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Don't miss a thing at Port Arthur Historic Site

Port Arthur Historic Site hosts a great range of events and programs all year round – from school holiday activities, to performances in the grounds, summer activities, family events and archaeological displays and activities.

Rivet Events

13 - 22 Oct

Peninsula Art Group Exhibition

The Peninsula Art Group are holding their annual exhibition in the Asylum at Port Arthur Historic Site from 13-22 October. Open 11am-3pm

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Sat 16 Sep - Sun 15 Oct

Found at Port Arthur – School Holiday Activity

Create your own adventure these school holidays in this whole family-friendly scavenger hunt!

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Port Arthur Historic Site World Heritage

Port Arthur Historic Site is a special place of complex history, heritage and compelling stories. It is a place of global significance and one of the 11 places that together form the UNESCO Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Property.

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Port Arthur Historic Site
Arthur Highway
Port Arthur
Tasmania 7182
Australia

Cascades Female Factory
Coal Mines Historic Site

Email: reservations@portarthur.org.au

Phone: 1800 659 101

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WHILE YOU’RE HERE

EXPLORE OUR OTHER SITES

Port Arthur Historic Site is a 90-minute drive from Hobart, and the journey offers some of the best sightseeing in Tasmania. Visit The Coal Mines while you’re down this way, and visit The Female Factory in Hobart upon your return.

Female Factory Logo Cascades Female Factory

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

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Coal Mines Logo 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.

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