MARGATE - TASMANIA - 7054
Main street of Margate..		Population: 959 Elevation: 20m Latitude: -43.0134 Longitude: 147.1539 Location: 25km south of Hobart Highway: Channel Hwy. Nearest Major Town: Kingston Nearest Airport: Hobart Touring Area: The Channel		The Margate Train at the northern entrance to town.

Located 19km from Hobart is the pretty rural township of Margate. Boasting the lovely Dru Point Bi-Centennial Park on the foreshore of North West Bay featuring channel cruises. The park offers great walks, and activities. Margate is the final whistle-stop of Tasmania's last passenger steam train, the Tasman Limited, and you will see this loco and carriages as you enter the town from Hobart. The Margate Train is now an information centre, and several shops now operate from its carriages including art and craft, a cafe, antiques and second-hand goods. Margate is a small town in the popular Channel area on the B68 Channel Hwy. There is a small shopping centre with most of the facilities you might require, and a wharf onto the Derwent River will be found just north of the town. Ideal for fishing or relaxing. The Margate Train ACCOMMODATION & SERVICES: Select type, then click the button below for Accommodation Category:  Find From All.................. Adventure Lodge Backpackers B & B Caravan Parks Camping Cottages Farm Stay Guest Houses Holiday Units Home Stay Hotels Lodges/Chalets Motels Motel/Hotel Resorts Self Catering Serviced Apartments INFORMATION CENTRE: The Margate Train Channel Hwy, Margate. Tasmania. 7054 Ph: 03 6267 2545 HOW TO GET THERE: By car along the Channel Hwy. south of Hobart through Kingston. Coach Coach Operators Redline: Ph: 1300 360 000 Greyhound Pioneer: 132 030

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