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HAPPY PLACES

DANISH FOLK HAVE a wonderful term for the feeling of cosy comfort and soul-nourishing moments shared with loved ones. Known as ‘hygge’, this sense of the good life can be found at Cressy House Estate, a sheep and crop farm in Longford, Tasmania, not far from Launceston on the traditional lands of the Panninher people.

Home to Henry and Margit Smith and their three sons – Noah, 12, Oscar, 11, and eight-year-old Edward – the 1170-hectare property has been in Henry’s family for generations.

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