Looking south along the coast from the blowhole at Falmouth

Falmouth
Tiny village on the east coast.
Falmouth is an attractive and tiny, rather up market, village on the Tasmanian east coast 202 km south east of Launceston and 242 km north east of Hobart. In one sense it almost doesn't feel like a town at all. It is more like a collection of attractive houses on a cliff top with excellent views along the coastline.

The area around Falmouth was explored by John Helder Wedge and was first settled in 1829 by Captain John Henderson (after whom the large local lagoon is named) who acquired 2560 acres. Later that same year a similar package of land was granted to William Steel. These early settlers became the backbone of the local community so that, even after World War I, the area was still dominated by the heirs of Steel and Henderson.

As the visitor turns off the Tasman Highway towards Falmouth they will note a large Victorian homestead which was built by William Steel's nephew in 1867 for the huge sum of £1740. It was named 'Enstone Park' after World War I by LJ Steel who lived in the house until his death at the age of 102 in 1968.

Things to see:  

Falmouth's Blowhole
The town's premier attraction is 'the blowhole' although this is something of a misnomer. The 'blowhole' is actually a rather large fissure in the rocks where the waves, when they break, cause plumes of spray to rise spectacularly into the air. To get to the blowhole the visitor needs to walk some distance north along the cliffs. The walk is pleasant with the rocks tumbling down towards the sea. The views are excellent and near the blowhole it is possible to see the beach which lies to the north across Henderson Lagoon.

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