Taste Something New This Summer!
Taste Play Stay! Come explore Around Hermitage Hunter Valley.
Open For Summer!
Open For Summer! Come explore Around Hermitage.
Discover: Our Bushland
Cessnock City Council launched a campaign to raise awareness about the significance of our local bushland and Tim Faulkner came out to discover the unique wildlife within.
Rosé steps forward in time for Christmas!
Rosé steps forward in time for Christmas!
By any other name would it taste the same? Bob’s Blog -Rosé has become THE recreational drink of choice over the last few years, not just in Australia but worldwide, a global phenomenon
Armistice Day Address
Armistice Day Address Robert Lusby AM Concord Repatriation General Hospital, 11 November 2019 “If ye break faith with us—–we shall not sleep” Words from the Western Front poem “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae Chilling words from the dead that reflect the social contract between those who have served and the families and community that…
Discover: Werakata National Park
Discover: Werakata National Park For all visitors and locals, bush walkers, bird watchers, photographers, artists, nature enthusiasts and conservationists No charges apply – parking available at various entries, poor to no facilities The Werakata National Park is 3,337 hectares in size and is located north, east and south of Cessnock in fragmented pockets, all within…
Around HERMITAGE ROAD – THE HUNTER’S HEDONISTIC PLAYGROUND
HERMITAGE ROAD – THE HUNTER’S HEDONISTIC PLAYGROUND There are so many reasons to spend a few days around Hermitage Road in the north-west corner of Pokolbin. Jaw-dropping views, dozens of boutique wineries and cafes, a brewery or two, as well as loads of fun things to do if lying by the pool just isn’t your…
Discover: Bridges Hill Playground
Discover: Bridges Hill Playground Victoria Street Cessnock For all visitors, locals, families with young, and not so young children, people with disabilities No charges apply – parking available Bridges Hill Park and Convent Hill are significant open spaces with spectacular views across Cessnock to the Brokenback Ranges. This new adventure playground provides a creative play…
Discover: The Natural Night Life in the Hunter Valley
Discover: The Natural Night Life in the Hunter Valley For all visitors and locals, photographers, bird watchers, nature enthusiasts, artists No charges apply! The natural world of the Lower Hunter Valley is very active at night – and big skies and open spaces make for good viewing: stars, animals and birds, and reptiles. The Night…
Thomas Wines celebrate 20 years of Braemore Semillon
Andrew ‘Thommo’ Thomas created his first Braemore Semillon on the Hunter Valley in 2000. Having spent 13 years at Tyrells and in nearby vineyards, he bought the Semillon grapes from Ken Bray’s Braemore Vineyard and as he puts it, ‘the rest is history.’ Now this year, Thommo and Thomas Wines celebrate huge Braemore milestones; 50…