weekends away

NSW

Talits Estate A shaded alfresco dining area makes this French provincial-style accommodation in the Hunter Valley the perfect summer escape. Guests arrive via the long, tree-lined driveway surrounded by picturesque olive trees and grape vines. The house sleeps 12 comfortably. 722 Milbrodale Road, Broke. talitsestate.com

SA

Orchard House Maggie Beer’s farmhouse in the Barossa Valley is ideal for food lovers. Visitors can wander the orchard, where fruit picking extends from late December through to May, and pick up gourmet supplies from the nearby Farm Shop. The two-bedroom house sleeps four and costs from $515 per night. Enter from Barossa Valley Way (Murray Street), Nuriootpa. (08) 8563 0204; orchardhouse.com.au