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Visitor's Guide to Tasmania's Reserves
Hastings Caves State Reserve
Introduction
Newdegate Cave
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The
Hastings Caves State Reserve offers visitors a variety of experiences, from relaxing
in the warm waters of a thermal springs pool, walking in the rich forests of
the reserve and, of course, the unique experience of exploring Newdegate Cave.
Both the thermal pool and the trail which leads through the surrounding forests
are accessible to wheelchair users.
Named after Sir Francis Newdegate, the Governor of Tasmania from 1917-1920, Newdegate Cave is the largest tourist cave in Australia which occurs in dolomite, rather than limestone.
Its richly decorated chambers began forming tens of millions of years ago. Don't miss the opportunity to take a tour of the cave with qualified Parks and Wildlife Service guides.
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