Beaumaris Zoo
Lower Domain Road, Hobart
Photographer: Tyr Liang
Beaumaris Zoo | Photographer: Matt Sansom
Beaumaris Zoo | Photographer: Matt Sansom
BOOKINGS OPEN 12PM AEDT, THURSDAY 6 OCTOBER 2022
This abandoned zoo once housed a wide variety of animals including lions, tigers, leopards, elephants, monkeys and polar bears, and is most notably remembered as the home of the last thylacine in captivity. Originally opened in 1895 at the Battery Point residence of socialite Mary Grant Roberts, the zoo was moved to a new zoological facility operated by the Hobart City Council at the Queens Domain in 1923. Wander amongst the ruins of old animal enclosures at this fascinating site.
Tours: Saturday 12 November, 10 am, 12 pm and 2.30 pm
Duration: 80 minutes
Locations
CBD
Domain
Hobart
Building Types
Landscape
Zoological Gardens
Architectural Period
Interwar (1919-1940)
Feature
Heritage
Accessibilities
Level Changes
Pram Friendly
Steep Incline
Uneven Surfaces
Brendan Lennard
Brendan Lennard was the Senior Cultural Heritage Officer with the City of Hobart for twenty five years. He has been conducting tours of the Beaumaris Zoo site for over twenty years and continues to advocate even after his retirement. Read more
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