There are plenty of things to do around Mudgee, NSW. This region has one of Australia’s oldest wine regions with more than 40 cellar doors and 141 vineyards to experience the regions finest wines. There are many farm gates and markets to pick up Mudgee’s best organic produce or enjoy paddock to plate dinners and gourmet picnic lunches.
Mudgee’s earliest historic building dates back to 1852 making it the second oldest municipality west of the Great Dividing Range. These days many historic villages now house trendy boutique and quaint shops and there’s plenty of things to do around Mudgee, like experiencing local events including art workshops, heritage walks and pub cruises. For outdoor enthusiasts, kayak, horse ride, explore the wetlands, walk the Ferntree Gully rainforest trail or go hot air ballooning
The Mudgee region is about a 3 hours 45 minute drive from Sydney. You will need a car when you get there. Fly Pelican Airlines to Mudgee and hire a car if you’re tight on time.
Wellness & Pampering
- All the H
- Bella Medi Spa Mudgee
- The Pampered LadyÂ
- Ultimate Care Mudgee
- The Wellness Room Shop 1/13 Oporto Rd, Mudgee NSW
- Beauty Reclaimed Mudgee
- The Sisters – Tarot and readings – 1865 Windeyer Rd, Windeyer Ph 0404 104 698
- Hannah Does Yoga
Explore & Discover
- Take a road trip out to Budgee Budgee
- Enjoy Bespoke Mudgee Experiences (call (02) 6373 3084 or email bespoke@farmersquarters.com.au
- Visit towns of Mudgee, Gulgong, Rylstone, Kandos
- Wine taste at Burnbrae
- Explore Capertree Valley and Wollemi National Park
- Taste local wines at these wineries- Robert Stein, Gooree Park, Logan’s, Craigmoor, Lowe and Huntington Estate
- Support local businesses in cafes, galleries, farm gates and shops
- Enjoy a kayak through Dunne’s Swamp
- Stargaze at Mudgee Observatory
- Rise above Mudgee with hot air ballooning
- Catch a sunset at Moothie Estate
- Drive out to the gold mining town of Gulgong.
- Take a dip at the Drip
- Picnic among the vines
- Spin a bowl at Claycat Pottery @claycatpottery
- Admire the Aboriginal Rock Art
- Check out the panoramic view and ‘Lost City’ from Castle Rock
- Discover local art at Guluu Gallery
- Experience Pucca Buca Wetlands Wildlife
- Mudgee Makers Market
- Mudgee Local Farmers Markets, held at St Mary’s Catholic Church on the third Saturday of every month.
- Rylstone Sunday Morning Community Markets 73 Louee St, Rylstone Opens 9am.
- Be inspired by Brett Niven Ceramics
- Helicopter Experience (customised and will pick up)
Good Eats
- Pipeclay Pubhouse
- Burnbrae Wines (Sunday lunch highly recommended)
- Alby and Esthers for great coffee
- Mudgee Corner Store
- Outside the Square Cafe- 83-85 Mortimer St
- 89 on Market- 89 Market St
- Artisan on Lewis, 13 Lewis St
- 29 Nine 99 (Yum Cha and Tea House) 28 Louee St, Rylstone NSW 2849
- The Zin House
- Wineglass Restaurant, 97 Market St
- Mudgee Brewing Co
- Market Street Cafe, 79 Market St
- Roth’s Wine Bar
- Althea bakery, Mudgee
- Oco and The Juice – 70 Church St
- @delicias_italian_mudgee for pre ordered home cooked meals
Foodies
- Cheese and Wine Trail
- Taste local wines at these wineries- Robert Stein, Gooree Park, Logan’s, Robert Oatley Craigmoor Wines, Lowe and Huntington Estate
- Church Markets
- Honey Haven
- Cakes by Cath
- Dad’s Deli – Unit 10 Town Hall Arcade, 79 Market St
- Pick your own cherries at 10’s Estate
- The Farmhouse Larder
- Lawson Park Markets, Â 2 Short St, Mudgee NSW 2850
- Mudgee Farmers Markets
- Gulgong Markets, Coronation Park, Mayne St, Gulgong
- Rylstone Artisan + Produce Markets, 73 Louee St, Rylstone NSW 2849
- The Little Cooking School, Mudgee
Retail Escapes
- Convent and Chapel Wool
- Farm Walks (farm gates)
- Mudgee Honey Haven
- Cherry Red
- Krysties
- Discover wonderful fashion, jewellery, swimwear and shoes at Willow Collective
- Mainly Mudgee Gifts, 78 Church St, Mudgee NSW 2850
- Mudgee Gourmet and Hampers
- Mudgee Sunflowers and The Old School House 1883 located at 20 Brittania Rd, Home Rule
- Perfectly Sorted
- The Inside Shop
- The Lollipop Shop, 50 Louee St, Rylstone NSW 2849
- We’re It Outt
- Whatever Mudgee
- BeSpoke Boutique
- Arts and Crafts Gallery, Mudgee Railway Station, Cnr Church &, Inglis St, Mudgee
- Laneway Boutique, 65 Market St, Mudgee NSW 2850
- Mudgee Art House
- Brand Me Mudgee (embroidery, workwear) 1/15 Sydney Road, Mudgee 0427 733 161
- Claycat Pottery – Catherine Sykes. Pottery on sale at her studio- 282 Hill End Road, Erudgere  02 6372 0327
- Guluu Gallery
- Sally Taylor Photography, Mudgee 0431 868 725
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