About Port Arthur Lavender
Port Arthur Lavender is a family farm on the Arthur Highway, run by Brendan and Clare Dean, about five minutes before you reach the Port Arthur Historic Site. It opened to visitors in October 2014. The seven-hectare (18-acre) property looks out over Long Bay and mixes lavender rows with patches of rainforest and small lakes. Together with a second farm at Pawleena, the family grows, harvests and processes more than 16,000 lavender plants, cutting the lavender by hand and distilling it on site.
A self-guided trail through the property is free, with interactive displays that explain how lavender goes from field to bottle. When the still is running in season you can watch the distillation, and at other times a video shows the process. Interpretive signs are also available in Mandarin. The farm is open every day except Christmas Day, with earlier opening from January to Easter, when the peninsula is at its busiest.
The café serves lavender-themed dishes made with Tasmanian produce, including seafood, and the whole menu can be ordered as takeaway. Bookings are recommended. Ice cream, cakes, slices, lavender fudge and chocolates are sold at the counter. The shop stocks the farm's handmade lavender range: essential oil, soaps, bath and body products, linen, candles, stationery, jams, honey and teas. The farm also hosts private functions, and the family runs a second shop on Bridge Street in Richmond.
Stewarts Bay Lodge and its On the Bay restaurant are about five minutes down the road, close to the historic site, if you want to stay the night.
Lavender here
- Visiting
- Open daily with a free self-guided trail, seasonal distillation viewing, café and shop; private functions by booking.
From the farm shop
- Lavender essential oil
- Soap and bath and body products
- Linen and homewares
- Soy candles
- Lavender stationery
- Jams, honey and teas
- Lavender fudge and chocolates
What to do
- Walk the free self-guided lavender trail over Long Bay
- Watch lavender being distilled when the still is running
- Have a lavender-themed lunch made with Tasmanian produce
- Try lavender fudge, chocolate or ice cream
- Shop for essential oil, soap and linen made from the farm's lavender
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Open year-round; distillation can be seen in season, and hours start earlier from January to Easter.
- Hours
- As published in 2026: daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; January to Easter 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed Christmas Day
- Admission
- free (self-guided tour)
Good to know
- Reservations
- Recommended
Tips for your visit
- Bookings are recommended for the café, especially in summer.
- Plan about 1.5 hours' drive from Hobart; the farm is on the way to the Port Arthur Historic Site, so it works as a stop before or after.
- The full café menu is available as takeaway if you are short on time.
Pair it with a nearby stop
Stewarts Bay Lodge & On the Bay Restaurant · about 5 minutes away
Stewarts Bay Lodge is just past the farm near the historic site, handy for an overnight stay on the peninsula.
Getting there
Questions
Does it cost anything to walk the lavender trail?
No, the self-guided tour is free.
Is the café open every day?
Yes, the café serves meals seven days; bookings are recommended.
How far is it from the Port Arthur Historic Site?
About five minutes before the historic site, on the Arthur Highway.
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