What’s special about Sorell?
If you wander out from the main street, you will find pieces of history tucked away in Sorell. There are three historic churches including the impressive St George’s Anglican Church in Gordon Street. Stop by the barracks and Sorell Antiques where you will find all kinds of treasures from the past.
Look out for the Sorell Fruit Farm, where you can pick all sorts of stone and berry fruits in season. The choice is extensive from classic favourites of strawberries and raspberries through to loganberries, tayberries and silvanberries. The arrival of cherry blossoms is a time for celebration at the Sorell Fruit Farm which has an annual Cherry Blossom Festival during September and October. Stop in at the cafe and sample delightful fruit liqueurs, fruit wines and jams during this seasonal celebration. There is no charge to stroll amongst the cascading cherry blossoms, and check out the many other berry fruits that ripen in November and December, and on into January.
Sorell’s weather is similar to Hobart with an average maximum summer temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and minimum of eight degrees Celsius.
More things to do:
Scot’s Uniting Church
The Roman Catholic Church
Local pubs and eateries - Sorrell makes an ideal refreshment stop on the way out of Hobart to the East Coast, or to the Tasman Peninsula
The story of Sorell:
The town was first explored in 1805 by Lieutenant Governor Collins and in 1821 was named after the governor of the day, Lieutenant Governor William Sorell (Governor of Van Diemen's Land - April 1817 - May 1824). Later, in 1825, Tasmania’s most notorious bushranger, Matthew Brady, held up the town jail and freed the prisoners.
Australia’s best known combat cameramen, Neil Davis, was from Sorell. He filmed wars in South-East Asia until his death in 1985.
Travel directions:
Sorell is 30 minutes’ drive (26 kilometres/16 miles) east of Hobart and 10 minutes' drive from Hobart International Airport. Sorrell has a by-pass road which takes you through the outskirts of the main center. It is the turn-off point to Port Arthur and the Tasman Peninsula and also to the East Coast via Orford.
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