It was well over twelve months ago that we had purchased a Luxury Escapes discount voucher for two nights at the Chateau Elan at The Vintage (Golf Club). It was intended as a birthday celebration for Bill, and in our naivety we were thinking that Covid19 lockdowns would be a thing of the past by … Continue reading Chateau Elan at The Vintage, Hunter Valley
Hunter Valley
Hunter Valley Gardens – Part 2
For those who missed Part 1 of this tour you can find it here. My previous post left us at The Sunken Garden (5). From here we followed the meandering path uphill, past children's rides which are active during school holidays and other special occasions, and continued into the garden that is designed specifically with … Continue reading Hunter Valley Gardens – Part 2
Leconfield House & Esca Bimbadgen in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales
Leaving behind our two night stopover in Gorokan on the New South Wales Central Coast, we drove an hour north into the region known as the Hunter Valley. Containing the Hunter River and its tributaries, the Hunter Valley is one of the largest river valleys on the NSW coast, and the lower area where we … Continue reading Leconfield House & Esca Bimbadgen in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales
The Reluctant Retiree 