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Battery Point is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is immediately south of the central business district. It is in the local government area of City of Hobart. Battery Point is named after the battery of guns which were established on the point in 1818 as part of the Hobart coastal defences.
Battery Point is a suburb of Hobart immediately south of the central business district. From Salamanca Place, climb the colonial era Kelly’s steps and wander up through the lanes and quaint streets of Battery Point, filled with stories of Hobart’s historic past.
Home. Regions. Hobart & south. What to do in Battery Point. Climb Kelly’s Steps – a clever inner-city shortcut hacked into a cliff – to reach one of Hobart’s most charming suburbs. Battery Point is Hobart’s first suburb, and widely regarded as the best-preserved colonial-era suburb in Australia.
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Australia & Pacific. Top choice in Hobart. Tucked in behind Salamanca Pl, the old maritime village of Battery Point is a tight nest of lanes and 19th-century cottages. Spend an afternoon exploring: stumble up Kelly’s Steps from Salamanca Pl and wander through Princes Park, where the gun battery of the suburb's ...
Battery Point Historic Walk. Battery Point was settled in the earliest days of Hobart Town in the early 1800’s, and has retained the winding streets, colonial architecture and historical ambiance that make it one of the most fascinating historic precincts in all of Australia. Built over a point of land jutting into the Derwent River, it has ...
Quick Facts. Battery Point is a suburb of Hobart in Tasmania. It is located approximately 1kms from the capital Hobart covering an area of 0.677 square kilometres. Battery Point has a recorded population of 1997 residents and is within the Australian Eastern Daylight Time zone Australia/Hobart.
In Bobby’s Footsteps takes you on a self-guided walk around the land that was originally granted to the Reverend Robert ‘Bobby’ Knopwood in 1805 to build his home, Cottage Green, and establish his famous garden in Hobart’s Battery Point.
