Port Arthur Historic Site
Australia’s most significant convict site — ruins, gardens, ferry tours of the Isle of the Dead. A full day is barely enough.
About the Inn
Our Story
A heritage hotel set amongst the gum trees.
The Fox & Hounds has stood at the edge of Port Arthur for generations — a heritage inn watching travellers come and go from the Tasman Peninsula. The building is unmistakable, with its steep slate roof, stone chimney, and timber facade settled into the bushland. Inside, it’s warmer and older still: black-beamed ceilings, a stone fireplace, a long bar and a dining room that fills with the smell of slow cooking from the kitchen.
We’re a working hotel, restaurant and pub. Some guests stay one night on the way to the Historic Site; others settle in for a week of walking the cliffs, kayaking the bay, and sitting by the fire at the end of long days. We welcome both.
The Region
Discover Port Arthur & the Tasman Peninsula
The Tasman Peninsula is one of Tasmania’s most extraordinary corners. Convict history, dolerite cliffs, sea caves, untouched bushland, and the kind of wildlife that wanders past the inn at dusk.
Fortescue Bay
White sand, clear water, and the trailhead for the Cape Pillar and Cape Hauy walks — some of the finest coastal walking in the country.
Remarkable Cave
A double-mouthed sea cave carved into the cliffs at the southern tip of the peninsula. Best at low tide.
Tessellated Pavement
A rare geological formation at Eaglehawk Neck — flat stone broken into tiles by the sea. Best at sunrise.
Wildlife
Wallabies and pademelons feed in the late afternoon. Echidnas and the occasional Tasmanian devil pass through the bush behind the inn.
Stingaree Bay
The quiet bay our sea-view rooms look out across. Walk down before breakfast; you’ll usually have it to yourself.