Penny Royal Adventures
Penny Royal Adventures
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At the mouth of the Cataract Gorge, Penny Royal celebrates the dark and playful past of bushranger Matthew Brady amongst a charming complex of bars, restaurants and a wide range of activities for the whole family!!
Enjoy the thrill of the zip lines, a 20m cliff jump, rock wall climbing, and our elevated cliff walk as well as adventures at park level of gold panning, gemstone fossicking, our Dark Ride barge tour, the Brig Tamar cruise with our captain and our Barefoot Sensation (obstacle course).
Free entry to the village, pay only for the adventures you choose.
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Kabita k
Toronto, Canada2 contributions
Nov. 2022 • Friends
packed with adventure for both kids and adults, this place is perfect for a fun day with your family. we tried the ropeway, rock climbing and free fall. also the nearby cafeteria serves awesome food and coffee. you won't regret visiting this place when you are in Launceston.
Written 30 October 2023
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Thank you for adventuring with us!
Written 14 November 2023
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Annie S
Tumut, Australia3 contributions
Jan. 2023
Great time it was educational and fun teens loved it, and once you paid you could just keep going back many times during the day .
Written 27 May 2023
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Thank you for adventuring with us!!! So glad you enjoyed it!! We so appreciate your support!!
Written 25 June 2023
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Walter F
Tas29 contributions
Jan. 2023
Was a feta and fun afternoon for the family. Easily spent a couple of hours here enjoying history through amusement and attraction rides. Best to check out the website first and book the activities you’d like to do just in case they book out on the day
Written 12 February 2023
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Thank you for adventuring with us, Walter!!! So glad you enjoyed the attractions!!! We so appreciate your support!!
Written 20 February 2023
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Nishant K
1 contribution
Dec. 2022 • Couples
It was a very wonderful stay .. MR Hemanta lamichanne gave us a upgrade and it was so awesome room that he gave to us.. thank you so much we enjoyed launcheston a lot.. nearby bars and breakfast was awesome as well.
Written 7 December 2022
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So this listing is for the adventure park. Just letting you know in case you wanted to make sure those lovely comments hit the accommodation. Here is their URL. https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Hotel_Review-g255344-d263390-Reviews-Leisure_Inn_Penny_Royal_Hotel_Apartments-Launceston_Tasmania.html
Cheers!!
Written 21 January 2023
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bobjanh
Brisbane, Australia2,179 contributions
Located at the end of Cataract Gorge, it makes a convenient turn around point when walking. Admission charges apply and a range of paid activities are available inside as well as a couple of cafe options. Looks neat - probably a hit with children.
Written 23 November 2022
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seanhames
Nairne, Australia28 contributions
Oct. 2022 • Family
Had a great time with the kids and I. Did zip line and cliff walk. Whole family did the ghost tour too which we liked.
Written 22 October 2022
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Thank you for adventuring with us!!! So glad you enjoyed your time in the park! We so appreciate your support!!
Written 23 October 2022
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David W
Rockhampton, Australia52 contributions
Oct. 2022 • Family
My wife and son did the zip lining which they both immensely enjoyed. We also did the panning for gold and the convict boat experience. Although these experiences were enjoyable we didn’t feel that they were as good of value for money when compared to the zip lining experience.
Written 4 October 2022
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Thank you for adventuring with us, David. Glad you enjoyed our zip lining! We do try to keep the pricing reasonable at $10 for our Brig Tamar experience with our Captain and $10 for our gold panning. We are a bit hamstrung there as the experience is a bit reduced without pans (which we were required to remove by WorkSafe). Sorry it didn't measure up for you!
Written 13 October 2022
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Mark B
Melbourne, Australia172 contributions
Jun. 2022 • Couples
I’ve been to Penny Royal over the years a couple of times but not for a while so it was nice to return to experience something different in addition to the dark boat ride that always a favourite of mine.
The dark ride takes about 15 minutes round trip under Penny Royal Adventures and shows some of the convict history highlights of Tasmanias past including holograms, waterfalls & sound and lights.
After this we did something I’ve never done there - cliff walking with harness and wires. What a view. From the top you can see all over Launceston and we were blessed with a gorgeous sunny winter’s afternoon. The total walk around took us about 20 minutes and some parts you had to walk right over a suspension bridge high above the park and it was exhilarating and I would definitely do it again when I’m back in Launceston as I’ve been to Tasmania many a time over the years.
