HIGHFIELD HISTORIC SITE

Highfield Historic Site is open from 9.30am to 4.30pm seven days a week, but is closed on Christmas Day. Entrance fees apply, and companion cards are accepted, offering free entry for carers assisting people with disabilities. 

The ground floor of the homestead and the chapel are wheelchair accessible. The Highfield barn has a mobility lift providing upstairs access, but cobblestone flooring and steps prevent wheelchair access to other outbuildings. The Highfield Historic Site has one accessible toilet.

Dog guides are welcome on-site – contact the operator for more accessibility details.

Highfield Historic Site is located at 143 Greenhills Road, about 3 kilometres from the scenic village of Stanley. Please note there are no buses from Stanley to this property. There is no café at Highfield Historic Site, but you’ll find a few good eateries in nearby Stanley. Check out our Stanley Food and Drink listing for more details. 

It’s a very pleasant and picturesque bus ride to Stanley from Launceston, with a break in Burnie. To do this, catch the X705 bus from Cornwall Square Transit Centre in Launceston and change to the X708 in Devonport. This will take you to Burnie, where the 768 bus leaves for Stanley. For detailed timetables and Redline Coaches ticketing information, visit transport.tas.gov.au.

The 225-kilometre drive from Launceston to Stanley is equally picturesque and takes about 2.5 hours. Alternatively, Stanley is a 78-kilometre drive north-west of Burnie and a 125-kilometre drive west of Devonport.

Stanley offers plenty of accommodation options, too, from hotel rooms to cute cottages, as well as a caravan park. Consider bedding down for a night or two, so you can explore the charms of Stanley, as well as other local attractions such as the historic precinct of Woolnorth, a 45-minute drive away on the far north-west tip of Tasmania.