TOURS ATTRACTIONS LEMINGTON

Sweeping views of the Hunter Valley's Broke Fordwich wine region make visiting picturesque Catherine Vale Vineyard a priority on your wine tasting agenda. Catherine Vale boasts four alternative varieties. Verdelho originating from Portugal, Arneis, Barbera and Dolcetto from the Piedmont region of Italy. They also produce wine from the Hunters jewels Semillon and Chardonnay. James Halliday's reviews continue to prove their consistency as one of the top Australian wine producers. The Catherine Vale range of wines is featured in the 2015 James Halliday Wine Companion. The Barbera was the high scorer with 93 and all others received 89/90 with the Semillon again featuring as a true wine of the Hunter Valley. Taste wines in the replica of a turn of the century Australian Country Church. Play bocce, stay awhile. Meet their dog Ayesha who greets visitors. Enjoy the quiet ambience of the setting and the proximity to Yengo National Park.

Located in the beautiful hamlet of Broke, Nightingale Wines offers a fantastic cellar door experience, luxury spa villa accommodation and restaurant. Visit Nightingale Wines, the home of the 2005 James Busby Trophy. Meet the people who grow the fruit, make the wine and present it at Cellar Door. Select from their range of medal-winning wines. Enjoy the Nightingale Wines experience in one of the prettiest vineyards and Cellar Doors in the Hunter Valley.

Sweeping views of the Hunter Valley's Broke Fordwich wine region make visiting picturesque Catherine Vale Vineyard a priority on your wine tasting agenda. Catherine Vale boasts four alternative varieties - Verdelho originating from Portugal; and Arneis, Barbera, and Dolcetto from the Piedmont region of Italy. Catherine Vale also produces Semillon and Chardonnay. James Halliday's reviews continue to prove Catherine Vales consistency as one of the top Australian wine producers. The Catherine Vale range of wines is featured in the 2015 James Halliday Wine Companion. The Barbera received the highest score of their wines, and all others scored very well, with the Semillon again featuring as a true wine of the Hunter Valley. Taste wines in a replica 'turn of the century' Australian Country Church. Play bocce, stay awhile. Meet their dog Ayesha who greets visitors. Enjoy the quiet ambience of the setting and the proximity to Yengo National Park....

Completed in 1904, the Middle Falbrook bridge is a timber truss road bridge, and has strong associations with the expansion of the road network and economic activity throughout NSW, and Ernest DeBurgh, the designer of this type of truss. DeBurgh trusses were significant technical improvements over their predecessors. The Middle Falbrook bridge has piers made from Monier pipes filled with concrete, which is representative of the emerging concrete technology in bridge construction. Middle Falbrook Bridge is located in the Hunter region, which has 15 historic bridges each constructed before 1905, and it gains heritage significance from its proximity to the high concentration of other historic bridges in the area. In 1998 there were 10 surviving DeBurgh trusses in NSW of the 20 built. Bridges are not just functional, they can also be scenic and engineering attractions. Spare a few minutes to admire Middle Falbrook Bridge over Glennies Creek. ...

Natural Adventures Australia operates guided bushwalks in the Mount Royal National Park - part of the Barrington Wilderness Area - and other National Parks in the Hunter Valley region. Walks are specially organised for small groups and are led by an experienced guide. You will get to see rare native wildlife as well as Aboriginal sites and learn about the unique Australian bush through your experience....

Milbrodale is a small town in the Hunter Valley located on the edge of Wollemi National Park. Enjoy its spectacular scenery and the cellar doors of its many vineyards. Visit the Macadamia Nut Farm, organic winery and the Aboriginal art cave. Milbrodale hosts the annual Milbrodale Mountain Classic, an off-road racing event....

The small town of Warkworth was once home to agricultural and pastoral activities. Today it is a coal mining area home to the Warkworth Open-Cut Mine. Enjoy a picnic in Jim Johnstone Park, named after the founder of the nearby colliery, and see the Lee Norse Continuous Coalmining Machine from 1959....

The town of Lemington is located four kilometres east of Jerrys Plains on the road to Singleton in the Hunter Valley. The nearby Hunter Valley Mine was the scene of major industrial disputes between Rio Tinto and its employees in 1998. Enjoy picnics at Moses Crossing by the Hunter River....

Bridges are not just functional, they can also be scenic and engineering attractions. Spare a few minutes to admire Bulga Bridge over Wollombi Brook. The Bulga Bridge is a representative example of Dare timber truss road bridges. The Dare truss design is a variation of the Howe truss arrangement of the Allan truss design, substituting a pair of steel channels for the bottom steel chord and employing simplified bottom chord joints by eliminating the pin as used in the DeBurgh truss. By replacing the bottom timber chord with a steel member the structural performance of the bridge design was increased. The Dare truss bridges have the highest survival rate of the five truss types, with 18 still in existence in 2009 (of the 44 built). In fact the first one, completed in 1905 over the MacDonald River at Bendemeer, is still in existence as a footbridge. ...

The town of Carrowbrook is a picturesque 30 minute drive from Singleton and home to Lake St Clair. The lake is nestled among the Hunter Valley hills at the foot of the Mount Royal Range. It provides Singleton with its water supply and offers many water sports such as water skiing, boating, swimming and fishing. Recreational sport fishing is popular for its bass, perch and catfish. Enjoy the lake shores for camping and picnics....