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Pokolbin

Poolside solitude.
★★★★
Hotel reviews

Australia’s oldest wine region has a slick new retreat

Despite the Hunter Valley vineyard setting (with vines first planted in 1968), it’s all mod cons here at The Lane Retreat.

  • by Trudi Jenkins
Peppers Guest House is secluded without being isolated.

Peppers Guesthouse review, Hunter Valley: Weekend away

Peppers Guesthouse in the Hunter Valley is an ideal spot to stay for a couple of nights while you check out the numerous wineries.

  • by Keith Austin
Well catered for: As well as making tasty wines, Degen's serves the Hunter's best breakfast – in the light-filled cellar door during winter and on the shaded verandah in warmer months.

Degen B&B review, Hunter Valley, NSW: Weekend away

Sally Webb finds creature comforts among the vines in the Hunter Valley, Australia's oldest and most popular wine region.

  • by Sally Webb
Tower Lodge

Weekend Away: Hunter Valley, Tower Lodge review.

Rachael Oakes-Ash finds love is in the air at Tower Lodge, Hunter Valley.

Sabor tasting plate

Bounty Hunter

Ute Junker finds a new breed of restaurateurs and vintners is reshaping this winemaking hub.

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The Longhouse, Hunter Valley.

The Longhouse, Pokolbin review: Sheer fun with dad and mum

Well-stocked with undies - and some very nice red wine - Sarah Whyte finds a break with the folks is not too taxing at all.

Drink it in... Muse Kitchen at Tulloch's.

Keith Tulloch Wine Manager's Quarters, Pokolbin review: Winery stay a perfect tonic

Susan Bredow finds French provincial flair complements a cellar door's expansion.

Road to recovery ... Alan Latimore's heritage machinery.

Behind the shed doors

Keith Austin discovers the Manning and Hasting regions are home to unexpected gems.

Kinsale Cottage

Kinsale Cottage, Pokolbin review: A big vote of confidence

Shadowed by politicians at several turns, Elicia Murray has a corker of a break in a stylish Hunter Valley holiday house.

Delicious detours ... the grand entrance to Tower Lodge at Pokolbin.

On the Road to Happiness

Penny Watson enjoys a trio of luxe pit stops on Relais & Chateaux's 'route du bonheur'.