Cascades Female Factory Historic Site, Hobart

We did both Port Arthur and Cascades, and while everyone raves about Port Arthur (with good reason) Cascades is definitely worth a visit. As they say, it's the only convict site which tells the story of the female convicts. I highly recommend buying a ticket to the tour, as the self-guided brochure only scratches the surface. Our guide was informative and interesting, with lots of little anecdotes about what life was really like in this 'female factory'. It's a small site so you only need an hour, including the tour, to see everything, but well worth it.

Well done centre showing a harrowing bit of our history. The individual stories and the physical descriptions of the inmates brings a human touch. Sad that so much has been destroyed post prison closure but a great job to reconstruct it. It’s also on the route to the Cascade Brewery and is easily walkable from town.