Holiday Accommodation | Clare Valley | Peppertree Cottage Mintaro

Description

A century old restored settlers cottage Peppertree is the ideal base for exploring the Clare Valley.

Moderate Tariff includes provisions for cooked breakfast and all linen. 11 am checkout.

A quirky 3 bedroom cottage with a separate dining room featuring a century old "loading ramp" table, a spacious lounge & kitchen area with a very efficient log burning fire and air conditioner to keep you cool in summer.

There are 2 king & 1 queen queen size beds (one king can be split to 2 single beds), a cot and high chair are available. All linen is supplied for the kitchen bathroom and bedrooms.

In the garden there is a gas BBQ and an outdoor table which is a thick slab of local Mintaro Slate, big enough to seat 6 guests comfortably.

Links beautifully with nearby Tickles for groups of up to 10

MINTARO is described as the HEART OF THE CLARE VALLEY and for those making a pilgrimage here to discover the diversty and beauty of this renowned boutique wine region Peppertree is a great base for 6 - 10 guests ( links beautifully with nearby TICKLES COTTAGE which has 2 bedrooms.

A very comfortable 2 hour drive from the city of ADELAIDE and 1 hour from the BAROSSA VALLEY Peppertree is a great base to use for trips to the Mining Heritage township of BURRA, AUBURN with its galleries and wineries, WATERVALE for more wonderful wineries, MURRAY EDWARDS resident artist and landscape painter at CORELLA HILL STUDIO, IAN ROBERTS for magnifcent flora and fauna paintings at BLYTH and ofcourse the POLISH HILL RIVER where you will find PIKES & Pauletts wineries. Peppertree is also about 15 minutes from MITCHELLS and SKILOGALLEE wineries in the Skilly Valley where you will find more exceptional dining opportunities and teriffic handcrafted wines.

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS

Wineries, art galleries, a living maze, heritage towns showing beautiful stone work in much loved buildings and remnants of a by gone era, country pubs, a plethora of great restaurants, some in vineyards, and some on hill tops. Martindale Hall at Mintaro, all belong to the rich tapestry which is the famous Clare Valley.

Visit the studio of Murray Edwards at his gallery - Corella Hill at Watervale, Ian Roberts is the resident artist at the beautiful Medika Gallery in Blyth, where you can purchase professional quality art & craft.

Clare is acknowledged as a teriffic olive growing region and you will now find several olive oil sales outlets dotted around the valley, amongst them the award winning "Glendalough Estate" sales outlet, The Terrace Gallery at Armagh for olive oil & home made jams & sauces

Clare is home to "The Sugar Shack" where you purchase hand crafted pure olive oil soap made with A grade olive oil and take the opportunity to talk to Jenny Edge, the lady who makes them . These soaps are promoted by dermatologists and doctors for people with sensitive skin and babies. An ideal gift to take home for the neighbours who have "minded the cat". An excellent opportunity to stock up for Christmas & birthdays

Garden lovers can also indulge their passion, in Mintaro you will find the fantastic waterwise garden "Timandra Garden, open every day. Alison Aplin designer and creator of this fantastic garden is a step ahead of many garden designers with her fantastic array of water wise plants. Timandra is a multi award winning garden.

At Sevenhill visit historic Sevenhill Cellars at St Aloyisius Catholic Church, & speak to the wine makers,you may be able to make arrangements to see Walter Duncans magnificent rose garden, if not from the inside certainly from the road on the Scenic Route.

Another interesting garden at Mintaro is the Mintaro Maze where

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