GUEST ITINERARY

Hunter Valley Tour (11-15 OCT, 2026)

Updated 12:40pm 8/10/26 (GM)
Group Transfers - Newcastle Airport to Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens

Host Flight Details 10/10 (1 pax)
Arrives 2:50pm QF1983 Brisbane > Newcastle
Brian LAWLOR

Guest Flight Details 11/10 (2 pax)
Arrives 11:35am VA1102 Brisbane > Newcastle
Vanessa WHITAKER & Col PART
​2:00pm Rooms available for guest check in Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
6:00pm Pre-Dinner Drinks at guests leisure: 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
BROKENWOOD DINNER - FEED ME' CHEFS SHARED BANQUET

Chefs selection of small plates, large plates, side dishes & Dessert
Hunter Valley Ciabatta, Pepe Saya cultured butter
Tuna carpaccio, citrus, eschalot, soy, mint
Smoked pumpkin, blue cheese cream, honey, chilli, pistachio Hand rolled potato gnocchi, 4 cheese cream, pangrattato
Western Australia half shell scallop, nduja butter 
Market steak, green peppercorn mustard
Mixed leaves, house vinaigrette
Kipfler potatoes, rosemary salt 

Desert
White chocolate custard, spiced apple, puff pastry

Wine
2018 Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon, Hunter Valley
2017 Indigo Vineyard Chardonnay, Beechworth VIC 
2013 IV-MV6 Pinot Noir, Beechworth VIC
2024 Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter Valley

Champagne
NV Pol Roger

Beer & Soft Drinks

​7:00am Breakfast buffet available (at your leisure) from 7am: Elements, Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
​8:00am Coach Departs Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens: Coach: Dencaro Driver: Denis McGrorey 
10:00am Arrive: Yulong Stud, Segenhoe (stallion parade & stud tour)
11:30am Depart: Yulong Stud, Segenhoe   
12 noon Arrive Commercial Hotel, Aberdeen (Lunch) 
1:30pm Depart Commercial Hotel, Aberdeen
2:00pm Arrive Arrowfield Stud (stallion parade & stud tour)
3:00pm Depart Arrowfield Stud
4:00pm Arrive Two Rivers Wines, Denman (wine tasting)
5:30pm Depart Two Rivers Wines, Denman (wine tasting)
6:30pm Arrive Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens

​Evening Free
LUNCH MENU - COMMECIAL HOTEL, ABERDEEN (alternate drop 1 course)

​PORK CUTLET Chargrilled w/honey sweet potato chips and salad
or
FRESH ATLANTIC SALMON w/peas, mash carrots, mint butter with crispy pancetta    

​Cash bar for drinks. Guests to order and pay on consumption at bar.
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7:00am Breakfast buffet available (at your leisure) from 7am: Elements, Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
​9:00am Coach Departs Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens: Coach: Dencaro Driver: Denis McGrorey
11:00am Arrive Vinery Stud (stallion parade & stud tour) 
12:00 noon Depart Vinery Stud  
12:30 Arrive Willow Tree Hotel, Scone (Lunch)  
2:00pm Depart Willow Tree Hotel, Scone (Lunch)     
2:30pm 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 - WILLOW TREE HOTEL, SCONE (alternate drop 1 course)

​Fish and Chips - Crispy beer battered fish, served with signature slaw, chips, lemon & aioli.
or  
Steak Sandwich - Premium Scotch 150g, lettuce, caramel i sed onion, tomato, BBQ sauce, aioli , cheese and beetroot on a toasted Turkish roll.

#​Cash bar for drinks. Guests to order and pay on consumption at bar.
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​​7:00am Breakfast buffet available (at your leisure) from 7am: Elements, Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
​8:00am Coach Departs Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens: Coach: Dencaro Driver: Denis McGrorey
10:00am Arrive Newgate Farm 
11:30pm Depart Newgate Farm
12 noon Arrive Hollydene Estate Wines (Lunch - Vines) 
1:55pm Depart Hollydene Estate Wines
2:00pm Arrive Coolmore Stud (stallion parade & stud tour)
3:00pm Depart Coolmore Stud
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)

Char Grilled Chicken Maryland fennel & celeriac remoulade, lemon cream sauce, chorizo oil, kipfler potato
or
Braised Lamb, smoked tomato relish, spiced cucumber salad, tartare & pitabred

​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
​10am Check Out

Group Transfers - Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens to Newcastle Airport

Group Transfer Time TBA: 

Guest & Host Flight Details 15/10 (3 Pax)

Departs 3:30pm QF1984 Newcastle > Brisbane
Brian LAWLOR

​Departs 4:30pm VA1109 Newcastle > Brisbane
Vanessa WHITAKER & Col PART

GROUP WHATSAPP CHAT (QR CODE)

GUEST NAMES (19 pax)

Dawn McLoughlin
Emma Knight
Robin Bennett
Henry Bennett
Julie Laws
Graeme Laws
Tonia Gale
Eric Gale
Neil McInnes
Heather McInnes
Jonathon Bell
Barbara Gibb
Caroline Hawes
Frances Simmonds
Sandra Eldridge
Vanessa Whitaker
Col Part
Bernard Jackson
Ann Jackson

TOUR DIRECTORY: ADDRESS & CONTACT DETAILS
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OnTrack Tour Host
Brian Lawlor
m 0455500085​

Dencaro Tours & Coaches
Cessnock, NSW 
​Denis & Carolyn McGrorey
m: 0412730578
e: [email protected]

Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
​2090 Broke Rd Pokolbin, NSW 2320
Phone: +61 2 4998 2000
Contact: Taylor Worley
e: [email protected] 
p: 02 4998 4007  
www.mercurehuntervalley.com.au/

​Arrowfield Stud 
Contact: Mitchell Ralph 
m: 0475258950
e: [email protected] 
Gundy Rd, Scone NSW, 2337
Phone: +61 2 6545 3999
​arrowfield.com.au/

Vinery Stud
Contact: Adam White
m: 0414800918
684 Segenhoe Road Scone NSW 2337
Phone: (02) 65 438 333
​vinery.com.au/

Yulong Stud/Segenhoe
Contact: Allison Sedgwick
m: 0407768846
  
Darley Godolphin Kelvinside
Contact: Alistair Pulford
m: 0410683461
401 Rouchel Road, Aberdeen, NSW 2336
Phone: +61 02 6543 9000
​www.darley.com.au

Coolmore Stud
​Contact: Tom Moore
m: 0432050940
3367 Golden Highway,
Jerrys Plains NSW 2330,
Australia
T: +61 (02) 6576 4200
www.coolmore.com 

Newgate Farm
Contact: Mary O'Neill
m: 0428453650
586 Rouchel Road, Aberdeen,
NSW 2336, Australia
(t) +61 (02) 6543 8395
www.newgatefarm.com.au 

Brokenwood
Contact: Natalie Longbottom [email protected]
401-427 McDonalds Rd Pokolbin, NSW 2320
Phone: ​(02) 4998 7559

Two Rivers Wines
Contact: Gretel Lyons
m: 0491958785 
[email protected] 
2 Yarrawa Rd Denman NSW 2328
tworivers.com.au/

Vines Restaurant at Hollydene Estate
​Contact: Hannah McLean
Address: 3483 Golden Highway, Jerrys Plains New South Wales 2330
Phone: (02) 6576 4007

Willow Tree Hotel Scone
Jerry​
​Email: [email protected] 
Phone: 0265453263

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

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
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