Granite Belt Mini Getaway
Beautiful scenery, delicious local produce and exceptional wine: what’s not to love about the Granite Belt Region?
Be sure to explore the Strangebird Wine Trail and call into our many family-owned cellar doors.
Need to walk off some of that food and wine? Head to Girraween National Park for your nature fix.
This package includes:
- 2 nights' accommodation
- A breakfast basket
- A 3-course dinner;
- A beer tasting paddle and antipasto platter.
Suggested itinerary
Day One: Brisbane to Stanthorpe
Drive Distance: approx. 246km
Travel south via the Ipswich Boonah Road to Boonah, heart of the Scenic Rim with its stunning mountain and country scenery. Follow the Falls Scenic Drive via Lake Moogerah, Carr’s Lookout and the spectacular Queens Mary Falls to Killarney. Enjoy lunch at Spring Creek Mountain Cafe with spectacular views over Condamine Gorge, Wilson’s Peak, The Border Ranges and World Heritage listed rainforest. Continue your drive to Stanthorpe in the heart of the Granite Belt Wine Region. Stay two nights at the Granite Belt Retreat
Day Two: Explore the Granite Belt
After breakfast, visit nearby Jamworks to sample delicious jams, preserves and real fruit ice creams made on site. Burn off some energy at spectacular Girraween National Park with its prehistoric granite rocks, natural rock pools and unique wildlife.
Sit amongst 140-year-old barrels as you tuck into a local produce lunch at the Barrel Room Restaurant, Ballandean Estate. Pick up some natural handmade soap from Washpool Farm Soaperie then return to Granite Belt Retreat for a relaxed dinner at the brewery restaurant.
Day Three: Stanthorpe to Brisbane
Drive Distance: approx 156KM
Time this morning to meet some local artisans beginning with a visit to nearby Kent Saddlery, specialising in custom-made saddles and handcrafted leather goods.
As you make your way back to Brisbane on the Mt Lindsay Highway, call into to Aloomba Lavender, an open lavender farm, part of a 4000-acre cattle property. Spend some time in their lavender themed gift shop and enjoy a great coffee before travelling back to Brisbane.
- Twin share from $290 per person*
*Lead in price based on October 2021 mid week stays during Off-Peak Season. Subject to availability. Conditions apply.
Stay at Granite Belt Brewery Retreat, just 5 minutes to Stanthorpe’s town centre and central to all Granite Belt attractions and wineries.
Set on 30 acres of natural bushland just five minutes from Stanthorpe, this country estate features 20 cedar cabins complete with log fire, a micro brewery plus a bar & restaurant.
Travel at 60 and supplier booking conditions apply. Please enquire for more information.
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