Hobart History Tour: Pubs and Local Brews

Explore Hobart’s history with a pub tour, savoring local brews and tales of the past. Join Dave for a unique, flavorful journey.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Salamanca Place - We’ll enjoy a drink or two in a one or two of Hobart’s oldest buildings (that have bars inside them)
  • Hobart - Australia’s oldest pub is here and we’ll enjoy a drink in it!
  • Franklin Square - A square with statues to men of dubious character
What's Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Travel back in time and delve into the rich history of Hobart, while savoring some of the best local brews, wines, and ciders! Join Dave on an engaging and entertaining walking tour that blends the tales of Hobart’s past with a taste of its contemporary pub culture.
This adventure takes you to Australia’s oldest pub and some of its most historic…

Location
65 Macquarie St
Macquarie Street
We meet guests in the bar of the Hope & Anchor
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Feeh91
Jan 19, 2026
Absolutely loved this tour! - This tour really exceeded my expectations with fun history of Hobart/Tassie and great beers in unique pubs. The guide was fantastic and really made this tour! I paired this with their food tour earlier in the day, and the combo was perfect. Highly recommend this tour for anyone looking to do something in the city!
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Wealddave
Jan 13, 2026
A nice evening out - Interesting chat in good company whilst sampling ales in pubs with some history.
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Rebecca_h
Jan 11, 2026
Great afternoon - This tour was a great way to learn about Hobart history and have a few drinks together with a local.
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Travel22579951507
Nov 14, 2025
Great historic pub tour - Great afternoon with wonderful tour guide. Lots of great information. Would recommend to anyone interested in Hobart Pub history
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Trailblazer713873
Nov 5, 2025
Great afternoon out! - We had a fantastic afternoon with Tony! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us and for entertaining all of our questions. Exceptional way to spend an afternoon, we highly recommend. Oh…and the beer was pretty decent too 😉
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Thompson2081
Oct 28, 2025
Hobart Pub crawl - Amazing tour. Dave (Greg) knowledge of history and the pubs was great. While a Pub crawl we actually learned things. Being on a tour where he was training other Dave's made it entertaining. Often offttack but real fun.
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Jeff_t
Oct 28, 2025
Hobart Pub Crawl - An amazing tour. Dave (Greg) made it so entertaining and informative. The history we learnt of each Pub was great. Would recommend to anyone as you learn both history and the locations of good pubs. Having trainee Dave's made it even better.
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M8037cjpatriceb
Aug 25, 2025
Awesome way to explore Hobart's pub history! - Great little tour that features some of Hobart's oldest pubs! Our guide Gregg was super knowledgable and fun, our group enjoyed themselves thoroughly!
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Intotravel1
Jul 27, 2025
Oldest pubs tour - We loved the afternoon. Sarah was a fantastic guide. Daves tours are great. Loved the first pub. Totally enjoyed the company ands felt that we had connected with a new friend
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Jaimes_a
Oct 20, 2025
Josh was our tour guide... - Josh was our tour guide for the evening, with one other customer (training to be a guide) - making a group of 4. Josh was an enthusiastic guide, with many stories of Hobart and colonial settlement of greater Tasmania, and kept up the energy and vibe throughout the 2.5 hours which in a small group can be a challenge. We loved the first pub (great atmosphere, historical vibe and craft beers), but the 2nd and 3rd pubs were a bit average, there were no craft beers at either (only cascade/boags), the 2nd pub super rowdy with no table booking, the 3rd (also no table booking) seemed historical upstairs but we don’t recall hearing about it. Manky Sally’s (4th and last pub) was ok, had craft beers, not historical but has a cool Mona vibe (same owner). Overall, we enjoyed the night, but we think it would benefit from pub selections more appropriate to a historical tour, and with craft beer available, along with confirmed table bookings so we aren’t wandering about looking for seats.
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up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).