Morpeth
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Arts, culture, heritage and lifestyle in Morpeth
Morpeth is a historic river port crowded with character on a tree-lined stretch of the Hunter River, upstream from the Newcastle Hunter Valley region.
About Morpeth
Morpeth’s days as a river port were effectively over by about 1890, but the town’s comparative isolation meant that its historic shopfronts, wharves and even the hitching posts along the main street have survived intact.
Today, Morpeth is National Trust-classified and no longer a backwater but a wide-awake town crammed with cafes, craft shops and an annual events calendar. This is a living museum of Australia’s past, a history lesson that’s easy to digest.
Be sure to visit Morpeth Wine Cellars and Moonshine Distillery for local wine and cheese tastings and browse Morpeth Trading Post to see beautiful ceramics, glass ware and china and old bush tools.
Events
There were no upcoming events for the town of Morpeth. Below is a list of events for the surrounding Hunter Valley area.
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- March
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Saturday 03 Mar 2012 A Day on the Green - Bimbadgen Winery
Noiseworks, Ian Moss, Richard Clapton, Dragon, 1927 and Choirboys perform in a five hour musical feast; a celebration of the Oz ...
- Friday 16 Mar 2012 CMC Rocks the Hunter 2012
- Friday 23 Mar 2012 Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival
- Saturday 31 Mar 2012 Duran Duran
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- April
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Friday 27 Apr 2012 Gum Ball
An annual weekend all age music and arts festival located in pristine bushland at Belford, (one hour from Newcastle, two ...
- Saturday 28 Apr 2012 Hunter Valley Steamfest
Gallery
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Morpeth Historic Village
Broom Maker, Morpeth
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Morpeth, Hunter
Morpeth historic village. Image Tourism NSW
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Green Street Craft Centre
Green St Craft Centre in Morpeth
NSWTips: Pick your own Riverview fresh #hazelnuts. Fun for all the #family. Fresh hazelnuts $6 per kilo http://t.co/JWAeFelr (until 26 February)
Tue, 7 February 2012NSWTips: Three of our favourite ladies of #country music are getting together and making their way down under. http://t.co/B4r7afYL #NSW
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