Explore the charming agricultural heritage of Maitland, where grape vines, family run farms and scenic rural landscapes await. Engage in hands on activities on the land, and plan your perfect farmstay escape.

Agritourism Experiences

Reader’s Café and Larder is a small café is located within East Maitland Library that stocks local produce directly from Maitland’s local farmers. Grab yourself some fresh fruit and vegetables and grab something from the cafe, who use the fresh and local ingredients in their menu.

Readers Cafe and Larder

Originally a cattle farm with fantastic soil and direct Hunter River access, Phil and Lucy Griffiths saw the potential for their picturesque property to be transformed into a vineyard. In 1997 Tranquil Vale was opened, housing a boutique vineyard and accommodation. In 2017, their daughter Connie, a viticulturist and winemaker, took over the property management with her husband, Randeep. Today, the 25 acre working vineyard produces award winning and authentic Hunter Valley wines, with a specialty in their estate grown Semillon, Chardonnay and Shiraz.

Tranquil Vale

Purple Pear Farm is a flourishing, productive farm at Anambah that focuses on sustainable permaculture, biodynamics, and organic farming practices with mandala gardens and forest foods. The education centre offers many workshops on how to sustainably farm in your own garden, as well as tours and events that are child friendly to let the little ones get their hands dirty. There are also many farm animals for them to interact with including dogs, chickens, geese, goats, pigs, cows, as well as a bull to admire. Be sure to book an experience with Purple Pear Farm to bring joy to the whole family.

Purple Pear Farm

Book a Phoenix Park Farm Experience with owners Jesse and Carly – two of Maitland’s hard working local organic farmers passionate about the slow food earth movement. Every so often, they open their farm up for guided tours for families to learn about and see the farm operations first hand. The farm also offers many workshops for children all year round, giving children practical skills and knowledge as they follow Carly around the farm to look after the veggie patch, feed the chickens and spend time with Barry the goat.

Phoenix Park Farm

Tocal serves as the agricultural hub of the region, with the Farm operating five agricultural enterprises on over 2,200 hectares. The farm offers tours to see behind the scenes.

Located 15 minutes north of Maitland, Tocal serves as the agricultural hub of the region, with the Farm operating five agricultural enterprises on over 2,200 hectares. Book a farm tour to be guided through production works of food and fibre with Black Angus beef cattle, the dairy milking station of 250 Holstein-Friesian cows, an Australian Stock Horse stud, and a flock of Dohne sheep for wool and lambs.

Tocal Farm

On the first and third Thursday of the month Earth Markets Maitland is held at The Levee Maitland in Central Maitland. Watch the precinct come to life as local farmers and producers offer a range of healthy, quality food directly to consumers to preserve the local community’s food culture and protect biodiversity. Meet the growers to learn about their farming practices directly. Wander through the stalls as you find a wide range of fresh and high quality produce and much more.