As you enter Whitemark on Lagoon road, you will find Flinders Island bakery situated on the left hand side of the street. As you walk into the bakery, the smell of the freshly cooked bread fills the air. The display is filled with cakes made fresh every day, and the pie warmer is filled with award winning pastries such as; Plain Beef $3.80, Mushroom $4.00, Onion $4.00, Lamb/Curry $4.40, Chicken/Corn $4.40, Wallaby Pie $4.70. The friendly staff will greet you as you enter. Eat in or take away, the bakery is open from 8am till 5pm Monday to Friday and Saturday from 8am until 12pm.
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Flinders Island Bakery
Friday, May 11th, 2012Wallaby Pies Flinders Island
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011See Famous Tasmania’s website for more Flinders Island Wallaby Pies
Tim’s Place, Flinders Island
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011Previously a family home the property is perfect for couples with children, the fully fenced backyard hold a swing set and slide and a large sunny verandah with a BBQ from which to supervise.
The cottage was originally built back in the 1930’s by Walter Bryant, the owner’s uncle and has been fully renovated. The central doors are made for the timber of a local shipwreck the Foochow.
With all the modern convinces like satellite TV and 5 burner gas stove with electric oven, comfortable couches, wood heater and plush carpet.
With 3 bedrooms, 1 queen bed, 1 single and another with 2 single beds it defiantly the place to stay when you travel to Flinders Island with your family.
Beautiful bedspreads give every room a unique modern feel.
Tim’s Place is, $100 per night during winter
 $125 per night during summer
 $25 per extra person
Furneaux Tavern Flinders Island
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011Situated on the waterfront in the holiday resort township of Lady Barron on the southern tip of Flinders Island close to Lady Barron shop, tennis courts and magnificent beaches, the Furneaux Tavern is a favourite meeting place for locals and visitors to Flinders Island. The welcoming island atmosphere when you arrive will make you feel relaxed and at home. Enjoy a coffee as you unwind or sit on the verandah and view the fishing boats as they deliver their fresh local produce to the main port of Flinders Island .
The Furneaux Tavern offers comfortable accommodation with motel style units set amongst an acre of native gardens. The accommodation units are spacious with ensuite bathrooms and tea and coffee making facilities.
The Tavern offers bistro dining in the Shearwater Restaurant try a local Unavale Vineyard wine and has arguably one of Flinders Island’s best views from the bar. The view stretches across Franklin Sound, studded with picturesque islands. The restaurant has a comfortable atmosphere with open fireplaces and soaring ceilings. The Tavern bar serves hearty counter meals 7 days a week and a take-away option is also available.
While you are on Flinders Island book a boat or fishing charter and discover the excellent fishing opportunities off shore, or cast a line in from one of many unspoilt beaches. Plan a bushwalk in Strzelecki National Park with its extraordinary jagged peaks, just a short drive away.
Motel Style accommodation with 13 rooms and 1 apartment, the standard room has one double bed and one single with TV, kitchenette, kettle and mini fridge. Rooms have a folder filled with local info about Flinders Island. The two closest rooms to the main restaurant have wireless internet access and views of Franklin Sound. Perfect 2 couples or 2 large families, family room combinations are available they include two adjoining rooms which share a bathroom. Each room has one queen bed and set of single one bunk bed, a TV, dining table & chairs and kitchenette. The other room has sets of 2 single bed bunks and a double bed, its boast a large bathroom and kitchenette.
The apartment which is currently undergoing renovation has 2 bedrooms, bath in the bathroom and cosy wood heater in the lounge, a separate kitchen & courtyard.
Extra services from Furneaux Tavern for yachtsmen & women include hot showers $5.00 includes towel and soap.
Washing facilities area available $5.00 per load includes powder. Lines are available in the courtyard outside the laundry.
So next time you visit Flinders Island come eat, drink and stay at the Furneaux Tavern.
View of Lady Barron from the Funeaux Tavern Flinders Island
Flinders Island Car Rental Comments
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011On the 28th January 2011, B & S Hickey arrived on Flinders Island to stay until the 1st February 2011. Here is what they had to say about the island.
 Thankyou for the great Flinders Island hospitality & friendliness, also the best coffee at ‘Freckles Café’.
 B & S Hickey hire the 2002 Mitsubishi Magna Sedan Automatic from Flinders Island Car Rentals.
Unavale Vineyards, Flinders Island
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011On Sunday 17th April 2011 Bev and Roger Watson held there annual grape picking day were they ask people from the community and visiting tourist to come and help them pick all the ripe grapes to make their award winning Unavale Wine.
 The picking started at 9.30 in the morning and by 4.30 that night they had picked all the grapes. There were a large number of wasps buzzing round the grapes, so a few people were stung. One local lady was stung on the finger and as it swelled her ring became stuck, luckily Nurse Bev (Bev Watson) came to the rescue and managed to get the ring off with a piece of rope. One local man had the worst luck when he was stung on the hand just as they had finished for the day.
 When everyone arrived back at the bottom house near the vineyards and local band Ratstars played the entertainment for the evening. Bev and Rogers’s son in-law fired up the BBQ and cooked everyone mutton birds caught from the outer islands and wallaby schnitzel, the wallaby came from the local butchery and would have been caught on the island. Bev and Roger also had a keg of beer and wine, free for everyone to enjoy. The fire was lit as a chill come over the air in the afternoon and everyone enjoyed sitting around the roaring fire eating juicy, fat mutton birds and listening to feet taping music.
 In all the whole day was fantastic, Roger thanked everyone for their help and gave out free bottles of wine to those who had worked all day picking the grapes.
 If you are on the island and would like to do a tour of Unavale Vineyard, please contact Bev or Roger Watson on 6359 3632. Bev and Roger also own the Furneaux Tavern in Lady Barron so pop in for a restaurant meal, bar meal or takeaway, they are open everyday. You can contact the Furneaux Tavern on 6359 3521 and find out more about the Unavale Wines
Australian Offshore Challenge
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FICR Customer Comments
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011Julie & Wayne Norling recently visited Flinders Island on the 10th June 2011 and enjoyed themselves immensely, here is what they had to say,
“Warm and Friendly people. Great place to stay.”
Julie & Wayne Norling hired the 2000 Toyota Corolla Hatckback auto from Flinders Island Car Rentals.
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