Beaupre farm and guest cottage is owned and operated by Jane and Steve Daley,
whose experience of Bed and Breakfast accommodation around the world inspired
them to find one of their own. Their love of country life and a desire to
have a waterfront farm combined well with the already established Bed and
Breakfast business at Beaupre.
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Beaupre property dates back to the turn of the century and was named
after the French explorer Beautemps Beaupre, the hydrographer with
the D'Entrecasteaux expedition of 1792.
The
peninsula of land jutting into the Huon Estuary is known as Beaupre
Point, and was named in 1793. The
land was settled in the late 19th century and in since that time
has been used for orcharding (apples, berries and stonefruit) as
well as sheep and cattle grazing.
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The
homestead was built in 1905, renovated in the1980's and 2001 and
is located a short distance from the cottage.
Beaupre
is located at the junction of Port Cygnet and the Huon Estuary,
with magnificent 270 degree water views stretching as far as Bruny
Island. The 80 acre property is completely private with the stunning
headland vista only becoming evident from the front gate.
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There is a private beach, a trout filled billabong, an abundance of native
flora and fauna (including a rare sea hawk) and many walking tracks over
headlands and meadows. At low tide you can even gather mussels and oysters!
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Gourlays
Bay, which forms part of the boundary,
is a tranquil deep water bay, sheltered from prevailing westerlies,
with a registered mooring 40 metres from the shore, drawing 3m at
low water.
The
D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Bruny Island, and Huon Estuary are well
known as some of the best cruising grounds in Australia. The Huon/Channel
area offers spectacular scenery from the snow capped Hartz Mountains,
to the rain forests and national parks, to the rolling green hills
and orchards to the sparkling waterways.
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How
to find us
Take the A6 from Hobart, the turn left at Huonville on the B68 to Cygnet.
Travel through Cygnet township and take the Lymington sign on the C639
for 7.6 kilometres.
All
roads from Hobart to Beaupre are sealed with the section between Huonville
and Cygnet recently upgraded. The major centre of Huonville is 20 minutes
drive with Cygnet township 7 minutes away.
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