Located 44 km north west of Launceston on the West Tamar Highway, Beauty Point is a tiny township originally established as the first deepwater port on the Tamar River and today the site of the Australian Maritime College.

Situated on Port Dalrymple (the mouth of the Tamar River) opposite George Town, Beauty Point lies in the heart of a rich sheep, cattle and vine-growing district although it is the port facilities which lie at the heart of the small town's economic life.

The original Beauty Point wharf, where the first deepwater vessels arrived, has been demolished and replaced by the Australian Maritime College which now houses over 100 residential students who study courses in seamanship and fishing. The college has two training vessels.