GUEST ITINERARY

Hunter Valley Tour (21-25 SEPT, 2025)

Updated 8:00am 16/9/25 (GM)
​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)
7:00pm Dinner - Private Dining, Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens
10:00pm Dinner concludes
DINNER MENU - Private Dining, Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens (alternate drop 2 course + beverage package)

Main

PAN FRIED ATLANTIC SALMON with roasted pumpkin, napolitana sauce, spinach and pine nuts.
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
Andrew Thomas ‘synergy’ semillon, hunter valley 2021
Ridgeview cabernet sauvignon merlot, hunter valley 2017

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 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:  Darley Godolphin Woodlands
11:30am Depart:  Darley Godolphin Woodlands 
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.
​
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 Kia Ora Stud (stallion parade & stud tour) 
11:00am Depart Kia Ora Stud 
11:15am Arrive Scone Race Club 
12:15 Depart Scone Race Club
12:30 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: 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 
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

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

Grilled Barramundi 
or
Lamb of The Day

Cash bar for drinks. Guests to order and pay on consumption at bar.

DINNER MENU  - Brokenwood Wines (gourmet sharing platters + beverage package)

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 1899 Old Vines Vineyard Semillon, Hunter Valley
2022 Lillydale Vineyard Chardonnay, Yarra Valley
2022 Vegas Block Shiraz, Hunter Valley
2022 Wildwood Road Cabernet Sauvignon, WA

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
​10am Check Out
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TOUR DIRECTORY: ADDRESS & CONTACT DETAILS
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OnTrack Tour Host
Grant Morgan
m 0438859664​

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: Maddison Mate
e: [email protected] 
p: 02 4998 2011 
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/

Kia Ora Stud
Contact: Allison Sedgwick
m: 0407768846
Allan Bridge Road, Scone, NSW 2337​
Phone: 0265437105
​www.kiaorastudscone.com.au/
  
Darley Godolphin Kelvinside
Contact: Arvin Chadee
m: 0474530148
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 

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

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: Amanda Parker
Address: 3483 Golden Highway, Jerrys Plains New South Wales 2330
Phone: (02) 6576 4007

The Thoroughbred, Scone
Contact: Fiona Allen
​[email protected]
​222 Kelly Street, Scone New South Wales 2337 · (02) 6545 3669 

Commercial Hotel, Aberdeen
Contact: Meg
64 New England Highway,
Aberdeen NSW 2336
TEL: +61 (02) 6543 7196
EMAIL: [email protected]

SCONE RACE CLUB
CRAIG BYRNE - FACILITIES SUPERVISOR
434 Bunnan Rd, Scone NSW
P. 02 6545 1607 M: 0408 604 976
E. [email protected]

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
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