Beauty Point is a tiny township originally established as the first deep water port on the Tamar River.

A railway connected the wharves and blast furnace site to the company's iron ore mine - 'Mt Vulcan' - on Anderson's Creek.

Ilfracombe was only ever a port for this venture, and both the company's iron ore mine and blast furnace were located well inland.

[3] Situated on Port Dalrymple (the mouth of the Tamar River) opposite from George Town, Beauty Point lies in the heart of a rich sheep, cattle and vine-growing district.

The original Beauty Point wharf, where the first deep water vessels arrived, has been demolished and replaced by the Australian Maritime College, which houses over 100 residential students.