Pub inthe Paddock

Deep in the Pyengana valley, half an hour inland from St Helens, stands one of Tasmania's oldest pubs, licensed since 1880 and still pouring in the same paddock-flanked spot. Six guest rooms share facilities above a restaurant serving lunch and dinner, and the place remains best known for Priscilla, its resident beer-drinking pig. Country roads, river fishing and the surrounding farmland set the pace. It suits singles, couples and families after an unfussed rural stopover with genuine history.