Return to Stanthorpe and Ballandean many times and we guarantee there’s still places left unexplored to tempt you back again. Here’s some of the hidden gems that you may not have yet uncovered…
Pictured above: Underground Creek, Girraween National Park
Boulders Hidden Right in Town!
You’d never know it’s there unless you were looking for it, but Sentimental Rocks is an interesting short walk through giant granite boulders littered around bushland and it’s literally right in the town of Stanthorpe. Learn more below…
Sentimental Rocks
Take an easy walk through clusters of giant granite boulders along the bush walking tracks at Sentimental Rocks. This location…
Truffle Farm Hidden Down a Country Road
Truffle farms are notoriously secret about their locations and the magic behind how truffles are grown, but a truffle farm tucked away in the countryside near Ballandean invites you to book a delicious truffle tour where all is revealed. Learn more below…
The Folly Truffles
The Folly is Queensland’s first commercial truffle farm, situated in Ballandean, Queensland, at the heart of Granite Belt Wine Country.…
Cooking School Classes To Seek Out
You won’t find this gem of a cooking school just driving past. Cooked From Scratch is well loved as a spot for small groups to book a cooking class while in wine country, but unless you’re in the know, you may have missed it. Lizzie Sabo operates the cooking school onsite at her Sabo’s on Severn B&B, but there’s no requirement to be a B&B guest to indulge in her cooking classes. Find out more below..
Cooked from Scratch
Cooked from Scratch is a cooking school located in Glen Aplin, a beautiful part of the Granite Belt region. A…
An Underground Creek and mini wave rock
The beauty of Girraween National Park is no secret, but with so many iconic spots to see there it’s easy to overlook some of the special lesser known ones. On the 1.8km return Underground Creek Track, explore where the creek that disappears beneath boulders that have fallen from cliffs above leaving an impressive wave-like overhang above. …More about Underground Creek.
Cellar Doors to Seek Out
Tucked away in their beautifully quiet corners of the Granite Belt, seek out boutique-sized Casley Mt Hutton Winery and Ravenscroft Vineyard. At both wineries you’ll be served a tasting by the very same hands that tended the vines and crushed the grapes. View Wine in Ballandean is open most days but by appointment only and believe us it’s one not to overlook and offers the best wine tasting views on the Granite Belt. Find out more below..
Casley Mt Hutton Winery
Less than a ten minute drive 12 kms west on the Texas Road from Stanthorpe Qld, you will find the…
Ravenscroft Vineyard
Ravenscroft Vineyard is a boutique vineyard and small-batch winery situated in the cool climate of Queensland’s Granite Belt wine region.…
View Wine by Sancerre Estate
View Wine is produced by Sancerre Estate Vineyard, in the heart of the Granite Belt, Ballandean Queensland. Their wine is…
Beauty Hidden in the Industrial estate
Hidden away in Stanthorpe’s industrial estate is a retail gem that tourists love to seek out. The beautiful Washpool Supply Co store full of soaps and body products is so natural there is nothing to hide… you can literally view the products being made through the giant window to the workshop. Find out more below…
Washpool Skin Wellness
Wholesome Handmade Skin Wellness Your home is many things: chaotic, safe, nurturing, real. It’s where we recuperate after long days,…
The Understated distillery with Outstanding Awards
French trained distiller Debra Spence has big plans for an impressive building to house her grape-based spirits, yet until then the quality of her vodka and gin has already been highly awarded in the Melbourne International Spirit Competition. Debra invites bookings for tastings and hands-on workshops including perfume-making. Be one of the first to experience this distillery in its more humble abode before everyone else discovers it when their purpose built distillery is in place. Find out more below…
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The Bushrangers Hideout Worth Finding
Perhaps the best hidden gem in the Granite Belt is the amazing cluster of boulders to explore at Donnellys Castle. It’s just around the corner from Stanthorpe Cheese and Castle Glen, but with little signage to mark the entrance you’ll be taken aback at what a special spot this is to find! Captain Thunderbolt the bushranger used the cave-like openings between boulders as his hideout. Find out more below…
Donnellys Castle
The original bushranger hideout for ‘Thunderbolt’ who roamed the New England Tableland. Donnellys Castle is a granite rock formation that…