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Austins Ferry is the suburb with the most parks in Australia, and a great place to spend a holiday, base yourself for business or just stay for a day or two. Accommodation at Austins Ferry includes holiday house accommodation. As a backdrop Austins Ferry has the magnificent Derwent River, wonderful parks and two mountains, yet the area is close to many attractions, shopping and the city. There are shops, takeaways and a wood fired pizzeria. In nearby Claremont there are both Italian and Chinese restaurants. Austins Ferry is steeped in history being the site of the first ferry across the Derwent river before a causeway was built at Bridgewater and there are a number of historic buildings in the area including Austins Cottage reputed to be the second oldest in Tasmania still standing. Austins Ferry is close to the Glenorchy and Hobart CBD, and the best tourist attractions north of Hobart including Moorilla, Alpenrail, Richmond, Bonorong Wildlife Park, Salmon ponds and the Derwent Valley. Claremont Golf and Bowls Clubs are both only a couple of kilometres away. The Cadbury chocolate factory is very close and one of the oldest National parks in Australia, the Mount Field National Park is less than an hour and a half away. Within two and a half hours you can travel to most destinations in the state including the Derwent Valley, Huon valley, Port Arthur and East coast.