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Christmas Makers’ Market

The festive season is coming, and so is our Christmas Makers’ Market! On the Visitor Centre forecourt Sunday 7 December, visitors will be greeted by the sights, sounds and shopping opportunities of local artisans, producers and music. A variety of stallholders from Turrakana/Tasman Peninsula and surrounds will have gifts and treats for your loved ones,…

Little Depraved Felons: The Boys of Point Puer

Experience Little Depraved Felons: The Boys of Point Puer, a new interactive exhibition at the Port Arthur Historic Site. Step inside the world of the Point Puer boys, the first purpose-built juvenile prison in the British Empire. Follow their journey from crimes in Britain to the voyage to Point Puer, and explore their daily lives…

WHILE YOU’RE HERE

EXPLORE OUR OTHER SITES

Port Arthur Historic Site is a 90-minute drive from nipaluna / Hobart, and the journey offers some of the best sightseeing in lutruwita / Tasmania. Visit The Coal Mines Historic Site at Saltwater River, and visit The Cascades Female Factory in South Hobart upon your return.

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Cascades Female Factory

Cascades Female Factory Historic Site aims to foster a greater understanding and appreciation for the largely untold story of female convicts and their children.

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Coal Mines Historic Site

The Coal Mines Historic Site is an outstanding example of the 19th-century European global strategy of using the forced labour of convicts.

Acknowledgement of country

We would like to acknowledge that the Port Arthur Historic Site is built on unceded Aboriginal land. We pay respect to the Palawa (Tasmanian Aboriginal) Community, their Elders past and present.