Subsequent historical walks around the town centre of Launceston took us through the shady, grassy Civic Square, closed to traffic and very peaceful. Cameron Street was one of the first streets laid out after the city's settlement in 1806 and from here is an almost perfectly preserved 19th century street-scape which includes the Supreme Court building.
South of the Civic Square is the main shopping thoroughfare, the pedestrianised Brisbane Street Mall - we also found the National Trust information centre here at The Old Umbrella Shop housed in an 1860s Tasmanian blackwood-lined shop.
We spent some time in Royal Park which has extensive formal parklands running down to the Tamar River. From here we wandered to Ritchies Mill Arts Centre which is on the Tamar River and has been converted from a 19th century flour mill and millers' cottages and now contains two galleries and an alfresco cafe.
We also discovered the wealthy suburb of Trevallyn, filled with classic Victorian mansions strung along the tree-covered hillside. Lovely.
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