In the Hunter Valley, a region that extends around 150 kilometres inland from Newcastle, there are over 120 cellar doors where you can sample the best known product of this region. Unfortunately, wine isn’t all it’s renowned for – you’ll also have to find room for scrummy local produce that ranges from figs to fudges. And as if that wasn’t enough, there are also dozens of great art galleries, craft and antique stores to peruse, and wine and cooking schools to attend (to ensure that you know what to do with all the goodies you’ve picked up along the way). But don’t worry: all that effort won’t go unrewarded. The Hunter also offers award-winning spas and golf retreats in which to relax and unwind after the rigours of all that sampling, or you can simply sit back and soak up the scenery: acres of undulating vines, all hemmed in by the beautiful Brokenback Range.
Holiday Coast Highlights Make a pit stop at The Wollombi Tavern home of the infamous Dr Jurds Jungle Juice - an old bush remedy popular with the locals, try your free tasting at the bar. Join the Executive Chef and his team and experience the entertaining Hunter Valley Cooking School in their purpose built Kitchen. This is a hands on class and all dishes are cooked from scratch using local organic produce, the recipes are provided and the dishes cooked are eaten for either lunch or dinner. This is a wine and food lovers dream. Tee off in style with a Greg Norman designed golf course. The Vintage Golf Club features an 18-hole course which has been ranked among the best in Australia. The 18-hole course measures 6,310 metres with a par of 71. Explore over 60 acres of the Hunter Valley Gardens. Be amazed by the beautiful sights, colours, and fragrances of the ten stunning feature gardens. Bask in a lavish array of colour and scent found in the Rose Garden with more than 8,000 roses on display, laze above the 10 metre waterfall and take in the superb views from the lookout or step back in time with all our favourite fairytale characters in the Storybook Garden. Find true treasures at Haymes Bookdealers at Peppers Creek Hunter Valley Vineyards. Explore Barrinton Tops National Park where you may spot one of several endangered plant and animal species residing within the park, such as the koala, broad toothed rat, quoll, yellow bellied glider, red legged pademelon, and the powerful owl, among many others.
Hunter Valley Regional Information
For a true taste of the good life, Hunter Valley fits the bill, but be prepared to give your taste buds a work out. With a tempting array of cheeses, fudges, chocolate, coffee and that notorious wine - there is no room for diets here! Talking of taste buds, why not educate your palate and sign up for a wine appreciation course or a gourmet cooking class, there are a number operating throughout the valley. With dozens of cellar doors, wine tasting is a definite choice, no worries about driving as Hunter Valley has a variety of transport modes from horse drawn carts to three wheel trikes, chauffeured cars and the more active can cycle. In the main township of Pokolbin visitors can experience the fragrance, colour and 25 acres of spectacular floral displays at Hunter Valley Gardens. Cherish memories from your childhood story books when you seat yourself down for the Mad Hatters Tea Party. Surrounding the vineyards are national parks including the subtropical rainforests of Barrington Tops and deep river gorges of Wollemi. Visit the historic town of Morpeth home to galleries, antique stores, cafes and tea houses. Through the Hunter you will also find rivers teeming with fish, horse studs and an abundance of country hospitality.
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