Pub In The Paddock
The Pub in the Paddock offers country accommodation and meals at Pyengana, north east Tasmania. There are six rooms available with shared facilities. Choose from double rooms, a twin room or a single room. There is also a room with a double bed and two bunks, accommodating up to four guests. Licensed since 1880, the Pub in the Paddock is one of Tasmania’s oldest country pubs. Literally sitting in the middle of a paddock in the verdant Pyengana Valley, the Pub offers hearty country meals or morning and afternoon teas along with comfortable pub accommodation. Call in for a cool drink and meet the locals or stay a little longer and explore the local area. You can taste award-winning, traditionally-made cheddar cheeses at the nearby Pyengana Dairy Company, or visit some of the area’s waterfalls including the cascading St Columba Falls—plunging nearly 90 metres (295 feet) from the Mount Victoria foothills to the South George River valley. Pyengana is an Aboriginal word meaning the meeting of two rivers.Pyengana is a half hour drive from the north east coastal town of St Helens (27 kilometres/17 miles) and an hour from Scottsdale (73 kilometres/45 ...read more
I'll admit I was a little hesitant at the idea of the 'Pub in the Paddock'. As a devout city-slicker and proud non-driver, it seemed counter-intuitive to locate a drinking establishment so far from civilisation, let alone public transport. However, the less-junior members of my travelling party insisted that it was a popular and charming pub, with a trove of good memories worth rekindling over a cider. Fair enough - cider's cider, right? But I remained sceptical of the pub's fabled 'beer-drinking pig'. Upon stepping inside, I was immediately assailed by a sense of wood-panelled cosiness. Every small detail - from the irreverent signs to the crackling fire to the pig-themed decorations - summed to welcome visitors and regulars alike. Even to a cynical modern tourist like myself, the Pub in the Paddock appeared at once nostalgic and timelessly complete. We all sat down and ordered ciders from the chatty and personable lady behind the bar - presumably the owner/manager. Before ...read more
