We recently spent a weekend ’kid free’ at Mount Tamborine, the term “it was just what we needed” doesn’t do the place justice. We had a fantastic and relaxing weekend there.

We have spent quite a few weekends exploring Mount Tamborine, what we love about it is, it is so close to Brisbane or the Gold Coast but you feel like you are miles away as it is so relaxing. It has a great community feel to it and the people really take the time to talk to you and make you feel welcome.

 

Where we stayed

We stayed for the first time at The Cottages which was fantastic. On their website The Cottages sells themselves by saying ’Escape to your own piece of paradise high above the Gold Coast on picturesque Tamborine Mountain. Leave the outside world at the entrance to our secluded cottages which are nestled in 10 acres of lush gardens, fruit orchards and rainforest.’

This statement is spot on, it was so peaceful, there were acres of gardens to explore, we picked avocados from the trees, had breakfast on the balcony, had a log fire burning at night while we sipped a glass of local red wine and ate some of the amazing local brie, it was superb. 3 of the 4 cabins are perfect for couples and one cabin also has an extra bedroom so would be great to take the kids too.

We will be going back with the kids as they would love the amazing trees and rainforest to explore.

What we did

We always head over to Gallery Walk on a visit to Mount Tamborine, as I love exploring all of the great little shops, art galleries and more, especially without kids in tow! This visit we noticed there were a lot more new shops at Gallery Walk, lots of great new cafes and more of a modern feel creeping into Mount Tamborine, which is great. Some of our favourite places we visited:

Tamborine Mountain Distillery – this is the first time we have visited the Distillery and we loved it! The Distillery at Mount Tamborine is Australia’s most Internationally Awarded Distillery and Liquor brand with 127 awards and we could see why! We sampled quite a few of the schnapps and liqueurs and they were all divine. (thankfully we didn’t drive there!) My favourite was the wattle toffee!

At Gallery Walk one of our favourite new shops was the Honey Bee Pampered Skincare Shop. Their range of skin care all made from home grown bush honey and beeswax was amazing and all made locally at Mount Tamborine. I came away with Bees Nees pack which had a cleanser, toner and day cream and love using it. Best of all it is all natural and contains no harmful chemicals and fillers.

We again visited the Witches Chase Cheese Company for a drink at the beer garden, dinner at Liquid Amber and of course a taste of their amazing cheeses.

Another place we visited for the first time was Clancys Irish Bar & Restaurant on Main Street. This place was great, it had such a cosy atmosphere and the food and service were fantastic!

Overall we would highly recommend a weekend away at Mount Tamborine, we enjoyed it so much we didn’t want to leave!

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