About

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Only 20 minutes from Devonport, Railton Hotel is the ideal stopover when disembarking from the Spirit of Tasmania. Situated on the scenic route to Cradle Mountain, Railton’s ‘Town of Topiary’ is a gateway to some of Tasmania's most beautiful natural places.

A great selection of beers and ciders, wine, pub meals, affordable accommodation, and mountain bike friendly facilities all under one roof, make the Railton Hotel the most convenient option for your mountain biking adventures in north-west Tasmania. We’re located only a few minutes from the Wild Mersey Mountain Bike Railton trailhead.

The first Hotel was built in around 1858. Early days saw farmers and the timber workers as the main patrons. The railway line was completed in 1885 and the present hotel was rebuilt on the same site after a fire in 1910.

Railton Hotel has five standard rooms with shared bathroom facilities and one room with en suite. Camping with shower and bathroom facilities is available at the rear of the hotel, in addition to ample car parking.

A separate function space, the Oregon Room, caters for up to 35 people and can be booked for special events, conferences or meetings. The owners Tex and Viv started their journey to Tasmania twelve years ago, after the devastating Victorian bushfires of 2009. They first bought a shack in nearby Promised Land, while they waited for the opportunity to find a more permanent place to live and work. That opportunity presented itself with the Railton Hotel in 2017. Tex and Viv enjoy providing their unique country hospitality and are happy to now be part of the Kentish community.