Dorset Hotel Restaurant

We are a 100 year old hotel located in the world-famous mountain biking town of Derby, Tasmania, located 1 hour 20 minutes from Launceston. Offering accommodation, meals, bar & bottle shop sales, laundromat and secure bike storage. The newly renovated accommodation consists of 6 twin rooms, one double room and two queen rooms with shared bathroom facilities. If you are after a bit more privacy, we also offer two ensuite queen rooms. All rooms include a continental breakfast daily. Mountain biking groups often book out the whole hotel. Serving hearty, delicious meals, prepared by local chefs who source fresh, local Tasmanian meat, seafood, fruit and vegetables. We also showcase local beer, cider and spirits in our bar. We are only a 2-minute pedal to the trailhead of the Blue Derby trail network, the Blue Derby pump track and the iconic Floating Sauna. Derby has a rich tin mining history with a local museum, lovely walks and drives to relics of the tin mining close by. There are also many waterfalls to explore nearby. We are an excellent half way stopover if you are enroute to the beautiful North East Coast from Launceston.

Only 700 metres from the head of the Blue Derby trail network, this renovated miner's cottage sleeps six in comfortable beds with hotel quality linen. A pod coffee machine helps kick start your day. With a heat pump and a wood fire, all bases are covered to ensure you are warm, no matter how wet and cold your day may have been. There is a secure shed equipped for basic bike maintenance, a carport and BBQ area. The laundry and second toilet are just outside the back door. Wifi is provided to enable you to keep those missing out on your adventure up to date.

Nestled in a side street immediately off the Tasman Highway, Avalon Blue @ Derby is three bedroom house which has been renovated to host mountain bike riders visiting the Blue Derby trails. Featuring secure bike storage, parking for four cars, bike wash, security camera coverage, new beds, complete kitchen, renovated bathroom and fenced rear deck with a gas BBQ, washing machine and dryer. Avalon blue @ Derby has everything you need to make your mountain bike trip to Derby fun, safe and secure. Avalon Blue @ Derby is a clean and comfortable 100-year-old miners cottage, situated one km from the Blue Derby Tail Hub and 100 metres from the Dorset Hotel. A secure bike storage area and deck have been built out the back, together with the fire pit out the front - to enjoy quite beers and reminisce about the epic day you have had riding the Blue Derby trails.