We are absolutely buzzing with excitement and pride to announce that Nook On The Hill has been named a finalist in the 2025 Victorian Tourism Awards! To say we are over the moon is an understatement. To be recognised among the best in the state is a dream come true and it feels like a […]

In an era where conscious travel is more than a trend, it’s a heartfelt choice, discerning travellers increasingly seek destinations that align with their values – places that offer beauty and comfort without compromising the wellbeing of our planet. Nook On The Hill, nestled at the foothills of the majestic Gariwerd (Grampians) mountain ranges, is […]

Some proposals happen in restaurants. Others happen at considerable altitude, or in the middle of a national park with nobody else around for an hour in either direction. The Nook is the second kind of place. The Outdoor Bath at Night Fill the bath after dark, open the wine, and let the sky do the […]

The Nook has a scent. Not a diffuser plugged into the wall — a custom fragrance, developed in collaboration with Amanda Stevens of Rewild Co., that you’ll notice the moment you step inside. It’s one of those details that guests often can’t quite place at first, and then ask about later. Amanda’s Work Amanda runs […]

The Stawell Gift is a very old, very fast, very Australian event. It’s been running since 1878 — not long after the gold rush — and it arrives each Easter weekend with the kind of atmosphere that proper sporting tradition produces. The Southern Hemisphere’s oldest and richest short-distance handicap foot race, held in Stawell, about […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dunkeld sits at the southern end of the Grampians, about forty minutes from the Nook. It’s the kind of town that rewards slowing down — small enough to be genuinely quiet, specific enough in its pleasures that you leave having done something rather than just having driven somewhere. Make a day of it. Walk Mt […]