The Hunter Valley is located inland from Newcastle on the central Coast of New South Wales which is on the east coast of Australia.

Cessnock is the nearest town to the Hunter Valley wine district and is approximately 1hrs drive from Newcastle.

Indian Ridge Lodge is located 5km out of Cessnock along Allandale Road (Wine Country Road) before turning right down Lomas Lane and traveling another 1.8km.

We have included a map that shows you where we are in relation to Cessnock

Sydney, Australia
Sydney is the capital city of New South Wales (NSW) and is approximately a 2-hour car ride from the Hunter Valley taking the major freeway F3.

Newcastle
Newcastle is the nearest major city to the Hunter Valley and is approximately a 40-minute journey by car.

Arrival in Australia
It is most likely that if you coming into Australia from an international port you will first arrive in Australia at Sydney Airport.

From here it is possible to get to the Hunter Valley by the following transportation.

Aircraft to Newcastle
You can fly from Sydney to Newcastle on aircraft that leave Sydney's domestic terminal on the following services:

Qantas

Bus
You can travel by bus from Sydney or Newcastle to the hunter Valley on the following services:

Hunter Shuttle Service

Cars
If you are driving from Sydney you take the F3 Freeway towards Newcastle then take the Cessnock turnoff. It will take you approximately 2 1/2 hours.

You can travel to the Hunter Valley or from regional locations using the following car hire services:

Avis Car Rentals
Scott's Hire Cars