Waterside Accommodation - Derwent Retreat

Waterbridge Food operates two community gardens, three cooking programs and a food pantry/shop. Staff and volunteers grow fresh produce, cook delicious healthy meals and sell fresh affordable food. Two community gardens in Bridgewater and Gagebrook provide garden produce to supply the Waterbridge Food Pantry. The Food Pantry sells low-cost healthy food. This includes a range of jams, relishes and sauces, ready to eat frozen meals, desserts and fresh veggie boxes. Deliveries are available within a 20 km radius of the pantry for a $5.00 delivery fee. The Waterbridge Food Pantry is open to the public Monday to Friday from 10 am to 2 pm. Shop in store or we deliver to your door!

Pick your own delicious blueberries at Old Beach Berries farm, Southern Tasmania. Stroll through the orchard, listen to the birds and collect a bucket (or more) of sweet blueberries. Picking your own fruit is a perfect way to enjoy time outdoors. Old Beach Berries is 25 minutes from Hobart, on the way to the Midlands, the North, the Coal River region, and the East Coast. Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary is just a few minutes up the road. The scrumptious blueberries are grown using a regenerative agriculture approach. No pesticides or herbicides are used. The fresh berry season at Old Beach Berries runs from January to March, with an abundance of ripe blueberries ready to be picked. There is free parking and a small entry fee. If you are a return visitor, you only have to pay once for the whole season. You pay by weight for the blueberries that you pick. Even better, you can taste as you go. A wonderful team of friendly people are ready to share the farm with you. Get a taste of rural life with a fun farm experience for the whole family. If you don't feel like picking, there are first-grade pre-picked blueberries available for sale. Icecreams, slushies and other treats are also available. Bookings are recommended for pick-you-own.

Moorilla is one of Tasmania’s oldest wineries. Nestled on a small peninsula on the River Derwent, it was founded in 1956 by textile magnate Claudio Alcorso, before being bought by David Walsh in 1995, and the site is now home to the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) as well as the winery. As part of the development of Mona, the winery was completely rebuilt and is now housed just above the museum entrance (fruit for the winery is drawn from Moorilla as well as a northern vineyard in the Tamar Valley). The site also holds Moorilla’s Cellar Door and the Moorilla Wine Bar. As well as tastings, we offer a range of premium tours and experiences through the Ultimate Winery Experiences Australia program. Moorilla produces red, white, and sparkling wines using estate-grown cool-climate grape varieties across three styles: the quaffable Praxis; elegant Muse, and high-end Cloth Label.