POPULAR: Hunter Valley Zoo at Nulkaba is a hit with visitors to the Cessnock area.
It may have shocked some but it does not surprise the people of Cessnock who love their region and the many tourists who flock there.
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Cessnock has been ranked No.10 on TripAdvisor’s list of best Aussie holiday destinations for 2015.
The ranking of Cessnock above the Gold Coast has caused rumblings across the border.
In the wine district of the Hunter Valley, Cessnock was only two places behind Noosa and Adelaide.
So what does TripAdvisor like about the region built on coal mining? Check out the top 30 list of things to do.
- Hunter Valley Zoo, Nulkaba
- Ngurra Bu Wollombi
- Hot air balloon rides
- Ernest Hill Wines Nulkaba
- Wyndham Estate Branxton
- Briar Ridge Vineyard and Winery Mount View
- Wine tasting and tours
- Tallavera Grove Mount View
- Tatler Wines Lovedale
- Gartlemann Wines Lovedale
- Classes and workshops
- Mount View Estate
- Capercaillie Wine Company Lovedale
- The Vintage Golf Club Rothbury
- Sightseeing tours
- Monarchs of the Hunter Nulkaba
- Hunter Valley Golf and Country Club Lovedale.
- Hunter Beer Co Nulkaba
- Day spas
- Macquariedale Estate Rothbury
- Wandin Hunter Valley Lovedale
- Cedar Creek Falls Tamborine National Park
- Wollombi Endeavour Museum
- Emma’s Cottage Vineyard Rothbury
- Adina Vineyard Lovedale
- Speciality shops
- Undercliff Winery Wollombi
- Noyce Brothers Wine Wollombi
- Olney State Forest Laguna
- Little’s Winery Rothbury