Hunter Valley Gardens

The gardens are good. But having Christmas displays all throughout the garden in February is not a good look and spoils the fantastic asterisk of the natural environment. Path maintenance also seems very lacking, more maintenance is very much needed. At $39 per person it would be good value if not spoiled by all the plastic, steel and Christmas lights. Clearly not a priority. But if this was removed 5 stars for value and a great day out.

Located at 2090 Broke Road, Pokolbin, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺 I came to these gardens with my group of approximately 35 people, including people with walkers, to see the Hunter Valley Gardens Christmas Lights Spectacular. It was well worth the visit. I absolutely loved it. For the most part, it is accessible for people with mobility issues but there are steps situated around the displays meaning backtracking was required in some instances. Not many though. There’s a couple of toilet 🚻 facilities located at the entrance and about half way through. There’s food vans near the Ferris wheel but they were closed when we went (about 8.30pm) . The amount of work and preparation that had to go into the displays is astounding. So many figurines lighted up. I really enjoyed my visit and took so many photos so remember to bring your camera and make sure to charge your battery in phone because there’s plenty of photo opportunities. Night Entrance (best for this Spectacular to get the full effects fees are - Adults (16+ years) $40.00 Children 4-15 years) - $30.00 Families (2 Adults, 2 Children) - $122.00 There’s always plenty to see during the day also. I would definitely recommend coming here, at least once. A BIG Thumbs up! 👍👍👍

Take a good look at the pictures—run-down and in severe need of proper maintenance. dead grass everywhere. Paths are, well they are there. just. Having been to other gardens costing half the amount that were stunning in every way, this was a bit of shock considering the price. Seems to much attention is spent on decorations for these special events and not enough time on the gardens.

Our second visit was just as magical as the first. Everywhere we walked was filled with colourful lights, sparkling displays, and soft Christmas music that made it feel like a festive wonderland. The kids loved the rides and tasty food, making it a great night out for the whole family.