Spent quite some time there. The paper mache characters/figures were amazing. Staff were very genial and informative. The violin maker display was fascinating along the other artisans at work. We didn't do the the paper mill tour due to our arriving out of schedule times but had a tasty lunch and great coffee and bought from the gift shop.Bumped into Warren who does guided tours of anywhere in Tassie at a reasonable price. He knows the island inside out.
It was very interesting to see all the talents of people. Loved the cheese tasting and the hat making. Great spot to become creative.
Loved seeing crafts people working and being able to purchase there work.Making some paper was a real experience as well.Lots to see & buy.
we had read a lot of advertisements about the centre and it was a lovely new building, well laid out but the Paper making course started 12 minutes late which was annoying and unnecessary. The presenenter did not have his heart in it and wanted to get back to his offiice
I'm sure adult may enjoy this but kids WILL NOT! It is boring for kids there is only one activity kids may be interested in that is a big truck kids can climb im but that is only really for kids 3-9 kids aged 9-17 will hate it.so if your going with kids reconsider.
I would recommend this for tourists - it more or less serves as the local information center. The only reason I go here is to buy up on the local produce - salmon, cheese, chocolate, whisky... yum yum! If you're wanting to 'taste Tasmania' and only have a few short minutes I would recommend this place as it has a small selection of several local specialties.Paper statues are amazing for the craft lovers & there are other handmade goods which serve as awesome souvenirs.
The Workshop side of the Makers Workshop is worth a visit. The artists in residence are more than willing to explain their trade and there is some fantastic artwork available for purchase. Unfortunately only a few are usually on site at any one time.The Paper Making Tour isn't worth the $40 Family Ticket price that we paid.We were given a verbal history of paper making that nearly had us falling asleep. Then we're were given very brief descriptions of the machines in the workshop before being shown how a sheet of paper was made and then given the opportunity to make two sheets each.If the tour is to be successful, I believe that a good quality video detailing the history of paper making along with the differences between hand making and current modern machine processing of paper needs to be produced. A full description and viewing of every step of the paper production then needs to be shown, not just talked about. The two initial stages, which had machines, weren't demonstrated to those on the tour.Overall, the Makers Workshop (free) is worth a visit, but the Paper Making Tour isn't worth the ticket price.
I stopped by here for a quick lunch and I wasn't disappointed. The staff were very friendly, the produce local and the coffee great. The ploughman's lunch was made up of some local cheeses with relish and pickles; delicious, filling and reasonably priced. I'd recommend a stop here to anyone!
The Makers as it's known is interesting and well set out. It also has a great Cafe with scones that grandma made.
The paper making demo was great. Did not like having to pay so much for it.The Tourist info at the centre was very good also. There was only 2 demos available at the time we visited which was very disappointing.