The Hastings Caves State Reserve is the setting of a complex of caves and a natural warm springs located 102 km south of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Newdegate Cave, the largest dolomite cave in Australia open to tourists, is a part of the complex. They are located 5 kilometres from the nearby Lune River fossil/gem centre and the Ida Bay Railway. The complex features natural warm springs, which cause many of the local streams to be at a year-round temperature of 28 °C . This feeds a swimming pool at the Hastings Visitor Centre, which is available to visitors to swim in.The Hastings Visitor Centre was built in 2001 by Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife. Offering information, ticket sales, food and drink, souvenirs and free public WiFi. The Centre is a hub for the growing number of tourists that visit the Far South of Tasmania.
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