Hunter Valley

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The Hunter Valley is a region of New South Wales in Australia.

Contents 1 Cities 2 Understand 3 Talk 4 Get in 5 Get around 6 See 7 Do 8 Eat 9 Drink 9.1 Wineries 10 Get out 11 External links

Cities

• Newcastle -- Capital of the region

The Hunter Valley has a number of smaller towns:

• Maitland -- a small city immediately west of Newcastle
• Greta
• Branxton
• Singleton -- a mining town inland from Newcastle
• Muswellbrook
• Scone
• Aberdeen
• Murrurundi
• Merriwa
• Gloucester
• Dungog
• Cessnock
• Wollombi
• Nelson Bay

Understand

Talk

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Get around

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Eat

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:

• Aussie Wine Tours. ph 02 4991 1074 or 0412 735 809. fax 02 4990 6969. email tours@aussiewinetours.com.au. This Cessnock based tour company offers wine tours from $45 per person (weekends) and $35 per person (weekdays). http://www.aussiewinetours.com.au/
• Cheers Bus. ph 0408 987 057. email cheersreservations@bigpond.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. http://www.cheersbus.com/
• Hunter Valley Day Tours, Visitors Information Centre, Wine Country Drive, Pokolbin. ph 02 4938 5031. fax 02 4938 5083. email daytours@hunterlink.net.au. Hunter Valley Tourism offers full day wine and cheese tasting Tours for $80 per person. Pickup is available from most Hunter Valley towns. http://www.huntertourism.com/daytours/
• Wine Country Limousines, 193 Bimbadeen Road, Mount View. ph 02 4991 7484. email info@winecountrylimousines.com.au. Up to seven people can share a limousine for a wine tour from 10am to 5pm. http://www.winecountrylimousines.com.au/

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. email winetour@bigpond.net.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 $135 adults and $125 concessions. http://www.redcarpettours.com.au/
• Visitours. ph 02 9909 0822. email info@visitours.com.au. Visitours run 14 person day tours of the Hunter Valley wineries, picking up participants from their accommodation in Sydney. Cost is $89 per person with lunch or $79 per person if you provide your own lunch. http://www.visitours.com.au/
• Wine Country Tours. ph 02 9484 0477. fax 02 9980 1109. email info@winecountrytours.com.au. Wine Country Tours 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. http://winecountrytours.com.au/

See also Grape grazing in Australia.

Get out

External links

• Hunter Tourism: official tourist site
• Hunter Valley Wine Country: official tourist site

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