a click and collect