A sawmill at Somerset

Somerset
Beach town which is part of Burnie's commuter belt
Somerset is located 6 km from Burnie (it is realistically a bedroom town to Burnie) and 156 km from Launceston on the Cam River. It is a basically a combination of a beach town with a service centre for the surrounding industries. There's a very small shopping area with a Post Office and a Somerset pub. The town centre is literally nothing more than a Police Station, Post Office, General Store and Surgery. Somerset is one of those towns where people have conspired to make the beachfront as inaccessible as possible. The sand dune which runs along the beachfront prevents the houses from having views over the water and there is a railway line which runs along the foreshore.

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Water Activities
The area is a popular fishing haunt for both ocean and river fishing. Those who want to try their luck catching brown trout can fish in the Cam River. The beach, which is nearly 3 km long, has both good swimming and an active Life Saving Club. There are also pleasant walks along the foreshore which is accessible from the Esplanade.

	Motels
	Seabrook Motel Bass Hwy Somerset TAS 7322 Telephone: (03) 6435 1209 Rating: ***
	Somerset Pub Hotel/Motel 25 Wragg St Somerset TAS 7322 Telephone: (03) 6435 2346
	Murchison Lodge Motor Inn 9 Murchison Hwy Somerset TAS 7322 Telephone: (03) 6435 1106 Rating: ****
	Caravan Parks
	Somerset Cabin and Caravan Park Bass Hwy Somerset TAS 7322 Telephone: (03) 6435 2322 or (03) 6435 1431 Rating: ***
	Restaurants
	Beijing Restaurant 33 Wragg St Somerset TAS 7322 Telephone: (03) 6435 1879
	Rodericks Restaurant 9 Murchison Hwy Somerset TAS 7322 Telephone: (03) 6435 1106
	Seabrook Motel Bass Hwy Somerset TAS 7322 Telephone: (03) 6435 1209