Hunter Valley
From Wikitravel
The Hunter Valley [1] is a region of New South Wales in Australia.
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- 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
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Shakey Tables serves an amazing modern menu in an eclectic surrounding. Great local wine list and fabulous variety in menu items. ShakeyTables [2]
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. Margan Winery [3]
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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)[4]. 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)[5]. 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).[6] 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)[7]. 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) [8]. 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)[9]. 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[10] 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.
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- Travel north on the New England Highway to the cities of Tamworth and Armidale.
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