HistoryHidden gem
Highfield Historic Site
Stanley, Tasmania
Colonial manager's house and gardens, just outside Stanley, free to wander.
- Cost
- Paid
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min

Highfield House is an 1830s homestead above Stanley, once the Van Diemen's Land Company's headquarters, with tidy grounds and a small museum. It is a short detour from the town and sees far fewer visitors than the Nut.
Good to know
- Check the opening days
- Good views of the Nut
- Best time
- Late afternoon
- Open
- Most days
- Getting there
- Sealed road, car park.
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
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