Old Hobart Pub Walking Tour

We really thought we would have seen a few more pubs and the history. Our guide Mathew was great and very knowledgeable .

Everything about our private Historic Pub tour was great! From quick and helpful email replies from Skye to Matthew our guide. Our group of 8 all enjoyed the information Matthew provided and the pubs we visited. Matthew very understanding for one of our group that had difficulty walking. Can highly recommend a tour!! Many thanks.

Tour guide was knowledgeable but failed to check if we could all hear. She spoke at busy street corners and her speaker was hidden under her raincoat. Early colonial Tasmanian history was very interesting. Going to the various pubs and hearing about the publicans made it come alive.

It was such an interesting tour delving into the history of the area. The tour guide Sebastian was very knowledgeable and passionate about the subject matter and answered all of our questions. Check the weather before you go. A fair bit if walking around waterfront areas.

Humorous and very informative walk, well worth doing. Great way to experience the wharf area and its history

Maggie, our tour guide, was so welcoming and excited to share her knowledge of Hobart historic pubs, architecture and people. She gave us such an appreciation for Hobart’s history. We enjoyed our excellent tour experience.

Tour guide was very well researched. Able to answer questions concisely and explain beyong when required. Good pace. Not rushed at any stage. Even though he had a personalised loud speaker, it wasn't loud enough a lot of the time.

Maggie had great knowledge and enthusiasm. Very interesting tour. Thought was taken into account on which pubs to visit. Lots of suggestions on good places to eat. Walk was suitable for all ages and pretty flat. Some stairs inside pub themselves. The history of Hobart in convict time was told in detail and was so informative. Nice small group. Thank you maggie.

Matthew, our tour guide was fantastic!!! He was so knowledgeable and made the walking tour so much fun!

I booked this for 5pm on a Saturday night thinking it would be great to learn about & visit the old pubs of Hobart. Unfortunately we spent 90% of our tour outside on the streets in the cold at night. Out guide was very knowledgeable but gave us a general history tour instead. We visited one old pub and had the opportunity to buy a drink there and be warm inside for about 10 mins. We walked past a few spots that used to be pubs with very little information given about them. Mostly governors, clergy, parks and whaling etc. we finished at our second pub ‘Irish Murphy’s’ …not an old pub of Hobart…huddled in a corner with no opportunity to buy a drink and more historical information not relating to pubs 🤷‍♀️. It felt rude to be taking up 7 chairs in someone’s establishment without purchasing to begin with. I was relieved when it ended and a few of us decided to find out own ‘old pub’ to try and have the experience that we thought we had signed up and paid for! Suggest they rename the tour as it is deceiving. The one pub we did visit and hear the history of was excellent…more of this if you are going to call it a pub tour.