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Fabulous accommodation, quality eating, an epicurean's paradise
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Long day trip from Sydney. Better to spend more time.
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Definitely worth a couple of days if you like your food & wine with lovely scenery
Linda_T Says: Located in the heart of the Hunter vineyards at the foothills of the Brokenback Ranges are the spectacular Hunter Valley Gardens. Spanning over 25 hectares, be amazed by the sensational sights, colours and fragrances of the twelve stunning feature gardens. Explore each...
aussirose Says: This is Constable Hershon Vineyard, my favourite winery. It has beautiful gardens and yummy wines. We arived at 10am in the morning...just the right time for first tasting...Mmmm. Although we had to see the gardens first.
iandsmith Says: At times it seems like every second winery has a gallery. Never mind, the more the merrier I say. There's everything from pottery to paintings to pictures to sculpture. Certainly far too many to list here. In my experience, one thing they do have in common is quality.Another...
iandsmith Says: This is a delightful location with much to look at. Should you want to get married then you can do just that in the chapel in the opening pic.For dining afterwards there's the function room or Enzo's, one of the better known restaurants in the area. There's also an antiques...
Hunter Valley Chocolate Company
Linda_T Says: Indulgent hand made Belgian chocolate, chocolate coated fruit, nuts, and coffee beans, cream centres, infused flavoured bars, chocolate licorice, liqueur filled and plain chocolate bars and buttons AND you can have free samples.
trisanna Says: There are lots of wineries in the Hunter Wine Region and impossible to see them all. I think we did five or six one day and then felt we had enough for that day. You will find them all cluttered next to each other all over the valley. We were only able to see a few wineries...
vividvivian Says: Hunter Valley's speciality in its wine tasting activity and wine tour, no matter if you are a fan or not, you will love the area and the environment. of course, it will be a kinda waste that you do not have any wine tasting at all, but staff in there still giving the best...
Esca at Bimbadgen Estate: Great views of the valley
trisanna Says: If you want to have a great lunch and splurge, i highly recommend this restaurant. They have a lovely view of vineyards and the valley. The view is not as good as in the photographs, since housing developments are being constructed. Anyway, it's still beautiful. We had...
Harrigan's Irish Pub: It's all Irish to me!!!!
aussiedoug Says: This was our selection of eating places based on the 3 choices suggested to us at the Visitors Information Centre.Can't say I was personally over the moon about the food or the ambience despite the pleasant surroundings & the free entertainment, but I think for dinner with a...
And the winner is...Oscars: Nice variety, nice atmosphere
iandsmith Says: Yes, that's its real name in toto. The friendly Rosa runs this establishment and she has come up with success in her first dabble into running-your-own-restaurant.Located in the upper part of the Roche complex to the east of the Hunter Valley Gardens it has lovely views...
Brokenback Bar: Food with a view
iandsmith Says: We went in here instead of the more upmarket The Mill Restaurant adjacent because we wanted a quick meal but it's all part of the same complex of the Tuscany Wine Estate, part of Arrowfield Estate. The location is a prime one in these parts with lovely scenic views over to...
Shakey Tables @ Hunter Country Lodge: Lovely ambience
trisanna Says: This is a beautiful folky kind of place. The head chef is responsible for all the painted artwork and funky interior. The food is minimalist and unique, using local ingredients. Their house wines are their own label. Lovely food, but the prices are on the high side. I think...
vividvivian Says: since we picked as a day tour which include the return transportation service, guide tour at the price of AUD70. we already fixed the problem of how and when to get to this beautiful place. we chose to have pick up at Railway Street, Chatswood. the journey from Chatswood to...
See the Hunter Valley by Balloon
aussirose Says: On one of our early trips to the Hunter Valley hubby and I took a champyne balloon flight. This is a nice way to see the countryside and very romantic. You can see all the pics in my travelogue.
vividvivian Says: many people will get hooked to the wine tasting once they are in Hunter Valley. True, that is why they are in Hunter Valley. But wait! there is something more than just taste the wine. i went to the Hunter Valley Garden after finished the first wine tasting session. i spent...
aussirose Says: Here it is!! The ferry is like an old barge. You drive on and there's plenty of time to get out of your car and check out the view. I definately recommend this way to the Hunter Valley.
iandsmith Says: I like looking at arty things so it was not unnatural that I should be attracted by the title "Sculpture Gardens". These are situated on Hermitage Road at Mistletoe Wines. In the mown area and at the dam are lots of these mostly free standing sculptures pictured here....
aussirose Says: Wine tasting,.. ha...the best bit. We had our own private room and I learnt lots. The most amazing thing I learnt was how to bring the aroma out in wines. You know how you see the poshy wine conasours smelling the wine and swirling it around in the glass etc... Well I learnt...
aussirose Says: The Hunter Valley countryside is really pretty. Apart from the vines everywhere, there is pockets of natural Australian bush and lots of nice dams. Here is the view looking down from The Mill, a nice restaurant we went to across the road from our accommodation.
aussirose Says: We did a wine school at the Hunter Valley Resort where we stayed for the week.Here is a pic of a big vat in which white wine is kept. Young whites are matured for about 6 weeks. Reds take much longer and they do them in oak casks.
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