Getting Around
From Hobart: 40 minutes by drive
From Hobart Airport: 30 minutes by drive
Rochford Hall, 8 Jacobsons
Road, Kellevie 7176, Tasmania
A car is the ideal means of transportation to our accommodation and visiting the local surrounds. We recommend hiring a vehicle from Hobart International Airport if you are coming from interstate.
Near Here
The expansive coastline of Marion Bay is only a 10-minute drive. The beach is perfect for a long stroll or a refreshing dip. Located in Marion Bay is Van Bone, a fine dining restaurant that uses produce from its market garden and orchards, the surrounding land (including our olive oil!) and sea. We recommend booking in advance. The recently opened Break Creek Vineyard Cellar Door is also in this area.
There are many other vineyards within 15 minutes, including Bangor Vineyard Shed and Cape Bernier Vineyard.
We highly recommend Hellfire Bluff Distillery, the oysters at Boomer Bay and The Cannery for lunch and dinner in Dunalley, which are all within 15 minutes' drive.
Eaglehawk Neck is only a 30-minute drive, which boasts the famed Tessellated Pavement, as well as The Blowhole and Devil's Kitchen.
Our favourite day walks on the Tasman Peninsula are Cape Hauy, Waterfall Bay, Remarkable Caves, Crescent Bay, Cape Raol and Shipsterns.
We highly recommend the Three Capes Walk, which takes four days and covers 48 kilometres, taking in tall eucalypt forests and Australia's highest sea cliffs. Villa Rochford is the perfect base for preparation prior to or recovery following this walk, or both!
A 40-minute drive along Weilangta Road, in the north direction, brings you to Orford and the Great Eastern Highway.