About Lavender House Perfumery
Lavender House Perfumery sits at Rowella on the west bank of the Tamar River, about 38 kilometers from Launceston along the Tamar Valley Wine Route. The family has grown English lavender here since 1991, distilling it into essential oil for its own perfume oils and drying the flowers for cooking and sewn goods. The gardens hold many English lavender cultivars along with other plants used in perfume and aromatherapy, so the beds show a range of flower colors and leaf types.
Something is usually flowering. Spanish-type lavender (Lavandula stoechas) blooms in spring, September to November. English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and the intermedia types flower from late November to the end of January, and that is also when the English lavender is harvested. In autumn, late February to April, intermedia, stoechas and dentata types carry on, and some dentata flowers through winter. Seasons are reversed from the Northern Hemisphere here.
Visitors can look around the working gallery, the distillery and the shop. The shelves hold the house's own skin and body care, balms, perfumes, aromatherapy products, hydrosols, English lavender essential oil, culinary lavender and sewn items such as eye pillows. The shop is closed on Sundays.
Holm Oak Vineyards is also in Rowella, about 10 minutes away, if you want to add a cellar door to the afternoon.
Lavender here
- When it blooms
- late November to the end of January for English lavender
- Visiting
- Open Monday to Saturday to browse the gallery, distillery, gardens and shop.
- Varieties grown
- Lavandula angustifolia (many English lavender cultivars), Lavandula x intermedia, Lavandula stoechas, Lavandula dentata
From the farm shop
- English lavender essential oil
- Hydrosols
- Perfumes
- Skin and body care, including creams and serums
- Balms and salves
- Aromatherapy products
- Culinary lavender
- Lavender eye pillows and sewn goods
What to do
- See English lavender in flower, late November to the end of January
- Look around the working distillery and gallery
- Walk gardens planted with many English lavender cultivars and perfume plants
- Shop for perfumes, balms and English lavender essential oil made on site
- Buy culinary lavender and lavender eye pillows
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- English lavender flowers late November to end of January; stoechas types bloom September-November and intermedia and dentata into autumn (Southern Hemisphere seasons). Shop open year-round Monday-Saturday.
- Hours
- As published in 2026: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m., closed Sunday
Tips for your visit
- The shop is closed on Sundays and opens later on Saturdays.
- For flowering rows, aim for December or January, when English lavender peaks and is harvested.
- It is on the Tamar Valley Wine Route, so it combines easily with other stops along the river.
Pair it with a nearby stop
Holm Oak Vineyards · about 10 minutes away
Holm Oak's cellar door is in the same village on the Tamar, a short drive from the perfumery.
Getting there
Questions
When does the lavender flower at Lavender House?
English lavender flowers from late November to the end of January; other types bloom in spring and autumn.
Is it open on Sundays?
No, it is open Monday to Friday 10-4 and Saturday 11-4.
Can you see the distillery?
Yes, visitors are welcome to look around the working gallery and distillery.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of the Tamar Valley & North-East Tasmania, Australia
Checked in October 2026 against the business’s own website and local tourism pages. Hours and seasons change, so check with them before you go. How we check listings · Is this your business? Claim it free
