10 Hunter Valley Region Mothers Day Gift Ideas

Does your Mum live in the Hunter Valley region or perhaps she's planning a trip to the Lovedale, Broke or Pokolbin areas soon?

Here's 10 Hunter Valley region Mothers Day gift ideas she might enjoy.

Hunter Valley Classic Carriages Full Day Exclusive Couples Wine Tour
Treat your parents to a romantic Mothers Day gift of a leisurely Hunter Valley wine tour by an Edwardian or Victorian horse-drawn carriage. Sip chilled sparking wine as your 5.5 hour wine tour takes you to 3-5 wineries, and enjoy lunch at a restaurant or a secluded picturesque picnic for two including local charcuterie, cheese, fruits and desserts. Then stop for cheese, chocolate and gelato. $595.

Grapemobile Electric Bike Hire
If your Mum has average-level fitness yet loves the outdoors, she'll be delighted to go on a Grapemobile electric bike self-guided tour with you and the family in the Pokolbin area for the day, visiting legendary premier wineries, restaurants, cheese shops & cafes of the Central Pokolbin Region, assisted by electric power for those hills. $75 per person.

Palatable Tea Towels Hunter Valley Wine Region Map Tea Towel
If you've enjoyed holidays together in the Hunter Valley, Mum lives in Newcastle or she's planning a fun weekend with friends, give her a beautiful Hunter Valley cotton map tea towel of the region's wineries, hotels and attractions. She'll enjoy exploring it again and it's a fun, long-lasting memento of the area. $29.

Hunter Valley Chocolate Co
Whether you'll be visiting their Polkolbin store in person over the Mothers Day weekend or buying their treats online, she'll be thrilled to try both old favourites such as macadamia brittle, boiled sweets, licorice allsorts and chocolate-coated nuts, and more unusual options such as lemon myrtle bark, pine lime splice bar, chocolate rocks and strawberry, rhubarb and vanilla bean jam. Or give her a gift-boxed set of individual chocolates from $15.50 for a 6-piece box to $75 for 36 pieces.

Balloon Aloft Hunter Valley Flight & Breakfast
Give your Mum a gift voucher to enjoy a hot air balloon ride with you over the beautiful Hunter Valley. You'll enjoy a 45 – 60 minute sunrise hot air balloon flight, delicious bubbly breakfast at Peterson House Winery, sparkling wine tasting and freedom to reschedule in the event of weather cancellation. From $265 per person.

Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort
If your mother is a keen golfer, she'll be thrilled to practice her skills at one of Australia's most awarded golf resorts, Oaks Cypress Lake Resort. If your Mum isn't into golf, she can indulge in a serious relaxation at the day spa at the Elysia Wellness Retreat while those who are into gourmet food and wine can use the resort as a handy central base for wine tasting adventures. Check their website for the latest special offers.

Hunter Valley Gardens
A ticket to Hunter Valley Gardens is the best Mothers Day gift for those who love gardens. This award-winning 14-hectare property has 8km of walking paths winding through 6,000 trees, 600,000 shrubs and over 1 million ground cover plants, plus waterfalls, statues, murals and more. Discover gardens ranging from the Italian Grotto and Storybook Garden to the Rose Garden and Oriental Garden, visit the shopping village for meals, coffee, wine, gifts, jewellery and unique clothing, and play putt-putt golf or go on the rides (at additional cost). $38 per adult.

Hunter Valley Smelly Cheese Shop Share The Joy Hamper
If she's seriously mad about cheese and lives in the Hunter Valley or Sydney, you won't go wrong with this generous gift hamper from the Hunter Valley Smell Cheese Shop for Mothers Day. It contains Jam for Cheese, Cow Fetta with Pesto, Cow Fetta with Sun Dried Tomato, Triple Cream Brie, Black Sesame Seed Baccos, Pistachios, Saint Agur, Pep Saya Salted Cultured Butter, Cranberry & Pistachio Rolada, Fardoulis Chocolates - Truffle Mousse and Tempus Two Shiraz or Chardonnay 750ml. $220.

 

Majors Lane Cooking School Class
Why not surprise her with a 2-hour cooking class in Lovedale? Book the Low and Slow Smoking Class learning how to make barbecue sauce, brisket rub, slaw with honey mustard dressing and smoky mac'n'cheese, Vibrant Thai Street Food (Thai red curry chicken with eggplant, Thai style omelette, jasmine rice, warm beef and noodle salad with peanut dressing and pork laab), or Greek Cooking Class (pita bread, tzatziki, Greek salad, chicken souvlaki, lamb keftedes and prawn saganaki). $170 per person.

Tulloch Wines Wine Tasting Paired With Local Handmade Chocolates
Does she love wine? Yes. Does she enjoy chocolate? Of course. Then if your Mum is in the Hunter Valley, she'll want to indulge in the 45-minute experience of pairing 5 wines with artisanal chocolates at Tulloch Wines. Which wine is best with white chocolate and can you enjoy chocolate with dry red wines? It's time to find out! $30 per person.