Behind the Scenes - Historic Farms & Agriculture

Overview

Step back in time with a fas­ci­nat­ing vis­it to Bri­an Fish’s his­toric bul­lock farm, where Tasmania’s rur­al her­itage has been care­ful­ly pre­served through Brian’s pas­sion, knowl­edge and dedication.

Meet the work­ing bul­locks and dis­cov­er how these gen­tle giants were trained and worked on farms before the arrival of trac­tors and mod­ern machin­ery. Hear the sto­ries behind their impor­tant role in Tasmania’s ear­ly farm­ing and trans­port industries.

Explore sheds filled with an impres­sive col­lec­tion of her­itage farm­ing equip­ment, wag­ons, yokes and rur­al mem­o­ra­bil­ia, and enjoy demon­stra­tions and fas­ci­nat­ing expla­na­tions of how farm­ing, heavy work and trans­port were once car­ried out.

A unique oppor­tu­ni­ty to expe­ri­ence Tasmania’s rur­al his­to­ry through the sto­ries, skills and tra­di­tions that have been lov­ing­ly pre­served at the farm.

• The tour is weath­er depen­dent. In the event of unsuit­able weath­er or cir­cum­stances beyond our con­trol, the itin­er­ary may be altered, post­poned or cancelled.
• The expe­ri­ence takes place on a work­ing his­toric farm and includes uneven ground, unsealed sur­faces and walk­ing. Guests should wear com­fort­able, stur­dy footwear and be pre­pared for vari­able weath­er conditions.
• Guests will be in the vicin­i­ty of work­ing bul­locks and his­toric farm­ing equip­ment and are required to fol­low all safe­ty instruc­tions pro­vid­ed by the farm hosts and McDermott’s staff.
• The itin­er­ary and tim­ings may vary depend­ing on weath­er, oper­at­ing con­di­tions and the avail­abil­i­ty of the farm hosts and demonstrations.
• Lunch in Camp­bell Town is at guests’ own expense and is not includ­ed in the tour price.
• This expe­ri­ence is intend­ed to pro­vide an authen­tic insight into Tasmania’s rur­al her­itage. Some areas of the prop­er­ty may have lim­it­ed acces­si­bil­i­ty due to the his­toric nature of the site and uneven terrain.