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Historic Grey's Inn, Wollombi

Lot 2, Maitland Road

Wollombi NSW 2325

Phone/Fax: (02) 4998 3475

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Your hosts: Sonia & Michael

Grey's Inn

Wollombi Village (Hunter Valley)

New South Wales

Great Australian Cuisine & the perfect nights sleep!

Wollombi is a popular destination for Canberran's, Sydneysiders and backpackers alike. It provides an excellent opportunity to experience both the grand colonial style architecture exhibited in the school buildings, courthouse and postoffice, and the small and humble buildings of the early settlers typified in the many slab huts and houses still standing in the area.

Wollombi is also a great base for exploring the famous Hunter Valley wine region, Australia's oldest wine producing district. Famous wine makers (including McGuigan & McWilliams) are just a short drive away. Mind you, with wine makers scattered across the Wollombi Valley itself, you'll be forgiven if you don't venture too far! Visitors can enjoy the new generation wines being grown such as Chambourcin, or savour the traditional Wollombi Valley classic varieties... Semillon, Shiraz, Chardonnay or Muscat.

While in Wollombi the place to stay is Grey's Inn.

Grey's Inn offers a range of authentic Australian meals, snacks, coffee, local wine & beers, as well as comfortable en-suite accommodation.

Grey's Inn is not only a fantastic place to spend a few extremely comfortable nights sleep, it is also home of the famous "Water Hen Restaurant".

The historic restaurant is set in a spectacular sandstone building, dating back to the 1860's, featuring a rustic interior, log fire and two sunny courtyards. The menu is new and exciting and includes magnificent A la Carte evening dining.

Enjoying exquisite Australian cuisine, or just a glass of refreshing wine, Grey's Inn is perfect to visit throughout the year.

Where is Grey's Inn, Wollombi?

How to get to Grey's Inn, Wollombi.

Grey's Inn (Wollombi) is 400km north-west of Gungahlin, 29 km south-west of Cessnock and 142 km north of Sydney (take the Peats Ridge exit off the Newcastle Freeway).

From Canberra (4.5hr) travel to Sydney via the Hume Highway then take the M3 to Peats Ridge exit then follow Tourist Route 33.

From Sydney (1.5hr) take the F3 to Peats Ridge exit then follow Tourist Route 33.

From Gosford and Newcastle (1hr) head for Cessnock then take Wollombi Road.

A word from www.gungahlin.net

My wife and I recently attended a friends wedding at Wollombi and wanted to stay somewhere comfortable without spending an absolute fortune. Being in the Hunter Valley Region accommodation is not cheap, so we were expecting to lighten our wallet a fair bit.

Thankfully I stumbled across Grey's Inn whilst surfing the internet for somewhere to stay for the two nights. The pictures of the historic Inn looked great and the price extremely reasonable. It was an even bigger surprise when I found the Inn had a vacancy. We booked over the phone, and all was set for our stay.

The weekend of the wedding was hot, so the air conditioner had a real workout on our pleasant drive from Gungahlin to Wollombi. The scenery once you get past Sydney and onto Peats Ridge Road is really picturesque, and the closer we got to Wollombi the prettier it became - so lush and green.

We arrived at Wollombi around 2pm. What a pretty spot! The village is full of old world charm and character. We soon met the very bubbly and friendly Sonia (owner of Grey's Inn). She was a fantastic host. Sonia gave us a tour of the historic Inn (it dates back to the 1860's) and showed us to our room. I swear this had the most comfortable bed in Australia!

is this the most comfortable bed in Australia?

I've stayed in my fair share of motels and guest houses over the years and I can honestly say this stay was right up there with the best of them. Sonia (and her husband Michael) are fantastic hosts, and really know how to make you feel welcome at their place. Sonia introduced us to many of the locals and joined us for a drink down at the local pub before the wedding! By the way, the local pub is a real friendly county pub - they even sell the famous Dr Jurd's Jungle Juice (best not to try too many of these before operating heavy machinery!).

View of Wollombi from the balcony at Grey's Inn

We had a fantastic couple of days in Wollombi - the wedding went off without a hitch and we spent our 'spare' time exploring the village and sampling the local fare.

We can't wait to return.

If your looking for a get away in the country for a few days (or even a month) we would highly recommend a trip to the beautiful Wollombi Valley and Greys's Inn.

If you do visit please say hi to Sonia, Michael and all the gang at Grey's Inn for us. Oh, and thanks again Sonia for the fantastic omelets you cooked us for breakfast.

Call Grey's Inn on (02) 4998 3475 and tell them we sent you!

Darren & Becky Giles

Gungahlin Region On-line!

11 January 2006