Things to do with kids in Devonport & North West Tasmania

The 6km circuit takes two to three hours, with some steep sections and many steps. Shuttle buses take about 20 minutes from the visitor centre to Dove Lake; you need a parks pass and a shuttle ticket. For little legs, the 20-minute Enchanted Walk near the park entrance has a tunnel built like a wombat burrow.

Climb the short, steep Zig Zag Track up this old volcano above Stanley, or take the five-minute chairlift after checking its days. The 2.7km summit circuit takes about an hour. After dark, a red-lit platform at nearby Godfrey's Beach lets you watch little penguins come ashore.

This crescent-shaped cove with clear water is 20 minutes' drive from Wynyard. A new surf life saving club building on the foreshore has a café, toilets and better parking. The same upgrade added accessible beach access and new footpaths.

This family-run park in Gunns Plains keeps more than 150 species of native and exotic animals. Keeper talks and feeding times run through the day, and there's a café for lunch. It opens 10am to 4pm daily, about 5km from Gunns Plains Caves.

Tasmazia has eight different mazes, plus the Village of Lower Crackpot, a quirky model village built at one-fifth scale. It opens 10am to 4pm daily, with last entry to the mazes at 3pm. A family pass for two adults and two or three children cost $90 in October 2026.

Guided tours run six times a day, from 10am to 3.30pm, through a cave with an underground river and a glow worm display. The 275m route starts down 54 steep concrete steps and includes a short ladder. Wear low-heeled walking shoes, as the cave can be damp underfoot.

Trains run a 30-minute return trip to Coles Beach and back, Thursday to Sunday from 10am to 2pm. The museum, $5 a person, holds old locomotives and carriages, plus the original Devonport signal box. Up to two adults and four kids travelled on a $60 family ticket in October 2026.

Cruickshanks Lookout sits 275m above the Leven River, about 45 minutes' drive from Ulverstone. A 1.2km circuit links it with Edge Lookout in about 45 minutes. Steep stairs run between the two, so with small children return the way you came, and keep them close near the cliffs.

Table Cape is a 180m volcanic bluff about 10 minutes from Wynyard. Park at the lookout and follow the clifftop track to the 1888 lighthouse, which has guided tours from September to April. Every spring, tulips fill the farmland around it.