PENGUIN village, charming in name and in nature, is set on the beautifully scenic Bass Strait coastline. Excellent food, wine and coffee keep locals and visitors happy year-round, and the Sunday Penguin Market is browsers heaven with more than 300 undercover stalls.
When you have finished soaking up the water views at Penguin you may consider a walk at nearby Dial Range. This forest area offers a wide variety of recreational pursuits including individual trails for walking, mountain biking, trail biking and horse riding, or fishing in the Leven River.
Visit Things to See and Do for more details and check out Accommodation.
Penguin Visitor Information Centre
78 Main Road, Penguin, TAS 7316
Tel: (03) 6437 1421
Fax: (03) 6437 1465
Email: info@coasttocanyon.com.au
www.coasttocanyon.com.au
Open: Daily 9am - 4pm (October - May). Daily 9.30am - 3.30am (June - September).
Closed: Christmas Day and Good Friday.
How to get there
Bus
REDLINE COACHES. Tel: 1300 360 000
www.redlinecoaches.com.au
METRO BUSES. Tel: (03) 6233 4232
www.metrotas.com.au
Road (self drive)
From Devonport take the A1 Highway along the coast.
Travelling distances and times to nearby towns
Penguin to: Cradle Mountain - 88 km (1 hour), Stanley - 81 km (1 hour 15 min), Strahan - 191 km (3 hours).
Accommodation
Penguin & Sulphur Creek
B&B’s, caravan and cabin park, hotel and self-contained apartments. Advance bookings recommended over summer season. Accommodation enquiries and bookings available at Visitor Information Centre.
Riana
Self-contained cabins and camping ground.
Motor Homes
Self-contained motor homes can stay free overnight at Lions Park and Preservation Bay on the eastern side of the Penguin Surf Club, Penguin; Hall Point, Sulphur Creek (strictly no dogs due to proximity to penguin colony) or Sice Avenue, alongside the roadway opposite the Blythe Heads Hall, Blythe Heads.
Designated Sullage Points
Victoria Street (northern end), Ulverstone.
Stubbs Point (on Johnsons Beach Road), Penguin.
Internet Cafes
The Groovy Penguin, Main Road, Penguin. Tel: (03) 6437 2101.
Penguin Online Access Centre, Penguin High School, 125 Ironcliffe Road, Penguin. Tel: (03) 6437 0771.
Banks & ATMs
Commonwealth Bank and ATM, 62 Main Road, Penguin.
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