Beaconsfield is a small town of 1,093 (2021) in northern Tasmania. Perhaps infamous for the 2006 Beaconsfield mine collapse – one of the worst mining accidents in Tasmanian history, the quaint town on the western banks of the Tamar River is possibly one of the best places in Tasmania to learn about the state's gold mining industry.

Get in

Beaconsfield is 40 km northwest of Launceston via the West Tamar Hwy (A7) and 6.5 km south of Beauty Point via the same highway.

See

• 1 Beaconsfield Mine & Heritage Centre, West St, ☏ +61 3 6383 1473, beaconsfield@wtc.tas.gov.au. Daily 10AM–4PM. The town's main attraction is about the town's gold mining industry and the tragic incident of 2006. (updated May 2023)

Eat

• 1 Jubilee Bakery, 125-127 Weld St, ☏ +61 3 6383 1124. (updated May 2023)
• 2 Crustys Pizza & Pasta, 136A Weld St, ☏ +61 406 931 608. (updated May 2023)

Sleep

• 1 The Exchange Hotel, 141 Weld St, ☏ +61 3 6383 1410. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. (updated May 2023)

Go next

Routes via Beaconsfield (Tasmania)

Greens Beach ← Beauty Point ←

N A7 SE

→ Grindelwald → Launceston