What's special about Kettering?
- Peaceful, idyllic setting on the D'Entrecasteaux Channel
- Ideal launching point for kayak tours
- Colourful orchards of berries, cherries and apples surround
Kettering offers a relaxed lifestyle popular among artists and sailing enthusiasts and is an important service hub for local farmers and producers. Lush green hills tumble down to the edge of Oyster Cove Marina where moored yachts rest and kayakers glide across smooth waters.
There is a comprehensive visitor centre beside the Bruny Island ferry departure point, housing a small gift shop and the Mermaid Cafe. Kettering is also home to the Farm Gate cafe which serves as the local deli and is well known for its homemade sausages and friendly local staff.
For a great view out across D'Entrecasteaux Channel toward Bruny Island, take the short 10 minute walk out to Kettering Point. You'll walk through Sheoak trees on this pleasant stroll out to a rocky outcrop offering sweeping views of the channel.
More things to do:Pick your own fruits and berries
Hire kayaks or experience a local kayak tour
View the fully restored Oyster Cove Inn
The story of Kettering:The area was explored first by Bruni D'Entrecasteaux in 1792 and by the early 1800s whalers and sealers had settled in the region. Just north of Kettering at Oyster Cove, the last Tasmanian Aboriginal settlement dwelled, established in 1847. Numbers gradually dwindled from 44 in 1847 down to 16 in the mid 1850s. The sole survivor, Truganini, died in 1876.
Travel directions:Kettering is about 30 minutes drive (37 kilometres/23 miles) south of Hobart.
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