Upper Hunter
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Food and wine in Upper Hunter
The Upper Hunter is a great destination to discover some of the finest food and wine NSW has to offer.
Upper Hunter
Endowed with rolling plains and rugged mountains, the Upper Hunter has an interesting rural history - and a taste for the good life. Boutique wineries in pretty valleys produce fine wines, while elegant restaurants and farmers' markets showcase delicious local produce.
Barrington Tops National Park has World Heritage-listed subtropical rainforest, subalpine woodlands and vast stretches of wilderness. Adventure seekers can choose from hiking in national parks and fishing, waterskiing and kayaking in the area's rivers and lakes.
There are plenty of accommodation options, from farmstays and B&Bs in towns such as Muswellbrook, Scone and Denman, to scenic campsites throughout the region's national parks.
Events
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- June
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Saturday 2 June to Saturday 6 April 2013 Denman Farmers Market
The Denman Farmers Market is a genuine producers market in the heart of the Hunter Valley.Located a short drive ...
- Saturday 9 June to Sunday 10 June Merriwa Festival of The Fleeces
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- July
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Friday 6 July to Sunday 8 July Ceilidh at Segenhoe Inn
Segenhoe Inn, built by convicts in 1837 and now 175 years old, stages its own Ceilidh on the Friday night of that ...
- Saturday 7 July to Sunday 8 July Aberdeen Highland Games
- Until Saturday 6 April 2013 Denman Farmers Market
Local towns
- AberdeenPack your fishing rod, hitch a boat on the back of your
- DenmanDenman is a historic country town renowned for its award-winning wineries. Situated
- MerriwaExplore Goulburn River National Park, 70,000 hectares of mostly sandstone country along the
- Murrurundi17 km south of Murrurundi is Burning Mountain Nature Reserve, where smoke and
- MuswellbrookMuswellbrook is a vibrant country town surrounded by vineyards and horse studs.
- Sandy HollowThe region around Sandy Hollow is a natural paradise for lovers of
- SconeNestled in the picturesque Upper Hunter, Scone is known as the horse
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