Legerwood: Gina Edges Her Way There
October 13th, 2011 | 
Author: Legerwood: Discover North East Tasmania (Part 1)
by Gina Scott
Legerwood… how did we end up there? It was the school holidays; an opportunity to get away for a while with the teenagers. That’s a great idea. Isn’t it?
Gina and her two teenage children head from Bridport to Legerwood, north east Tasmania
We loaded up the Travelways, UBD maps, thermos, cameras, hair straightener, MP3, iPod, three mobile phones, assorted coats, hats, scarves and boots. Off we go, just Mum and two teenagers! Let’s not make any definite plans; let’s just go where we like. Stay where we like. No timetable. But we’ve only got five days.
Daughter: I would like to do a ghost tour at Port Arthur.
Mum: Are you sure about that?
Daughter: Oh yes!
Mum: What about you, mate?
Son: Not particularly interested in seeing or doing anything. Except getting to a music store to purchase new drum sticks.
Mum: Well that’s an easy demand list isn’t it? That means I get to choose all the things to do in between!
The WW1 Avenue of Remembrance tree carvings at Legerwood, Tasmania
From Bridport to Legerwood, Avenue of Remembrance
So we set off from Bridport in North East Tasmania, and our first stop was the Legerwood tree carvings. The stories are very interesting. After the First World War, an avenue of trees was planted in remembrance of those from the Tasmanian town who had died. The trees became very old and dangerous so had to be cut down.
OH BUT what about the avenue of remembrance, the people cried? Eddie Freeman (a very talented chainsaw sculptor in Tasmania) was commissioned by the local committee to carve the trees into the people to be remembered. And what a fantastic job he has done.
Legerwood carvings by Eddie Freeman, Tasmanian chainsaw sculptor
Many visitors to Tasmania take the short detour off the A3 and take a break to visit the beautiful park in Legerwood. Here you’ll find CLEAN toilets (a very important factor), picnic tables and a sheltered gas BBQ facility. Legerwood was once a railway stop on the way to Pioneer, so the local development committee decided to make the stop look like the railway station. How cool is that?
Legerwood, once a railway stop on the way to Pioneer, north east Tasmania
You can spend a long time here reading all the interesting history and stories about the locals. Travel and holidays: it’s all about discovering what makes a place tick! In part two of this north east Tasmanian road trip, we discover Ralphs Falls, St Columba Falls & Pyengana Dairy.
Gina Scott is the owner of Platypus Park
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Map: Legerwood Tasmania…
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