20160402 Tas Pyengana, Pub in the Paddock

20160402 We arrived at Pyengana for a stint at The Pub in the Paddock and if you’re interested it’s for sale with an $800,000 asking price on 3 hectares that back onto the George River

The Pub in the Paddock known as Tassie’s tourism icon was built in 1880 and is renowned for its beer-drinking pig.  In 2006 animal liberationists suggest the pigs were being forced into a cruel and unnatural existence but the pub’s owners say it’s just good fun and the pigs are enjoying themselves when tourists pour a stubby down their throats, now that’s a laugh.
Our camp spot for the night but I don’t think there will be too much drinking going on at the Pub, not at $8 a can.
The pub is surrounded by lovely rolling hills a lush landscape.
Des relented and gave Priscilla the pig a beer and she loved it alright, and she’s included in the sale.
Priscilla’s understudy Pinkie will one day take over the joys of drinking.












03-04-2016 We left for a walk to the famous award winning cheese factory at the Holy Cow Café for a cheese tasting delight and you can watch the cows stroll in for their daily milking.

The herd are rounded up and milked twice a day in a 20-a-side herringbone dairy and is the only cheese factory in Australia that uses traditional methods to make cheddar cheese.  It even provides an automatic back rub for the cows.
We tried a good variety of different cheese’s and even brought a couple of packets, they were very tasty.




After our return walk we packed up and left for St Columba Falls State Reserve which is dominated by giant man-ferns and myrtle to a waterfall.

St Columba Falls a 90 metre waterfall.

We were told there’s a great camp spot a Weldborough behind the Hotel for $15 with power and it backs onto a running stream, sounds good to me.

This is it, Weldborough with just a pub.
As you enter the pub this sign stands at the entrance, sounds about right to me.
Unfortunately we didn’t stay, the owner has upped his price to $30 with power that’s a bit rich for a one horse pub as all the others are free.

From Pyengana  to Derby we pass the Myrtle Forest and Des is clucky over the spectacular grazing land.
What is it said Des, it looks like a fish painted on the large rock as we enter the town.

Location: Pyengana TAS 7216, Australia

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