Directions
Dairy Farm Cottage is located in the hills above Mt View just over 10 kilometres from Cessnock in the southern part of the Hunter Valley wine region.
Coming from Sydney
Travel past the Cessnock High School & sports grounds on your left. Go straight through the first set of traffic lights at the intersection of Vincent Street and Aberdare Road following the Wollombi and Bellbird signs to Wollombi Road. Turn left into Wollombi Road. Drive for 5 km, through the village of Bellbird past the Bellbird Hotel and turn right into Kendall Street. The Bellbird Mine Memorial Park is on the corner. Follow Kendall St (becomes Bimbadeen Rd) for 4.3 klms up into the hills until it meets Mt View Rd. Turn LEFT into Mt View Rd (following signposts to Millfield Winery and Cedars) and continue to the very top of the hill . . . . . now see “At the Top of the Hill” section below.
Coming from Wollombi
Take the Wollombi Rd north towards Cessnock. At Bellbird (about 12 km from Wollombi) turn left into Kendall St (signposted) just after Memorial Park. Follow Kendall St (becomes Bimbadeen Rd) for 4.3 klms up into the hills until it meets Mt View Rd . Turn LEFT into Mt View Rd (following signposts to Millfield Winery and Cedars) and continue to the very top of the hill . . . now see “At the Top of the Hill” section below.
Coming from Pokolbin
Head towards the Mt View area. Get onto Mt View Rd heading towards Briar Ridge or Petersons wineries and continue past those wineries up Mt View Rd. At the Bimbadeen Rd continue straight ahead and up the hill to the very top . . . now see “At the Top of the Hill” section below.
At the Top of the Hill
. . . at the top of the hill a tarred road runs off to your left to the Bimbadeen lookout and Mt View Rd continues straight on as a dirt road. Continue along Mt View Rd for about 50 metres and follow it left and down the hill (there is a street sign where you turn left). The Dairy Farm Cottage is the first building you come to about 300 metres down Mt View Rd on your left.