Glengarry – Farm, Wine and Nature

Glengarry in the West Tamar region offers a range of ways to enjoy a stay: Yimarra Farm offers alpaca tours, a walking track in Notley Gorge State Reserve is nearby, and Glengarry has offerings related to wine, food and hands-on workshops. When planning your trip, you can consider whether you would like to focus more on nature, animal encounters or culinary experiences. The variety of offerings gives you more than one reason to explore the area.

Walking Track and Nature Experience

The Notley Gorge Walking Track is 1.4 kilometres long and is located in Notley Gorge State Reserve between Glengarry and Bridgenorth. The stated distance helps you fit the track into your day’s plans; no other details, such as walking time or difficulty level, are provided. If you like to include a nature walk in your stay, you can make a note of this track as a separate outing. It adds a walking option in the area around the destination to the activities available at the farms.

Farms and Special Occasions

Yimarra Farm offers alpaca tours in Glengarry in the West Tamar region. This is a specific way to add an animal encounter to your stay.

Killiecrankie Farm is another special reason to visit: it was established in 2007 as Tasmania’s first pick-your-own Christmas tree farm. The farm sells Christmas trees on a few selected weekends each year, from the last weekend in November until mid-December. Entry is by timed pass, which you can book online through Eventbrite.

Wine, Producer Platters and Workshops

Grey Sands Vineyard grows all the grapes used in its wines exclusively in its own vineyard. The winery includes a two-hectare collection garden, which serves as its cellar door. Visits are available by appointment. Tasmanian producer platters are available with 48 hours’ notice. If you are considering a visit, making an appointment and giving advance notice for the platters are two specific points to take into account when planning.

ForknFarm Homestead in Glengarry also offers hands-on cooking workshops. The programme includes cheesemaking, sausage-making and sourdough workshops, among other things. These topics offer a different way to explore food and how it is made than a visit to a winery. You can therefore choose between the offerings based on your interests: the focus could be on wine and producer platters, or on the practical experience of artisanal food production.

Accommodation and Choosing an Area

ForknFarm Homestead offers accommodation on its Glengarry property. The property covers 24 acres and offers panoramic views of the West Tamar wine region. If you are looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home in Glengarry, you can choose the area based on the experiences that matter to you during your stay: the walking track in Notley Gorge State Reserve, alpaca tours, Killiecrankie Farm’s seasonal sales dates, and the wine and food offerings each provide a different focus. The accommodation on the ForknFarm property is one specific option in the area.

For more travel ideas, you can also explore National Park, Robigana, Barrington, Randalls Bay, Fentonbury, Ulverstone, Port Sorell and Nubeena.

For the overarching travel overview: Tasmania.