Thermal Springs Pool & Cafe - Hastings State Reserve
The thermal springs pool and café form part of the Hastings Caves State Reserve and are located within the Hastings Caves visitor centre.
Although the pool looks like a normal swimming pool, the naturally warm water is fed by nearby thermal springs.
The warm water creates an eerie yet beautiful steam that hovers above the surface of the water as the warmth of the water collides with the cooler air.
Around the thermal springs pool is a beautiful, lush-green picnic and barbeque area.
There is a gorgeous stone barbeque hut that houses four barbeques and multiple picnic benches.
The stone barbeque hut also has two large wood fires to keep visitors warm on chilly days.
Another timber hut on the other side of the mossy lawn provides more undercover picnic benches.
Toilets, showers and change rooms are located in another beautifully-built stone building.
If you'd rather sit outside in the filtered sunlight, the beautifully manicured lawns provide a lovely spot for visitors to spread out a picnic rug and soak up the magical surroundings.
There are also a number of outdoor picnic benches dotted throughout the ferned picnic area.
Visitors can easily spend the best part of a day swimming, picnicking and reading a book in the peaceful bush setting.
For those who prefer not to cook on their day off, there are simple and light refreshments available in the café.
We ordered a cup of tea and a chai latte, a ham and cheese toastie and scones, jam and cream.
The food is simple, but satisfying, and reasonably priced.
The homemade scones were deliciously light and fluffy.
https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/hastings-caves-state-reserve/hastings-caves-and-thermal-springs
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