Highfield Historic Site — Attraction in Stanley

Highfields Historic Site, located 61 km northwest of Burnie in Northern Tasmania, sits on the Northwest Peninsula, also known as Circular Head, approximately 6 km from the charming coastal town of Stanley. At night, the house is beautifully illuminated on the hill and visible from Godfrey’s Beach—a captivating sight.

As one of the earliest buildings in the region, Highfields Historic Site was constructed by the Van Diemen's Land Company. Originally intended to establish a Merino farm, the endeavor faced challenges due to local wildlife, including the presence of Tasmanian tigers, leading to its eventual failure.

The house is a double-story structure with fascinating architectural details. It features cellars on the lower level, children’s rooms upstairs, and the main living areas spanning the first and second floors. In certain sections, visitors can observe the unique craftsmanship used to construct the building's walls. Highfields Historic Site is truly a remarkable place, well...

I returned to Highfield yesterday to reflect on it’s amazing location, Tasmanian history, restoration and beauty. It is such a beauty to withhold from the manicured gardens, chook personalities, history enlightenment and restored stone work (something close to my heart). However, more to the point, I was completely blown away by the warm welcome received by Stanley local legend Stu Smith. Wow, how lucky is Highfield and Stanley to have such a knowledgeable local and passionate person representing historic Highfield and adorable town. Thank you Stu for all you do representing a magical community, your historic passion and for always giving that 200% extra. Stanley is quite exceptional and left a huge impression with community spirit and those supporting and living with passion and good belief. Stu you are a community...

Highfield surprised me as I normally just tag along to such places. But Nature turned on a fabulous spring day to set it off. The house was so roomy, airy and brightly open that the large descriptive excerpts and facts were so interesting, and easy, to read. One could almost expect one of those folk to turn up at any time as the place is pretty much as it was. It was easy to get the feel of what it must have been like. Looking back up at the master bedroom from the garden one recalled the “fifteen children”. That the recorded hymn being played in the chapel is named “Push the breach” was further food for thought. The folk who selected this site knew all about “Location, location..”...