Hunter Valley Gardens is a 14-hectare display garden on Broke Road at Pokolbin, laid out as ten themed sections joined by walking paths. Bill and Imelda Roche built it over four years with a team of landscape gardeners, architects and engineers, and a visit is mostly a self-guided wander past waterfalls, statuary and flower beds. It is open seven days, 9am to 5pm, with last entry at 4pm.
The site carries more than the gardens. Children's rides including a carousel, ferris wheel and superslide, an Aqua Golf and mini-golf area, several licensed dining venues and a shopping village all share the grounds. Large seasonal events, the Christmas Lights and the winter Snow Time programming among them, are ticketed separately from garden entry, so check what is on before you go. Parking is free, and it suits a family or a group happy to spend a couple of hours out of the car.
At this attraction
- Tasting
- Cellar-door tastingWalk-ins welcome
- On site
- Dining on site (Harrigan's Hunter Valley)Events programme
- Who it suits
- Groups welcomeFamily-friendlyDog-friendlyStep-free access
- Getting there
- ParkingRestroomsOn shuttle route
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What’s on offer
- Garden entry
Access to the ten themed display gardens across 14 hectares, linked by roughly 8km of path. Rides, Aqua Golf, Putt Putt and seasonal events are ticketed separately.
Ticket prices are sold through the site's booking widget and are not listed here, so check before you go.
Food & stay
Harrigan's Hunter Valley
| Mon – Sun | 7am – 9pm |
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The site also carries éléments bar & dining, the Garden Terrace, and a shopping village.
Background
- Ownership
- Built by Bill and Imelda Roche
- Finalist, Major Tourist Attractions and Major Festivals & EventsNSW Tourism Awards · 2021
Getting here & good to know
Hunter Valley Gardens is at 2090 Broke Road, Pokolbin, in Hunter Valley. It sits on the iHop Hunter Valley hop-on wine shuttle (Shopping Village at Hunter Valley Gardens stop), so you can visit without driving.
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Details last checked 2026-08-07.