Cradle Mountain Highland Restaurant
Hotel in Kentish

Cradle mountain lodge provides the closest accommodation to spectacular cradle mountain-lake st clair national park. And when it's time to relax, indulge in a therapeutic massage or sauna at the award-winning waldheim alpine spa - the perfect place to soak away tension and time. Discover animal and plant varieties found nowhere else on earth. Imagine wandering through towering forests with trees older than mankind. Around cradle mountain lodge there are more than 20 walking trails. Be tempted by the delectable tastes of local tasmanian cheeses over a glass of wine, followed by a romantic dinner. A variety of casual through to formal dining options are available. The king billy suites and spa suites have king-sized beds and can accommodate up to three guests with an additional rollaway bed. There are also family cabins, some with spas and one with disability access, sleeping up to five people. Each provides all the modern comforts you would expect and some are appointed with spa baths. Set discreetly in the wilderness are 86 private timber cabins, ranging from contemporary pencil pine cabins through to luxurious king billy suites. Cradle mountain lodge is just over two hours' drive from launceston and about one hour 15 minutes' drive from devonport.

Complimentary board games (available from reception). Cradle Mountain Lodge Store souvenirs, snacks, clothing, film and limited personal items. Hot clothing, walking shoes and socks, camera and binoculars, waterproof coats and clothing. Swimming costume for use at spa facilities. Car rental is available through all major vehicle rental companies in airport or city locations from Launceston (drive time is approx. They bought part of Kate’s brother’s farm (Lauriston) imminent Mt. Roland and spent their honeymoon camping at the top of Mt. Both dedicated botanists, for them it seemed the ideal way to spend time together, sheltering in a canvass tent at evening and cooking their meals over a camp fire. Both men were awed and amazed by the rugged spleandour of the highlands and upon returning to Lauriston Gustav was intent on buying land in Cradle Valley. This single roofed hut was gradually extended to provide accommodation for friends and acquaintances with whom he wanted to share his love of this wildly beautiful land. The accommodation and facilities were primitive but when one considers everything, including a important cast iron bath, was carried in by Weindorfer over many miles of trackless bush land, it is distinguished that the home was ever completed. The park came into being largely as a result of the numerous efforts made by Gustav, Kate and friends they had campaigned over many years to have the government recognize the unique nature of the region and to conserve it for all to enjoy. He was buried in fore of his treasured forest home and in 1938 a monument to Gustav was mounted on the site. Every Fresh Year’s Day a memorial service is held at Waldheim to pay tribute to their vision. Over the years the beauty of Cradle Mountain continued to attract visitors. Here they would start building a Lodge which would produce accommodation and meals for passing travelers mostly keen bush walkers and fishermen. Guest accommodation of seven rooms and two bathrooms were upstairs. The Pencil Pine Lodge, as it was known on opening in 1971, became increasingly prosperous and later individual cabins were added around the Lodge. Today, locals and visitors equivalent are capable to enjoy the beauty of the mountain wilderness area that beginning attracted Gustav Weindorfer and has since become recognized as one of the world’s most prized places’. We look forward to cordial you to Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge to experience our hospitality while enjoying the wildlife and beauty of the pristine Tasmanian wilderness. It is crucial to note that temperatures can go into the minus degrees Celsius during winter especially over night. Echidnas are often out and about in the early hours of the morning or seen fossicking in the slow afternoon. The King Billy track leads to a spectacular big King Billy Pine which towers lofty overhead the forest, on this track also is a platform which on a definite day has a view of Cradle Mountain. Platypus are playful and tend to be active for longer periods in the daytime during their mating season.

It is exquisite and people must know about it and enjoy it. They bought part of Kate’s brother’s farm (Lauriston) imminent Mt. Roland and spent their honeymoon camping at the top of Mt. Both dedicated botanists, for them it seemed the ideal way to discard time together, sheltering in a canvass tent at evening and cooking their meals over a camp fire. In 1909, Gustav and a friend Charlie Sutton, set out to explore Cradle Mountain. Both men were awed and amazed by the rugged spleandour of the highlands and upon returning to Lauriston Gustav was intent on buying land in Cradle Valley. This single roofed hut was gradually extended t