Snug: Hug the Channel Highway!
March 15th, 2011 | 
Author: Snug – South Tasmania
Snug is a small town about 30kms south of Hobart in the D’Entrecasteaux Channel region. It was named to reflect its location in a sheltered and secluded inlet.
For Tasmanian tourists looking to visit south Tasmania, Snug might also make the perfect fit for a central and convenient location.
Quietly fishing in Snug River, South Tasmania
The History of Snug…
The township has a long history, dating back to the mid 1800′s. North West Bay was originally a port maintained for the region’s saw milling operations. Alongside the state’s original forestry workers, settlers starting clearing land for farms and orchards to grow apples and berries.
Products were transported to Hobart by barge up the Derwent River opposite O’Possum Bay on the South Arm Peninsula. Boating enthusiasts now enjoy the scenic route and take advantage of the sheltered bay.
North West Bay at Snug in Tasmania's south
…and the Future of Snug
Once an industrious centre, Snug now attracts city commuters and sea-changers. With the ever-growing satellite town of Kingston only 12kms to the north along the Channel Highway, the seaside village remains surprisingly calm and quiet. However, with Tasmanian beach living at Snug still an affordable option, the expansion of the community is fairly likely.
Swans frequent Snug beach in South Tasmania
Tranquil Beach & Snug River
For now, the tranquil town has all the basic services, while the beach and river offer an avenue for swimming, kayaking and fishing enthusiasts. There’s a tidy seaside cabin and caravan park next to the football oval; public tennis courts and a boat ramp are nearby.
Maybe the Snug footy team should be the Swans, not the Sharks!!
South Tasmania via the Channel Highway
Also drawing visitors to the area, the Snug Falls Recreation Area features a waterfall which is easy to access via a walking track from the car park. (Well easy on the way down, at least!!) 7kms further south along the Channel Highway is Kettering, home of the passenger ferry to Bruny Island.
The waterfall: Snug Falls Recreation Area
A Holiday Base in South Tasmania
By choosing Snug as a holiday base, you can comfortably…
- buy apples, raspberries, wine and seafood from the Huon Valley
- attend the Forestry Tasmania Festival at Geeveston
- visit the Tahune Forest AirWalk adventure
- dine at fine Tasmanian restaurants: Peppermint Bay at Woodbridge
- enjoy family fun at the Middleton Country Fair
- climb aboard the Margate Train or see model trains at Brookfield
- ride the Ida Bay Railway from Lune River to Deep Hole Bay
Tasmania: a sailing boat rests peacefully, North West Bay at Snug
So there you have it. A snug fit for touring south Tasmania.
Maybe even apply a reverse day trip idea:
stay at Snug… and visit Hobart
Map of Snug Tasmania…
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If you’re heading to Kettering and the Bruny Island ferry, be sure to stock-up with hot and cold smoked salmon at the Snug butchery. The price is right and the staff are friendly. They are prepared to pack and post their goods to all Australian States with next day delivery to Melbourne and Sydney.
Hey Roger – You’re definitely not a vegetarian, are you!! I believe there’s a trout/salmon smokehouse at Woodbridge (nearby). According to their Roger (Mr Scales), they make a pretty good product.
That’s useful information. No doubt we’ll be paying the smokemaster a visit. (Yes, we love our meat & fish. A few hours in the Wursthaus is as good as it gets!)
Roger Scales from Woodbridge Smokehouse also told Think Tasmania…
there’s a great story by National Geographic about us and three other producers of different foods. Very slick, with the opening American voice over covering an aerial shot of The NUT at Stanley, saying “Could Tasmania be the next Gourmet frontier”
I’ll be interested to hear your opinion, being such an aficionado of meat products!!