The '''Hunter Valley''' [http://www.huntertourism.com/] is a region of New South Wales in Australia.

Regions

  • Pokolbin
  • Port Stephens
  • Cities

  • Newcastle - Capital of the region
  • The other substantial towns in the Hunter are:

  • Cessnock
  • Maitland - a small city immediately west of Newcastle
  • Muswellbrook
  • Scone - home of some fairly impressive horse studs
  • Singleton - a mining town inland from Newcastle
  • Swansea - a town with foreshores on both the ocean and a lake.
  • Smaller towns include:

  • Aberdeen
  • Branxton
  • Broke
  • Dungog
  • Gloucester
  • Gresford
  • Greta
  • Merriwa
  • Morpeth - historic village
  • Murrurundi
  • Paterson
  • Wollombi
  • Understand

    Talk

    Get in

    Get around

    See

    Do

    Eat

    '''Shakey Tables''' serves an amazing modern menu in an eclectic surrounding. Great local wine list and fabulous variety in menu items. [http://www.shakeytables.com.au/ ShakeyTables]

    '''Margan Winery''' holds the impressive Beltree restaurant which is definitely worth a lazy Saturday or Sunday meal. Coupled with the fantastic wine produced at the Vineyard, this is a must try on the Hunter circuit. [http://www.margan.com.au/ Margan Winery]

    Drink

    Wineries

    The Hunter Valley is a major '''wine growing''' region. Tours of vineyards and wine tasting tours are a huge industry. A number of local operators run tours of wineries:

  • '''Boutique Wine Tours''' 02 9499 5444. (''info@boutiquewinetours.com.au'')[http://www.boutiquewinetours.com.au/]. Boutique Wine Tours run luxury (14 person max) day tours of the Hunter Valley wineries, picking up participants from their accommodation in Sydney. Cost is $115 per person with lunch or $99 per person if you purchase your own lunch.
  • '''Aussie Wine Tours'''. 02 4991 1074 (''0412 735 809. fax 02 4990 6969. email tours@aussiewinetours.com.au'')[http://www.aussiewinetours.com.au/]. This Cessnock based tour company offers wine tours from $45 per person (weekends) and $35 per person (weekdays).
  • '''Cheers Bus'''. 0408 987 057. (''cheersreservations@bigpond.com'').[http://www.cheersbus.com/] This Cessnock based tour company offers wine tours from $35 per person. Half day tours are available, as are full day tours including lunch.
  • '''Hunter Valley Day Tours''', Visitors Information Centre, Wine Country Drive, 02 4938 5031. (''fax 02 4938 5083, daytours@hunterlink.net.au'')[http://www.huntertourism.com/daytours/]. Hunter Valley Tourism offers full day wine and cheese tasting Tours for $80 per person. Pickup is available from most Hunter Valley towns.
  • '''Wine Country Limousines''', 193 Bimbadeen Road, Mount View. 02 4991 7484 (''info@winecountrylimousines.com.au'') [http://www.winecountrylimousines.com.au/]. Up to seven people can share a limousine for a wine tour from 10am to 5pm.
  • In addition, there are several tours that set off from Sydney for day trips or weekend-long visits to the Hunter Valley wineries:

  • '''Red Carpet Tours''', 2 Windsor Road, Willoughby. ph 02 9967 3238 (''fax 02 9967 3638, winetour@bigpond.net.au'')[http://www.redcarpettours.com.au/]. Red Carpet Tours run 18 person day tours of Hunter Valley wineries, including morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Participants are picked up from their accommodation in Sydney. Cost is $155 adults and $135 concessions.
  • '''Wine Country Tours''' 02 9484 0477 (''fax 02 9980 1109, info@winecountrytours.com.au'') Wine Country Tours[http://winecountrytours.com.au/] offer 8 person wine tours hosted by a winemaker with 25 years experience. The tour includes private cellar inspections, as well as morning tea and lunch. Participants are picked up from their accommodation in Sydney. Cost is $150 per person.
  • Get out

  • Travel north on the New England Highway to the cities of Tamworth and Armidale.