See the Gardens in comfort and style! For just $13.00 per person you will be taken on an interactive 25 minute, continuous tour around the Gardens, where you will learn about the history and significance of each Garden with one of our knowledgeable guides. Maximum of five people per buggy. Guided buggy tours are by arrangement only. Please call 4998 4000 to book.

Walking Tours are hosted by knowledgeable and experienced guides and are available for groups with a maximum of 20 people per guide. The tour takes 1 hour to complete and covers various aspects of the Gardens. A cost of $45.00 per guide applies. Where possible it would be appreciated if bookings can be made at least one month in advance of your visit.
Visitors should bring a hat, sunscreen, insect repellent and a folding umbrella or raincoat.

Join our knowledgeable horticultural staff for an interactive discussion on the plants, history and style of each Garden.

10.30am  Storybook Garden
After two years of planning, design and sculpturing the Storybook Garden came to life in April 2003. Regarded by the young and the young at heart as the most popular area of Hunter Valley Gardens. Meet at the Gingerbread House

11.30am  History of the Gardens
The site of Hunter Valley Gardens was originally used for grazing cattle. During construction over 800,000 cubic metres of soil was moved and 100,000 cubic metres of topsoil added to create the wonderful Gardens that you see today. Meet in the Amphitheatre

12.30pm Rose Garden
The Rose has captured humankinds’ imagination for thousands of years and has taken a place of honour in  gardens around the world. See 8,000 roses comprising of 156 different varieties featured in a stunning corkscrew landscape design. Meet in the Rose Garden

1.30pm   Oriental Garden
A low maintenance garden, with no obvious beginning or end, modeled on a 17th Century Endo period design. The Oriental Garden is a combination of Chinese, Korean and Japanese cultures. Meet in the Oriental Pagoda