A Guide to Pomonal: Ten Minutes from the Nook

Pomonal is the kind of place people drive through on the way to somewhere else and spend the next few years planning how to get back to. A handful of businesses, a general store, some extraordinary views, and ten minutes from the Nook. Worth doing properly.

Lake Fyans

An easy loop with water views and birdlife worth paying attention to — Sacred Kingfishers, Rainbow Bee-Eaters. In spring the spider orchids bloom in hundreds along the path edge, which earns the detour on its own. Take your time.

Pomonal Estate

Adam and Pep have been building something quietly exceptional since 2014 — wine, cider, craft beer, and a setting that makes it hard to leave. The cellar door is worth an afternoon. Take a bottle home. Two, if you’re being honest.

James McMurtie

James is a glass artist working in Pomonal. Watching him work is one of those experiences that’s hard to describe without sounding like you’re overselling it — you aren’t. The pieces he makes are genuinely beautiful. The studio visit has a way of becoming a trip highlight.

The General Store

Coffee, local produce, something good for a picnic. The General Store is the social hub of Pomonal in the way good general stores always are. Worth stopping at even if you don’t need anything in particular.

Ten minutes from your front gate. Book your stay at the Nook.