Name: Hold the Date - Hunter Valley we are coming!!!
Start: 2025-09-13T22:00:00.000Z
Location: Pokolbin, Hunter Valley- various locations

🎄🐾 **Pup Dates: Christmas in July Trip to the Southern Highlands!** 🐾🎄
📅 **Date:** Sunday, 3 August 2025
🕘 **Time:** Departing 8:00am – Returning approx. 5:00pm
📍 **Pick-up Location:** Hornsby & Central Stations
Get ready to jingle all the way to the Southern Highlands with your pup for our most festive adventure yet! 🌟🎅

If you would like to be picked up from Central Station please SMS me on 0435 002 698 and we will do a stop at Central Station.

Join us for a magical day of:
🍷 **Wine tasting** at the beautiful [Ben Dooley Estate](https://bendooleysestate.com.au/)
🎁 **Christmas presents** for every woofer – they’ve all been very good this year!
🎅 **Prizes for Best Dressed Dog** – so dig out the reindeer ears, elf suits, or Santa coats!
🎶 **Christmas tunes** to keep the vibe merry and bright
🍽️ A **luxurious three-course Christmas feast** served indoors in front of a gorgeous roaring log fire at the stunning [Robertson Hotel](https://www.robertsonhotel.com/)
🥂 **Glass of mulled wine** on arrival
☕ **Tea and coffee station** after lunch
🛍️ **Free time to stroll and explore Bowral**
**Full Itinerary:**
🕗 **8:00am** – Grab a coffee from **Brouhaha Cafe** and jump on board the *Santa Paws Express* 🚌
🕙 **10:00am** – Arrive at **Ben Dooley Estate** to sample their delicious cool climate wines at the breathtaking cellar door 🍷
🕛 **12:00pm** – Arrive at **The Robertson Hotel** where you and your pup will be warmly greeted with a glass of mulled wine to enjoy indoors in front of their roaring log fire.
You’ll then sit down to a mouth-watering three-course Christmas meal:
🍲 Starter: **Roast Butternut Pumpkin Soup** with quenelle double cream and parmesan croutons
🍖 Main: **Honey glazed ham and roast turkey** with crisp roast potatoes, seasonal greens, brandy jus, and cranberry sauce
🍏 Dessert: **Cinnamon and apple strudel** with custard, vanilla bean ice cream, and a tea and coffee station
🕓 **After lunch:** We’ll head to **Bowral**, where you’ll have an hour to stroll the charming streets and explore the boutiques and cafes with your pup.
🕔 **Return trip to Hornsby** – Approx. 5:00pm arrival
This event is specially tailored for **small dogs and their humans** – a chance to relax, connect, and soak in the mid-year Christmas cheer with your furry bestie.
🎟️ **Booking is essential** – limited seats available and we WILL book out!
💰 **Ticket price includes:**
✅ Coach transport (in a super plush coach with a seat for you and your pup)
✅ Wine tasting at Ben Dooley Estate
✅ Three-course Christmas lunch at The Robertson Hotel with mulled wine on arrival
✅ Doggy gift pack
✅ Prizes for Best Dressed Dog
Whether your pup is naughty or nice, they’ll love this festive Pup Dates outing. Come with bells on and let’s make merry memories! 🐶🎄✨

Pup Dates

Rose

Di S

Janete

Danielle Connor

Christmas in July in the Southern Highlands 

Hornsby Station

This Hunter Valley Trip is shaping up to be a cracker with a super plush coach both you and your doggo are going First Class absolutely in style with a seat for you and another reserved for your gorgeous fur bags. This is what is presently confirmed;
After meeting at Hornsby Station so that you can access the public car parking we will jumping on board the Howl Express and heading to Saddles at Mt White to grab that all important morning cup of coffee and maybe a delicious pasty or two - Saddles definitely knows its way around baking these are melt in your mouth tasty morsels and our doggo will be able to take around the gorgeous lake.f
Next stop will be Gartlemann's Winery this is a fave the people adore seeing the Doggo express roll in and this place is gorgeous with lots of fantastic insta opportunities, We will be having a tasting of their gorgeous wines (tasting is covered in ticket price)

Next stop lunch - and Yes! We are going to The Deck - this is a legendary tapas restaurant in the Hunter Valley and the food is amazing their chef definitely knows his way around the kitchen and it is right next door to where will have been enjoying some fine wines.(At own expense) I suggest we get a bunch of tapas to share amongst the table and then split the bill evenly at the end.

The next stop is new one on this trip the fabulous people at Degen Winery are looking forward to welcoming us to their winery and have acres/hectares of paddock that they have said our doggos are free to go wild in and allow their country dog to come out whilst we try some of their incredible wines and sample a tantilisng cheese plate hosted by a family member - this one is gorgeous. (Included in ticket price)

Next stop is waiting to be confirmed

But our final stop as always is the fantastic Thelme Winery which is a real treasure of a winery and has a legendary balcony that overlooks the vineyard and we are hosted by the most gorgeous French couple on their property after being welcome by the gorgeous Wilson we will enjoy a fantastic wine tasting and amazing cheese & fruit plate.(Wine tasting with cheese included in the ticket price)

Then it will be time to say goodbye to the Hunter and with sleepy pups head home.

So your ticket price will include:

* Luxury coach travel with two seats one for you and one for your doggo
* Travel to three different wineries
* All wine tastings
* and lots of laughs and good times
* There will be some free giveaways on the day
* And treats

**\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*Please note there is nothing to pay presently as I am still sorting out the mystery stop.\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\***

Maria

Hold the Date  - Hunter Valley we are coming!!! 

Pokolbin, Hunter Valley- various locations

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