Exit our driveway to the right, follow the scenic drive around the “Green Hills” to Highfield Historic Site.  Spend up to 1 hour there then keep following the road into Stanley.  Take your first left, drive past Godfrey’s Beach up to the base of The Nut. Take the chairlift up The Nut and stroll around the walking track on the top to admire the panoramic views.  You may like to have afternoon tea at the Nut Rock Café or take a picnic snack with you.
Drive down to the main street and take in the charm of the historic village. Continue along Alexander Terrace onto the water front, then return to Dovecote.
You may like to experience an evening platypus and / or penguin tour.

Next morning – drive along the water front to the wharf area and visit the Stanley Seaquarium or take a 1½ hour cruise around the Nut to visit the local seal colony.  Enjoy a tasty morning tea or lunch at Touchwood Café and brows Stanley Artworks Gallery before you leave Stanley.

En-route to your next destination you could visit the Water Wheel Creek forest heritage experience and then a short walk to the spectacular cascading Dip Falls and / or Rocky Cape National Park.

2. Arrive, stay 2 or more nights and leave the next day :

For you first and last days in Stanley – follow suggested itinerary no. 1. For the full days you have in between, choose from the following rewarding day long experiences:

a) Take a full day guided tour of Woolnorth & the Roaring 40’s Wind Farm, or just take the morning tour and continues south for a nice drive to Marrawah. Lunch at the local country pub then visit the famous surf at Greens Beach. Continue onto Arthur River and take a short walk at “the edge of the world” look out. Drive back to Stanley via Dismal Swamp.

b) Drive to the rugged West coast and take the 5 hour cruise into the Tarkine wilderness, up the Arthur River. Take in the view from “the edge of the world” lookout (next Land Mass is South America),before returning to Stanley via Dismal Swamp.

c) Join Wilderness West Coast Tours for an informative guided 4 W/D tour south through Lileah to “The Milkshakes, Lake Chisholm and on to the massive sand dunes of the west coast, before returning to Stanley via Marrawah (you can drive this route yourself – we do not recommend driving on sand dunes).

d) Relax, enjoy a peaceful day in historic Stanley without spending all day in the car driving. Look around the town ’s craft shops and galleries. Walk around and admire one of Australia’s best preserved pre 1850’s townships.