Hawley House is a distillation of all that is special in northern Tasmania – the transformation of a romantic fantasy into reality. The Victorian Gothic mansion with a mountain backdrop overlooks pristine golden beaches.

The gardens are built around small lakes rimmed by flowers, and are home to trout and waterfowl. Fur, feather, skin and fin find sanctuary in Hawley’s substantial wildlife reserve.

Behind the old family home, through orchards and copses are the gentle slopes of an extensive vineyard where grapes absorb the beauty of the bay below and concentrate all that surrounds into an elixir of Hawley.

Convivial pre-dinner drinks in the drawing room are served each evening, followed by a four-course dinner of the finest and freshest of local produce. The panelled candlelit dining room features paintings commissioned for successive wine labels.