Romantic retreat

January 21, 2016

Love is on many a mind at the moment as we celebrate Valentine's Day, providing a welcome opportunity to shower your loved one with gifts, gestures and symbols of love. Of course, it's also the …

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The Longhouse Joins Tesla Charging Network

January 21, 2016

The Longhouse Joins the Tesla Motors Destination Charging Network. The Longhouse recently installed two electric vehicle charging stations in partnership with the Telsa Motors Destination Charging program.  Designed to provide travellers with Tesla electric vehicle charging …

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Top 10 Things to do in Pokolbin

January 21, 2016

The following is by no means an exhaustive list but it does offer our top 10 experiences our clients come to Pokolbin to enjoy. No 1: Tour the Large and Small Winerys The Pokolbin district is one …

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Valley of the Gods

January 21, 2016

By looking at the Hunter Valley from a different angle you’ll be opened up to more than just roaring fireplaces, medications fine wines and smelly cheese I wanted to see the Hunter Valley from a different point of view. You see, I’d been there a few times and I thought I’d seen it all –

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Food + wine

January 11, 2016

Secreted down a country lane off one of the main roads in the heart of the Hunter Valley, the Longhouse is perfectly situated to visit some of the wine region’s many cellar doors. THE LONGHOUSE Hunter Valley, NSW 385 Palmers lane, Pokolbin Phone: 0402 101 551 Email: stay@thelonghouse.net.au Web: thelonghouse.net.au The location Secreted down a

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Out of Towner: Hunter Valley

December 31, 2015

A few days in a renowned wine region is a weekend well spent. We wine and dine on a weekend away in the Hunter Valley. We’re always being told to holiday in our backyard, order so it’s lucky then that the Hunter Valley is literally on our doorstep. Just 160 kilometres from the Sydney CBD,

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The Longhouse, Pokolbin review: Ethereally quiet.

December 31, 2015

Set among gently sloping chardonnay vines on a 25-hectare vineyard – and with views to Barrington Tops and the Brokenback mountain range – it is almost ethereally quiet. The Location Secreted down a country lane off one of the main roads in the heart of the Hunter Valley, the Longhouse is perfectly situated to visit

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48 hours in Pokolbin in the Hunter valley, NSW: where to eat and drink

December 31, 2015

The Hunter valley in New South Wales is one of Australia’s best known wine regions, no rx boasting more than 150 vineyards. The area has also become a haven for foodies, price with new restaurants springing up all the time, view making the most of the views: picturesque rolling hills and row after row of

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The Longhouse, Pokolbin review: Sheer fun with dad and mum

December 31, 2015

Well-stocked with undies – and some very nice red wine – Sarah Whyte finds a break with the folks is not too taxing at all. When I was 20 I flew to Hamilton Island with my parents and three sisters. As we boarded our flight my mother told me matter-of-factly that this would be my

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