The area was first used by sealers and whalers, but later became a port for local coalmines, which closed in 1855. Today it is very popular among Tasmanians as a holiday destination, along with many other towns in the area, due to the warmer weather on the east coast of the state.
Located 176 km south east of Launceston and 182 km north east of Hobart (via the Tasman Highway), Bicheno is a charming seaside resort town noted for its good motels, its excellent fishing facilities, its safe and attractive beaches and its interesting coastal walks which include some superb rocky outcrops and spectacular blowholes.
Bicheno was established as a whaling centre as early as 1803.
The use of Bicheno as a coal port was short-lived.
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