I quite enjoyed the stroll around Salmon Ponds. A lot of history, ponds and museum. Kids can feed the fish, cafe which specialises in pancakes both sweet and savoury. Small entry fee. Bathrooms available.

This was a great morning tea stop en route Hobart to Mt Field. We enjoyed wandering around the salmon ponds feeding the fish and learning about the history of the hatchery. Young children do need to be watched as they could fall into the water but generally it is a safe area. There's a very nice cafe which serves pancakes- a popular choice for customers.

Calming Gardens with some lovely large trees. We enjoyed a quiet walk around (after the bus went) exploring the easy to walk paths alongside the 6 Ponds that had some large Salmon and trout. Feeding the fish was also a treat. A walk on the riverside walk along the Plenty River was also flat and easy for us oldies. Gardens / Trees / Lawns very well maintained.

An unplanned visit but absolutely worth it for our family. Entry was reasonable, and even better kids are free. The grounds are superbly maintained, and the fish provided a very interactive experience for us all. We loved that we could pace ourselves, and explore to our own timeline. We even had the pleasure of touching the eels (the worker prompted us to do so) and also see a Platypus on the banks of one of the ponds. A really great surprise. Highly recommend a visit!

Watching the huge fish jumping out of the water for the feed was torture for my fisherman husband, who had been trying for 2 weeks to catch any Fish in tassie, but also an awesome experience. Having pancakes by the ponds was a really fabulous thing to do as well. The grounds here are also lovely to walk around. A cheap day out, buy some food and feed the fish, you won't be disappointed.