HighGrove Lodge, Hunter Valley

27/03/2024

A lovely autumnal day up in the Hunter Valley today, but we could do with some rain, after the Easter weekend. The view from our lounge isn’t too shabby

19/08/2023

When your guests send you a photo from their stay ❤️❤️. Might need to create a section on our website for guest photos, they’re much better than mine!!

28/07/2023

Lighting the fire as the sun sets on another fabulous day in the Hunter Valley for our guests. The best way to spend a winter weekend

01/07/2023

Red wine and a Saturday night in

01/07/2023

Winter evening with the firepit and the Weber doing it’s thing

11/02/2023

Tintilla Estate Wines is one of our favourite wineries and those grapes are looking might fine! Pretty sure I’m averaging a case of their Lizzie spritzer a month at the moment 🫣🥂🤪🤫🤫

If you’ve got a free afternoon the wine tasting with cheese plate is well worth the visit

27/12/2022

A huge congratulations to Sam and Rhian on your engagement, we are so happy for you both! ❤️🍾🥂 HighGrove Lodge's first marriage proposal and what a stunning couple for it to be, we wish you every happiness 😍😍

2 of an amazingly wonderful group of guests that checked out today

20/12/2022

Our internal renovations are complete and we are now a 5 bed, 3 bath, 2 lounge and 2 toned (unfortunately) house. The remainder of the painting will have to wait for painter availability next year while the outdoor entertaining area is being built. We've been lucky to have such great trades working this us and can't recommend them highly enough B J Goodwin Carpentry, Hunter Designer Kitchens Hunter Blind Lab

11/12/2022

A much needed swim after a weekend of cleaning now that the renovations are done. And a chance to enjoy the view from the swimming pool

07/12/2022

My new favourite “before the world wakes up” coffee spot

07/12/2022

The new lounge is done and with the views of the vines it’s definitely my pick for a relaxing place to sit. Now to find a coffee table to fill up the space!

19/11/2022

Had a couple of the neighbours pop over to check out the place the other day. Not sure they were too fussed with the updates 🐥🐥💕

12/11/2022

When you have the best builders and crew in the valley in B J Goodwin Carpentry you get amazing results! The old kitchen & garage are no more. The team are doing an amazing job. Might even have to bake them a cake!

11/11/2022

Almost there, ready for our December guests. We may have lost the garage but the views of the vines certainly make up for it. The team at Hunter Designer Kitchens are doing an amazing job!

07/11/2022

When your house has no kitchen but you’ve still got coffee. Mid renos and still smiling, most of the time

19/08/2022

It’s almost Spring up in the Hunter and even more exciting we are about to start the first part of our renovations!

18/07/2022

18/07/2022

Well we have been a little quiet lately on here thanks to Covid and it's friend the rain. 🤬🤬

Exciting news though! We are hoping to start our renovations in September. I've always found garages overrated, but when it has the best view of anywhere in the house it's just crying out to become a lounge with a fireplace for those red-wine/port winter evenings. You'll also see we're making a few other minor changes too, including a rather large outdoor entertaining area, assuming it stops raining long enough to pour that much concrete 🤞🏻🤞🏻

01/09/2021

Sunset on the first day of Spring 2021 ❤️❤️

16/05/2021

Looking for a stress-busting weekend away? This may just help as well.

01/05/2021

How about having your dinner delivered while you’re out at the wineries or even before you arrive at HighGrove Lodge for the weekend. With our digital door access we can provide access before you arrive for dinner to be sitting in the fridge waiting

06/04/2021

And now the kidlets will leave as happy as you do 👍👍

Wine tasting with the family over Easter just got a little bit more exciting! 😋😋😀😀

Mount Pleasant Wines have created their very own tasting experience for kids. All you need to do is sit back and let them enjoy while you get to delight in their award winning wines. 🍷🎉

Bookings essential: ➡️ https://mountpleasantwines.com.au/

23/03/2021

You may have noticed the term ‘old vine’ on a wine label, but what does this mean exactly, and how does it translate to the wine itself? We're fortunate in Australia to have access to some of the best old vines in the world, so I wanted to take a moment to discuss why wines made from old vines are so special.

LEARN MORE -> www.davidhookwines.com.au/2021/03/10/old-vine-wine/

23/01/2021

How good is a freshly mown lawn - especially a 4 acre lawn. Many thanks to John and the awesome and friendly team at Caloola Vocational Services who are committed to empowering people with a disability. www.caloola.org.au

14/12/2020

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19/11/2020

What a difference!

The difference 12 months makes... 😮
These two shots are in the exact same place, 12 months apart. It's amazing how much the Hunter Valley has recovered from last summer, and you should definitely take some time to come check it out for yourself.

19/10/2020

Fewer trees = more valley and vineyard views

18/10/2020

Enjoying the sunset from the bbq table with a few bubbles of course!

11/10/2020

So this happened a few weeks ago. We have been busy getting everything ready and enjoying it ourselves.