a place in history
WHEN KERRY AND ALASTAIR HOUSTON first visited the fishing village of Stanley, tucked under a spectacular volcanic plug known as The Nut on the rugged north-west coast of Tasmania, they were struck by its similarities with the remote wild beauty of Scotland’s Isle of Skye, where Alastair had spent many happy years as a child. Originally the centre for the Van Diemen’s Land Company, Stanley is now the main fishing port for the north-west coast of Tasmania. A town of perfectly preserved colonial buildings and stone cottages dating back to the 19th century, with beautiful beaches, a population of
