ITINERARY

Hunter Valley Tour (30 March - 3 April, 2025)

Updated 29/3/25 7:00am (GM)
​2:00pm Rooms available for guest check in Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
6:00pm Pre-Dinner Drinks: Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens (Lobby Bar)
6:50pm Coach: Dencaro Driver: Denis McGrorey Coach departs to Brokenwood
7:00pm Dinner - Brokenwood
10:00pm Dinner concludes
10:15pm Coach: Dencaro Driver: Denis McGrorey
Coach returns to Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
Airport Transfers - Newcastle Airport to Pokolbin

VA1102 Brisbane (lands 11:40am) - 2 pax

Gavin RYAN 
Judy CUTTS 

VA1104 Brisbane (lands 3:45pm) - 2 pax

​Alex STUBBS  
Dorothy LANGHAM 
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DINNER MENU - Brokenwood Wines (gourmet sharing platters + beverage package)

Private Room: Halliday & Beeston Room (overlooking the working barrel hall & Brokenwood Museum)

Chef's Feed Me Menu (subject to final confirmation)
Get ready to share, savour, and indulge. Let our chefs take the reins with a curated selection of delicious dishes from our a-la-carte
menu. All you need to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy every bite!

Beverage package inclusions:
Sparkling Wine, Beer & Soft Drinks
2022 Stanleigh Park Vineyard Semillon Hunter Valley, NSW
2023 Oakey Creek Vineyard Chardonnay Hunter Valley, NSW
2023 Indigo Vineyard Pinot Noir Beechworth, VIC
2022 Verona Vineyard Shiraz Hunter Valley, NSW

Additional Beverages
Should guests require any other beverages, they will need to be paid for on consumption or ordered and paid for at the bar.
​7:00am Breakfast buffet available (at your leisure) from 7am: Elements, Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
9:00am ​Coach Departs Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens: Dencaro Coaches: Denis McGrorey 
10:00am: Arrive: Denman - Rest Stop
10:30am: Depart Denman 
11:30am: Arrive: Widden Stud (morning tea, stallion parade & stud tour)
1:00pm: Depart: Widden Stud  
2:00pm: Arrive: Two Rivers Wines, Denman (Charcuterie & cheese platters & premium wine tasting)
3:30pm: Depart: Two Rivers Wines, Denman
4:30pm: Arrive Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens

​Evening Free
7:00am Breakfast buffet available (at your leisure) from 7am: Elements, Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
​10:00am Coach Departs Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens: Dencaro Coaches: Denis McGrorey
11:00am Arrive Darley Godolphin Woodlands
12:00 Depart Darley Godolphin Woodlands
1:00pm Arrive Thoroughbred Hotel, Scone (Lunch)  
2:30pm Depart Thoroughbred Hotel, Scone   
2:45pm Arrive Darley Godolphin Kelvinside (stallion parade & stud tour)
4:00pm Depart Darley Godolphin Kelvinside ​
5:30pm Arrive Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens

​Evening Free
LUNCH MENU - THE THOROUGHBRED, SCONE (alternate drop 1 course)

Grilled Fish and chips and slaw (gluten free)
or
Tuscan Salad with chicken (gluten free)

Cash bar for drinks. Guests to order and pay on consumption at bar.
​​7:00am Breakfast buffet available (at your leisure) from 7am: Elements, Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
​8:00am Coach Departs Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens: Dencaro Coaches: Denis McGrorey
10:00am Arrive Newgate Farm 
11:30pm Depart Newgate Farm
12 noon Arrive Hollydene Estate Wines (Lunch) 
1:30pm Depart Hollydene Estate Wines
2:30pm Arrive Audrey Wilkinson (Wine Tasting & Cellar door visit) 
4:00pm Depart ​Audrey Wilkinson
4:30pm Arrive Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens 
7:30pm Dinner - Private Dining, Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
10:30pm Dinner Concludes 

LUNCH MENU - VINES @Hollydene Estate, Jerrys Plains (alternate drop 1 course)

Grilled barramundi fillet | muhamara | garlic & herb potatoes | seasonal vegetables (gf)
or
Stuffed chicken thigh wrapped in prosciutto | garlic and rosemary potatoes | seasonal greens | salsa verde

Cash bar for drinks. Guests to order and pay on consumption at bar.
DINNER MENU - Private Dining, Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens (alternate drop 2 course + beverage package)

Main

OVEN ROASTED LAMB RUMP (GF)
or
CUMIN SPICED CHICKEN BREAST with pumpkin risotto, asparagus, lemon butter.

Desert

CRÈME BRÛLÉE with vanilla bean & strawberries.
or
BELGIAN CHOCOLATE TERRINE with vanilla anglaise.

