Chris's Guidebook

Chris
Chris's Guidebook

Food Scene

10 minutes drive - These are the closest shops to our home. It is a small rustic village that includes: - general storefor essentials - bar/restaraunt/cafe - fuel - gift store - real estate (It is a great place to stop for breakfast or lunch) The wine bar is historic and had been claimed as one of Australias oldest wine bars. Visit there facebook page to see nights where they may have dinner and music - normally fridays
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Great Northern Trading Post
3718 Great N Rd
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10 minutes drive - These are the closest shops to our home. It is a small rustic village that includes: - general storefor essentials - bar/restaraunt/cafe - fuel - gift store - real estate (It is a great place to stop for breakfast or lunch) The wine bar is historic and had been claimed as one of Australias oldest wine bars. Visit there facebook page to see nights where they may have dinner and music - normally fridays
This is a beautiful dog friendly cafe/restaraunt. On Friday nights they normally have LIVE MUSIC and the Tapas menu is really good and reasonably priced. We also enjoyed the coffee and scones for breakfast :)
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Myrtle House Wollombi
2877 Wollombi Rd
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This is a beautiful dog friendly cafe/restaraunt. On Friday nights they normally have LIVE MUSIC and the Tapas menu is really good and reasonably priced. We also enjoyed the coffee and scones for breakfast :)
Circa 35min drive. This winery is on the top of a hill and has a very reasonably priced menu with excellent food. You must book. They get booked out fairly quickly.
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Mount Broke Wines & Restaurant
130 Adams Peak Rd
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Circa 35min drive. This winery is on the top of a hill and has a very reasonably priced menu with excellent food. You must book. They get booked out fairly quickly.
There are always local events that are worth checking out. As these are always changing, you should check out the following facebook pages to see whats on: 1. Wollombi nsw 2. Hunter Valley events, 3. Hunter valley and wine country Examples of some events: - Smoke in broke (May21) - Wollombi Music Festival (Nov21) - Camel races (May21) - Dos Juan Fine Food farmgate days (various) - Wollombi carp clean out competition (May) - Sculpture in the Vineyards (Sep) - Wollombi Wild Ride event (Sep) - Winery Run (July) - Broke Village Fair (Sep) - Tocal Agricultural Field Days (April)
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Hunter Region
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There are always local events that are worth checking out. As these are always changing, you should check out the following facebook pages to see whats on: 1. Wollombi nsw 2. Hunter Valley events, 3. Hunter valley and wine country Examples of some events: - Smoke in broke (May21) - Wollombi Music Festival (Nov21) - Camel races (May21) - Dos Juan Fine Food farmgate days (various) - Wollombi carp clean out competition (May) - Sculpture in the Vineyards (Sep) - Wollombi Wild Ride event (Sep) - Winery Run (July) - Broke Village Fair (Sep) - Tocal Agricultural Field Days (April)

Sightseeing

Across the road - This animal sanctuary runs open days and private tours. You must book in advance though.
Where Pigs Fly Farm Sanctuary
194 Murrays Run Rd
Across the road - This animal sanctuary runs open days and private tours. You must book in advance though.
approx 15minutes drive. This is a great little historic town which has: - wineries - cafe - restaraunt - general store - forge - pub
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Wollombi
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approx 15minutes drive. This is a great little historic town which has: - wineries - cafe - restaraunt - general store - forge - pub
World Heritage listed There are a few trails around. One we recently tried is: https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/walking-tracks/circuit-flat-walking-track It is close by and it includes a road originally built by convict chain gangs and the 3rd oldest bridge in Australia . It is close by and world heritage listed, it includes a road originally built by convict chain gangs and the 3rd oldest bridge in Australia
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Yengo National Park
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World Heritage listed There are a few trails around. One we recently tried is: https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/walking-tracks/circuit-flat-walking-track It is close by and it includes a road originally built by convict chain gangs and the 3rd oldest bridge in Australia . It is close by and world heritage listed, it includes a road originally built by convict chain gangs and the 3rd oldest bridge in Australia
Beautiful Wine region, not as commercial as Polkobin. Worth a trip for something different to the usual Hunter Valley wineries.
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Broke
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Beautiful Wine region, not as commercial as Polkobin. Worth a trip for something different to the usual Hunter Valley wineries.