You can see Chautauqua Peak from the main street of Halls Gap. That ridge line sitting above the rooftops — that’s where you’re headed. The loop is 5.5 kilometres. It starts from the tennis courts at the southern end of town, which means you can walk straight from the Nook without touching the car. Go […]

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 Grampians Grape Escape happens every year in Halls Gap, and it’s exactly what it sounds like — two days of good wine, regional food, and live music in the company of people who care about all three. It’s one of the better weekends the Grampians puts on, and staying at the Nook while it’s […]

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 […]

The waterfalls are worth it. Nobody’s disputing that. But Gariwerd has been here for millions of years and has a great deal more to say. Here are ten things to add to your time in the Grampians — some well known, some less so, all worth your while. 1. Walk up to the Pinnacle The […]