Beverage package inclusions:

Soft Drinks, Tea and Coffee

Wine
Usher Tinkler ‘Rebirth Shiraz’
Usher Tinkler ‘Death by Semillion’

Beer
James Boags’ premium

Additional Beverages
Should guests require any other beverages, they will need to be paid for on consumption or ordered and paid for at the bar.
7:00am 7:00am Breakfast buffet available (at your leisure) from 7am: Elements, Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
​10am Check Out
Airport Transfers - Pokolbin to Newcastle Airport

VA1101 Brisbane (departs 8:45am) - 2 pax

​Alex STUBBS  
Dorothy LANGHAM 

VA1105 Brisbane (departs 12:20pm) - 2 pax

Gavin RYAN 
Judy CUTTS 
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TOUR DIRECTORY: ADDRESS & CONTACT DETAILS​


Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
​2090 Broke Rd Pokolbin, NSW 2320
Phone: +61 2 4998 2000
www.mercurehuntervalley.com.au/

Thoroughbred Hotel, Scone
222 Kelly St. Scone NSW 2337
Phone: 02 6545 3669
​thethoroughbredscone.com/

Darley Godolphin Kelvinside
401 Rouchel Road, Aberdeen, NSW 2336
Phone: +61 02 6543 9000
​www.darley.com.au

Newgate Farm
586 Rouchel Road, Aberdeen,
NSW 2336, Australia
(t) +61 (02) 6543 8395
www.newgatefarm.com.au 

Hollydene Estate Wines
3483 Golden Hwy, Jerrys Plains NSW 2330, Australia
Phone: 02 6576 4110
www.hollydeneestate.com

Two Rivers Wines
2 Yarrawa Rd Denman NSW 2328
tworivers.com.au/

Brokenwood
401-427 McDonalds Rd Pokolbin, NSW 2320
Phone: ​(02) 4998 7559

Audrey Wilkinson
De Beyers Road, Pokolbin (Hunter Valley) NSW 2320
Phone: (02) 4998 1866

​​Widden Stud
Contact: Matt Comerford
Widden Valley, via Denman, NSW, 2328 Australia
Tel: +61 (0) 2 6549 9999
www.widden.com
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RESTAURANTS, PUBS & CAFES
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For guests looking for dining options we recommend the following restaurants, pubs and cafes for casual dining (within walking distance) or short taxi ride:

​Harrigan's Irish Pub
​2090 Broke Rd, Pokolbin NSW 2320
Phone: 1800 800 522 
www.harriganshuntervalley.com.au/

Oishii Japanese And Thai Restaurant
Roche Estate, Cnr of Broke & McDonald Roads, Hunter Valley NSW 2320
Phone: 0249987051
​oishii.au/our-menu

Goldfish
Roche Estate, Cnr of Broke & McDonald Roads, Hunter Valley NSW 2320
Phone: 0249987671
www.thegoldfish.com.au/

Hunter Valley Cheese Co
447 McDonalds Rd Pokolbin, NSW 2320
Phone: +61 249987744
huntervalleycheese.com.au/

FINE DINING
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For guests looking for a special meal, we suggest the following (bookings essential & book as early as you can):

​Circa 1876
​64 Halls Road Pokolbin NSW 2320​
Phone: ​+61 2 4998 4999
​circa1876.com.au/

EXP Restaurant
​2188 Broke Road,  Pokolbin 2320 NSW
Phone: +612 4998 6585
​www.exprestaurant.com.au

Muse Restaurant
​Hungerford Hill Winery Broke Rd, Pokolbin NSW 2320
Phone: 02 4998 6777
​​musedining.com.au/
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CELLAR DOOR FAVOURITES
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We recommend the following cellar doors for wine tasting:

Brokenwood
401-427 McDonalds Rd Pokolbin, NSW 2320
Phone: ​(02) 4998 7559

Audrey Wilkinson
​De Beyers Road, Pokolbin NSW 2320
​Phone: (02) 4998 1866​

Saddler's Creek
​15 Marrowbone Road, Pokolbin New South Wales 2320
​Phone: ​02 4991 1770

​Tulloch Wines
638 De Beyers Rd, POKOLBIN, NSW, 2320, AU (02) 4998 7580

Tyrells
"Ashmans" 1838 Broke Roa Pokolbin NSW 2320 (02) 4993 7000


Drive Times

Pokolbin to Aberdeen - 1 hour 30 minutes 
Pokolbin to Scone - 1 hour 45 minutes
Pokolbin to Jerry's Plains - 1hour 
Pokolbin to Newcastle Airport - 60 minutes
Pokolbin to Denman - 1 hour
Scone to Denman  - 45 minutes
​Denman to Widden - 50 minutes