It’s also very reasonably priced and the staff take you through all the required safet precautions and hints and we felt extremely safe and secure from the top.
The dark ride takes about 15 minutes round trip under Penny Royal Adventures and shows some of the convict history highlights of Tasmanias past including holograms, waterfalls & sound and lights.
After this we did something I’ve never done there - cliff walking with harness and wires. What a view. From the top you can see all over Launceston and we were blessed with a gorgeous sunny winter’s afternoon. The total walk around took us about 20 minutes and some parts you had to walk right over a suspension bridge high above the park and it was exhilarating and I would definitely do it again when I’m back in Launceston as I’ve been to Tasmania many a time over the years.
It’s also very reasonably priced and the staff take you through all the required safet precautions and hints and we felt extremely safe and secure from the top.
Written 26 June 2022
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Thank you for adventuring with us!!! So glad you enjoyed the cliff activities!!! The views are indeed fantastic!! We so appreciate your support!!!
Written 31 August 2022
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Rupert S
3 contributions
Jan. 2022 • Family
It's like a Australian Disneyland the darkride lik Disney's pirates of the caribbean on smaller scale all you need is a johnny Depp animatronic
Written 31 May 2022
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Thank you for adventuring with us, Rupert!!! We'll take the comparison!!! We try to do the best with the limited space we have. :) We so appreciate your support!!
Written 31 August 2022
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Somethingtoshare
Liston, Australia145 contributions
Apr. 2022
Great afternoon spent here on Saturday with my daughter. The staff were amazing, so friendly, knowledgeable and professional, thank you Monty, Hayley and crew (I’m sorry I can’t remember all your names particularly the young lady who helped me jump off the cliff you were so good with me and another nervous girl at the zip line that day it was so lovely to see. I think you mentioned you are also a school teacher, I bet the kids love you) I honestly could not speak highly enough of all the staff, they really added to the enjoyment of the day.
We zip lined, rock climbed, jumped off the cliff, and then walked around it. All a lot of fun and the views over Launceston on that gorgeous sunny day were just beautiful. I think our highlight was the rock climbing and my daughter actually asked to go back the next day. It will be on the list for next visit.
I also would like to mention how spotless and well kept the whole area is. It’s a beautiful environment and nice to see it maintained so well.
Overall a wonderful family activity that I would recommend.
We zip lined, rock climbed, jumped off the cliff, and then walked around it. All a lot of fun and the views over Launceston on that gorgeous sunny day were just beautiful. I think our highlight was the rock climbing and my daughter actually asked to go back the next day. It will be on the list for next visit.
I also would like to mention how spotless and well kept the whole area is. It’s a beautiful environment and nice to see it maintained so well.
Overall a wonderful family activity that I would recommend.
Written 25 April 2022
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Thank you for adventuring with us!!! So glad you enjoyed it and that the staff treated you well. We are lucky with great staff for sure! I think the other person you are mentioning is Sinead. She is also wonderful! So glad you enjoyed the cliff activities and the views! We appreciate your support and look forward to your next visit!!
Written 26 April 2022
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suzjos
Sydney, Australia21 contributions
We are in Launceston for a couple of days and my adventurous 16 year old is getting itchy feet. Ideally he wants to do treetops, but being the only adventure junkie in our group, he isn't keen to do the few hours on his own. I'm wondering if this is suitable for a 16 yr old, or if it is more suitable for younger kids?
lizz c
Perth, Australia28 contributions
I would say for younger kids
Ashleigh G
Sydney, Australia6 contributions
Is this fun for young adults? I am in the area, am looking for something to do and am 20 years old. Would this be worth my money ?
Lynda W
Maitland, Australia27 contributions
Ashleigh you can always go in and check out the prices and see everything, to make your decision. You can walk around the whole thing without having to pay entry, and then decide what you want to go on.
Is there wheelchair access to penny royals adventures
Lynda W
Maitland, Australia27 contributions
There is a lift they use from the carpark which a wheelchair could use to get into the park. When you get inside though, i cant exactly remember if there are ramps to all areas, but you definitely cant get a wheelchair up to the point where the free fall jump is, nor could you get to the rock climbing wall, or along the rock faclatforms for the zip line.
Is there wheelchair access to adventures
jmce17
Melbourne, Australia270 contributions
Depending on the disability and age... I think you could get around if you could use a walking stick at times
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