Scone is located on the New England Highway 152 kilometres north-west of Newcastle and 132 kilometres south of Tamworth.
FLYING IN?
Tamworth Regional Airport has daily flights with Qantas and Virgin Australia, and Fly Corporate offers flights between Brisbane six days a week; tamworth.nsw.gov.au
The Thoroughbred’s name and decor are a nod to the area’s long breeding history. CLOCKWISE, FROM ABOVE The Buttered Scone café in Kelly Street; The White Cottage at Belltrees, a 9000-hectare property on the Hunter River; fresh blooms at Chocolate and Moss Florist; one of the guestrooms at Belltrees. FACING PAGE Thoroughbred breeding in Scone began in the late 1800s. It’s now a multi-billion dollar industry for the area.