Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden

Non-profit organization · Burnie

Emu Valley Rhododendron Garden

Non-profit organization · Burnie

55 Breffny Rd, Romaine TAS 7320, Australia

Highlights

This sprawling, 11-hectare garden features a stunning array of rhododendrons, serene water features, and a charming café with sweeping views.

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"Known internationally for its 22,000 rhododendrons, plus a curated collection of plants and trees organized into “countries”—complete with purpose-built lakes, waterfalls, bridges and gazebos—Emu Valley is a tranquil way to spend the day. You may even meet a local duck or grebe or, if you’re really lucky, an echidna or platypus. Not only a beautiful garden, it’s also a plant museum and heritage center: Many species of rhododendron have become endangered due to human activities."

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Paul Crook

Google

Loved this garden with all the different areas and associated plants. It would have looked amazing when all the plants were flowering but we were on holiday so limited as to when we could visit . It was fantastic to watch a platypus in the large pond below the cafe. There was also a little grebe with chicks that were constantly calling. Whilst I was filming the platypus I looked down to see a large snake sunning itself on the soil inches from my feet.

Won Soon Lau

Google

Lovely place to enjoy a good cup of tea with a scone at the Cafe which has a fantastic view of the garden and surrounding farm. This private garden covers quite a big plot of land and has several tracks of different level of accessibility and walking duration. There are many varieties of rhodendrons grouped into different regions as there are from various part of the world, mostly Asia. You need about 3 to 4 hours to thorough explore the garden.

Katelyn Rolfe

Google

A great place to spend 2-3 hours of your day! Delicious homemade scones and good barista-made coffee. Friendly and very helpful staff/volunteers – they're very happy to give you information about the gardens and their resident platypuses. And the gardens are lovely to walk in, even when the rhododendrons aren't in flower.

Tahlia P

Google

Love visiting whenever I come to Burnie. This time we were lucky enough to spot an echidna, previous visits we've seen the resident platypus. It's a garden so flowers only occur at the appropriate time of the year. You'll see a wide variety of colours and scenery that suits the season.

River O'Neill

Google

Beautiful gardens, we did the light blue walk (about 1.5hrs spent in the garden). Lots of gorgeous plants and places to take photos. Keep an eye out for platypus, we saw two! We tried the famous Devonshire tea (the hot chocolate was surprisingly beautiful).

Kim Ransley

Google

Such an amazing garden attended by volunteers. I loved the structural pieces and lakes which added to the views as I walked the tracks. Well done🙏

Venkata Murthy

Google

A great place to visit. Very well kept and directions were perfect. We were told the place is made and maintained by volunteers! Volunteers working there were very friendly. Saw platypus and Pademelon. Nice coffee and snacks! A must to visit of you are traveling to Burnie or near!

Audreaya Rose

Google

Wear good sneakers, paths go up and down, option for a golf cart sort of tour. Lovely flowers sectioned into different country origins , different trails 60 minute ones and 20 minute ones but recommend a picture or copy of the map.