There’s chocolate in your hamper. Not the supermarket kind — handcrafted dark chocolates made by Kerrie, whose workshop and cafe operate out of Pomonal. They’re in the hamper because they’re good, and because they’re made by someone ten minutes from where you’re sleeping. The Chocolate Kerrie uses Belgian chocolate sourced via the Cocoa Trace program, […]

There are olives in your hamper. They came from a grove in the Grampians, which is not something most people expect when they think of the region. Red Rock Olives has been growing them in Pomonal for years, and they’re better than most olives you’ll find anywhere. The Story Behind Them For a decade, David […]

There’s a sourdough culture in your hamper that has been alive considerably longer than your booking. It crossed Australia in a car, ended up in Pomonal, and became the foundation of a bakery that we’d back against most of what’s available in any city. Blue Wren Bakery is Nick and Jackie’s project. It’s been part […]

Some guests arrive carrying more than a bag. A long week, a longer drive, the low hum of too many decisions and not enough stillness. For that, we’d suggest Liana. Liana is the heart of The Solar Outpost. She brings her practice directly to the Nook — no spa, no booking desk, just her arriving […]

When we first moved to this hill, it was a cleared paddock. Open sky, dry ground, a blank slate that didn’t know what it could become. We had a rough idea, and a good nursery not far away. Half an acre of native garden later, we have our answer. Vaughan’s Native Nursery Almost everything in […]

Pomonal is about ten minutes from the Nook. It’s easy to miss if you don’t know to look for it — a quiet village in the shadow of the ranges, unhurried in every season. Pomonal Estate sits right in the middle of it, producing wine and craft beer and cider with the kind of care […]