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Cascades Female Factory Site Entry

Duration: 2 hours
Destination: Australia, Tasmania, Hobart
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  • 2 hours
  • Hobart
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

The Cascades Female Factory is a World Heritage-listed historic site situated in the country of the Muwinina people in lutruwita / Tasmania. This site reflects on the story of the displacement, mistreatment and forced migration of convict women and girls, and their contribution to the history of Australia from colonisation to the present day. Interwoven are the First Nation’s stories of Palawa, a culture that is over 40,000 years old and which was so gravely impacted by British colonisation.

What Can You Expect?

Visit: Cascades Female Factory Historic Site, 16 Degraves St South Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania 7004 Australia

The World Heritage-listed Cascades Female Factory tells the story of the dispossession, mistreatment and forced migration of Australian convict women and girls, and their contribution to colonisation throughout the history of colonial Australia to the present day.

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Access to the World Heritage Site and gallery
  • self-guided audio experience
  • Entry/Admission - Cascades Female Factory Historic Site

Exclusions
  • Convict Women's History Tour
  • Proud and the Punished performance

Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point


Departure Time

Cascades Female Factory Site Entry
7/1/2022 - 2/27/2025

Monday - Sunday : 10:00 AM - 04:30 PM

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

2 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

Travelglows

22 Apr, 2024

Worth a visit with guided tour. This place knows a terrible history that is very sad and interesting to hear. We were glad we had a guide explaining everything. What a cruel period. We liked this place much more than Port Arthur. If you like to know more about the women of Tassie, make sure to pay this museum a visit. Try to place yourself on their shoes…

tainahall

21 Apr, 2024

Did this on Saturday and can totally recommend this tour. Very informative and the experience was incredibly moving. The lady leading the 1 pm tour was very knowledgeable and passionate about the history and lives of these women. We walked up the Hobart rivulet, which was also a lovely experience as the autumn leaves were falling around us I was privileged to spot a platypus in the creek.

AMiddiy

14 Apr, 2024

“Notorious Strumpets and Dangerous Girls” was the name of the guided tour we chose to do for this visit. Marcelle was our guide, and she did a brilliant job of bringing to memory of the ladies she spoke about to life. She obviously cares about the women who were detained in this place, and is keen to share the stories of their trauma, and life after their time in the factory. Although there is not much physically to see from the original prison (because that’s what it was), the historical site have done a great job to recreate and depict the layout of how it was when in use. It was so nearly wiped away completely- but thanks to someone who felt it needed to be shared, the site was saved and what is left has been able to start to share the stories of these women and girls.

mymaschere

06 Apr, 2024

This is not a comfortabe experience. The stories are very confronting. But its a history we should know about. There is little of the actual factory still there. Mostly its lines on the ground. I had one of their hand held audio guides. Unless i held my finger on the screen it kept zeroing back to the start - frustrating. This was how our forebears treated womena dnchildren.

nancyolah

30 Mar, 2024

The Cascade Female Factory is very different than the Port Arthur Historic Site, but is essential to an understanding of the convict experience. Much of the structure had been torn down until a group of concerned women in the 1970’s petitioned the government to create a historic site. We were fortunate to have one of those women (Marcelle) as our guide on the morning we visited. Marcelle gave an extremely interesting tour, rich with colorful details, that gave us an insight into what these women’s lives were like once they had received a sentence of “transportation” for often small, petty crimes. It was a viscous cycle where random acts could change the course of your life forever. Taking a tour is essential to understanding and appreciating the significance of of this historic site. While the museum does an excellent job and is well curated, we are so glad we took a tour. Pony up the extra $10 AUS and take a tour if you visit.

User's Picture Gallery

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Sad history great museum

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Strumpets and Notorious Women Tour

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You might not think it, but it’s so worth the time to visit. Pay for a tour though - really bring it to life.

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Be sure to take a tour!

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Cascades Female Factory Convict Site worth a visit

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How far we've come and how similar we still are

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Important but sad visit to the past

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Interesting history with an engaging delivery

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Terrible treatment of women convicts and their children.

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Depressing and informative. Incredible to think that our so-called refined English descendants treated women so badly.

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Cascades Female Factory well worth a visit.

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Great tour guide

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Eye opening

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A site that should not be missed

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Cascades Female Factory

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Also see the play - highly recommended

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One of the holiday highlights

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