Hunter Valley Archives

The annual Christmas Lights Spectacular at the Hunter Valley Gardens really is spectacular! The Lights are on from 8th November 2019 until 26th January 2020. My kids really loved their…

I’m stunned and mortified that I haven’t visited and posted on this excellent resort in the Hunter Valley before! It’s ideal for families, a great spot to visit from Sydney,…

Who knew there’s a permanent kids club at a resort so close to Sydney??!! I didn’t….. The twin terrors and I spent a couple of nights at the Crowne Plaza…

This is a sponsored post for Shell Australi and Digital Parents Collective Ah, the lure of the open road, I used to love long drives to unknown places, miles and miles…

I cannot tell a lie, the highlight of my stay at Pemberley Grange was meeting these three little guys. They’re miniature donkeys, and yes they are young but fully grown…

  We all love our children, but isn’t it sometimes  refreshing to have an adults-only break? The Hunter Valley is a perfect easy getaway for Sydney mums and dads. I…

It’s rural and rustic, simpler and slower, authentic and highly appealing to Sydneysiders and others looking for a country escape from the city. Broke Fordwich in the Upper Hunter Valley is a…

I’m popping up some lovely shots from Broke Fordwich in this post. It’s a work in progress!

  This post has moved as the holiday park has changed hands.   Pop over to visit:   Ingenia Holidays Hunter Valley  See you there!

Equally as spectacular in 2012 as they were in 2011! My twins insisted on going back to see the lovely Christmas Lights at Hunter Valley Gardens and I was very…

In search of a bit of pre-Christmas simplicity and to escape the maddening shopping crowds, we’re on a wee road trip. And I see I’m not alone in that search for…