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White, spelt and multigrain sourdough on display at Althea by Zin.

Althea by Zin

Find golden, ridged baguettes and quince-filled danishes at this Mudgee bakery.

  • Erina Starkey

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Enjoy a breakfast bowl on the Alby and Esthers terrace.

Alby and Esthers

A charming cafe tucked down a cobblestone alley.

  • Erina Starkey
The Cellar by Gilbert in Mudgee.

The Cellar by Gilbert

Elegant, structured wines by fifth-generation winemakers.

  • Erina Starkey
Old Wheels Grind serves coffee and doughnuts from the back of a ute.

Everything to eat and drink on a Mudgee road trip (feat. this essential doughnut stop)

From hot cinnamon doughnuts to quince danishes and pillowy gnocchi pomodoro, here’s what to eat between wine tastings in Mudgee.

  • Erina Starkey
Mudgee’s Peppertree Farm under a stunning night sky.

This town has been given the ‘luxe rural’ treatment. Even my 86-year-old mum was impressed

Mudgee is fiercely protective of its hard-won gold-medal podium position for “top rural town getaway”.

  • Fiona Carruthers
De Beaurepaire Wines in Mudgee.

The must-do highlights of Mudgee in three days

From boundary-pushing cellar doors to world-class art and farm-to-table feasts, this three-day itinerary explores the very best of a region on the rise.

  • Katherine Scott
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Prospective buyers were impressed by the pool in this Mudgee home.

Where houses in regional NSW with swimming pools cost under $1.5m

Australians love to take a dip at the beach, but cooling off in your own backyard is still a dream for many.

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Pavlova with white vermouth and bay leaf-poached rhubarb at Hey Rosey.

SMH Good Food Guide 2026: Best places to eat and drink in Mudgee, Orange and the Central West

From cellar doors to stellar cafes, bakeries and fine diners, the Central West delivers excellence on tap.

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Just 90 minutes from Sydney, you can relax in your own balcony bathtub with stunning views

Luxury lodges, lake-edge lolling, seaside stunners, glam-amid-grit CBD staycations and wine-country wonders: 16 great escapes in NSW.

Can coup: appropriately attired Lizzy Galloway with Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup II Chedder Cheese.

‘We’re probably safer than the Louvre’: The country town that’s hosting Andy Warhol

Gallery curator Lizzy Galloway had the Pop Art legend’s soup cans on her artistic shopping list as she played “billionaire for the day”: and she got one.

  • Fiona Carruthers