Twenty-five kilometres of country road and 100 years from Hobart City is the historic town of Richmond, with its fine Georgian architecture impressively intact with memories of days gone by.

It’s an original village of slate and cobbles, handmade brick and mellow stone, cottages and manors.

You will marvel at historical gems unmatched elsewhere in Australia.

Stand in the cells of Richmond Gaol [1825], Australia’s oldest convict gaol, for a chilling insight into the existence of Van Diemen’s Land’s convicts, bushrangers and aborigines imprisoned here.

Walk on the oldest bridge in Australia, built by convict labour between 1823 and 1825 for movement of military, police and convicts between Hobart and Port Arthur.

Wander in the cemetery of St John’s Catholic Church [1836], Australia’s oldest remaining Catholic Church, for fascinating glimpses of early settlement life. See Hobart recreated as it was in the 1820s at Old Hobart Town Historical Model Village.

Browse the many antique shops, and art and craft galleries all offering quality Tasmanian works.