Accommodation in Deloraine

Tahara offers deluxe country style self-contained, self-catering accommodation for the discerning traveller. The Gardener’s Cottage and The Coach House stand in the private grounds of ‘Tahara’, an historic, heritage listed Victorian mansion situated on the outskirts of the picturesque town of Deloraine in Northern Tasmania. Each cottage has been renovated and refurbished.


The Gardener’s Cottage comprises one bedroom, a bathroom with a walk-in shower a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a comfortable living room and dining area.


The Coach House has two bedrooms with a queen sized bed and two single beds. There is a comfortable living room and dining area, a fully equipped kitchen and a bathroom with a bath.


Each cottage has a laundry with a washing machine and dryer.


The cottages are self-catering. However, tea and coffee making supplies are provided.

Launceston is 41 km from Tahara while Devonport is 46 km away. The Launceston airport is 44 kms from the property. 

The Setting:

A stay at Tahara offers our guests the opportunity to enjoy an English-style park and gardens.

The grounds feature many shrubs and trees imported from England in the 1890's, including chestnut, laurel, oak, liquidamber, copper beech, rhododendrons, camellias, and azaleas complemented by recent extensive plantings of roses.

Wander through the gardens, picnic under the trees, explore the vegetable garden and orchard, ‘take tea’ in the pond garden.

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The History:

‘Tahara’, a two storey Victorian Italianate style mansion, was completed in 1889 for C.J.L. Smith, a Tasmanian entrepreneur. The 140,000 bricks required for the triple brick walls were barged down the Meander River from Mr. Burnie’s newly constructed brickyard.


Both the house and the grounds were classified by the Tasmanian Heritage Council in 1999 as being of historic heritage significance. ‘Tahara’ features prominently in the book The National Trust in Tasmania (Cassell, 1980, page 69). It was once the homestead of a large farming property. The estate was broken up in 1917 and sold off in allotments; the homestead block was retained and forms the present grounds. 

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