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  What to do in the Far North East
■ Discover a peaceful, country retreat in Gladstone. A former tin and gold mining town, Gladstone is today the service centre for the Far North East and a good base from which to explore the magnificent coastline and heath lands of Mount William National Park. Make Gladstone your base – a range of accommodation is available, from pub and hostel-style to powered sites and self-contained accommodation.
Pyengana .. a valley of lush pastures encircled by steeply wooded hills … a rest stop on the twisting Tasman Highway. Settled in the mid 1800s by a hardy group of mainly German immigrants, Pyengana has become a haven of laid-back agricultural enterprise. The fertile river flats are home for a dairy industry that produces award-winning cheese (and you can watch the process), just down the road from the spectacular St Columbar Falls and the rustic “Pub in the Paddock”.
■ Mount William National Park offers visitors pristine white beaches, turquoise ocean, lichen-splashed granite rocks and beautiful wild flowers.
■ Wildlife is abundant – take the Forester Drive at dusk or early morning for close encounters with wombats, wallabies and indigenous Forester kangaroos.
■ Visit Eddystone Point Lighthouse (c1889) at the southern end of the park – the granite houses are the oldest surviving lighthouse keeper’s quarters in Tasmania.
■ From Ansons Bay, return to the North East Trail via Gladstone.
■ South of Gladstone take a short drive to the amazing Blue Lake.
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