Port Arthur - Australian Convict Site & Attractions near Hobart Tasmania

Experiences

Paranormal Investigation
Our excitng new adults-only, late night Paranormal Investigation Experience lets visitors conduct their own paranormal investigations with the latest ghost hunting equipment.
World Heritage
The Port Arthur, Coal Mines and Cascades Female Factory Historic Sites are three of eleven sites that form the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Property.
School holiday fun
Our Education Centre at the Port Arthur Historic Site will be buzzing with engaging activities to keep kids busy during the June school holidays.
Coal Mines Historic Site
The Coal Mines Historic Site is a great and safe place to explore on foot, with a number of paths around the extensive Tasmanian convict built site.

Services

The Board and staff members are to be congratulated on the presentation of this world class historic site and their attention to the needs of the disabled. visitor comment,

Latest News

A new activity added to Port Arthur School Holiday fun

16/05/2012

The popular school holiday family activities at the Port Arthur Historic Site have become firm favourites, with the convict brick and peg doll-making especially popular, and many people now understand what a fantascope is.Continue Reading

Community celebration of Port Arthur's post-convict heritage

07/05/2012

Port Arthur is famous (or infamous) for its convict past. It was a penal settlement for a little under fifty years, from 1830 to 1877. But what happened at Port Arthur after that?Continue Reading

Port Arthur Gift Shop now online

23/04/2012

A wide range of items sold in the Port Arthur Historic Site's popular gift shop is now available online.Continue Reading

Rare convict artefact donated to Cascades Female Factory

18/04/2012

What is believed to be an historically significant item, discovered by chance at a charity book fair held in Burnie, has been donated to the Cascades Female Factory.Continue Reading