Everything for 30th Birthday Parties
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Thirtieths in the Hunter Valley often run over a whole day rather than a single dinner: something active in the morning, a long afternoon somewhere with a bar, then a pub with music once the sun goes down. Friends usually make up most of the guest list, so the plan can lean louder than a family milestone.
Pokolbin's activity operators sit close together. Hunter Adventure Centre runs off-road Segway tours, an eight-lane axe throwing range, archery and laser clay shooting, with 4 Pines Brewery on the same site. Hunter Valley Horses, at the same Hermitage Road address, offers private rides for up to 15 riders from $129 per person, including sunset options. For an early start, Beyond Ballooning's exclusive flights take groups of four to eight over the vines.
When it's time for the party itself, Maitland's High Street has two strong options. The Family Hotel hosts groups of 25 and up with live music, vinyl DJs and a canapé package from $42 per person, while The Dining Room @ The Pourhouse sits inside a craft beer bar with 10 taps. Huntlee Tavern in North Rothbury can arrange a DJ or band and builds food and drink packages around your budget. Closer to the activities, Harrigan's Hunter Valley on Broke Road is a pub with accommodation, so the night can finish where people sleep.
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Hunter Adventure Centre offers Segway tours, axe throwing, archery and laser clay shooting, Hunter Valley Horses runs private trail rides for up to 15, and Beyond Ballooning flies groups of four to eight at sunrise.
The Family Hotel has weekly live music and vinyl DJs, and The Dining Room @ The Pourhouse is inside a bar with live music on Friday and Saturday nights. The George Tavern in East Maitland has a private Courtyard bar.
Hunter Valley Horses starts from $129 per person, Our Italian Table from $155 per person and Beyond Ballooning from $299 per person. Barefoot bowls on the social green at East Maitland Bowling Club is free. Wine House Hunter Valley's private tasting starts from $45 per person, De Iuliis Wines' DeLuxe Winery Tour from $65 per person and a Majors Lane Cooking School class from $170 per person.
The Family Hotel takes functions for 25 guests and up, and Commercial Hotel Morpeth's sit-down two-course menus are for groups over 20. Our Italian Table gives you exclusive use of the school once 12 places are booked. Hunter River Hotel's Hunter Room is set up for 50 to 150 guests.
Huntlee Tavern in North Rothbury can arrange live music, DJ set-ups and presentation gear, alongside food and drink packages built around your budget.
Hunter Adventure Centre has 4 Pines Brewery on the same site, and East Maitland Bowling Club's barefoot bowls is played beside The Social, its outdoor bar and dining area. Hunter Valley Resort + Farm in Pokolbin keeps grape stomping, cooking classes, a taproom and a bistro on one property, and Hollybrook Hunter Valley's Art N Sip painting class, from $88 per person, lets the group bring its own wine.
Book a party bus rather than splitting into cars. Damien's Party Bus carries up to 30 through Pokolbin, Cessnock and Maitland with karaoke, a dance floor and BYO food and drinks, and Big Daddy Party Bus hires buses for 15 to 45 guests for six hours from $1,200, driver and fuel included.
