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We had the most beautiful and memorable day on our Full Day Wine Tour! Donna was fantastic with her knowledge of the local Hunter Region. The local wineries we visited were great and we all walked away with some lovely wines. The Blaxland Inn provided us with a great lunch also.
Special thanks goes to Clancy and Nitro for pulling our cart around The Hunter amusing 8 very loud adults. Highly recommend this experience
Special thanks goes to Clancy and Nitro for pulling our cart around The Hunter amusing 8 very loud adults. Highly recommend this experience
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Petina
06 May 2025
This was sensational! We took visited Donna and her beautiful Clydesdales for our daughter’s birthday. It was amazing! Donna was a fantastic host and we really appreciated the close interaction with her horses. The carriage ride is just beautiful- it’s peaceful and so much fun! The horses are wonderfully care for and we can’t wait to visit again! Thanks Donna!
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Emily
19 Apr 2025
Amazing day with Helen and Heidi (resident doggo). We got to experience 2 amazing Hunter wineries all in the comfort and ease of a personalised carriage. We loved our half day experience and both Donna & Helen were professional, kind and accomodating. We will definitely be back!
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Lauren
18 Apr 2025
Donna and her team are absolutely outstanding, I can't recommend them enough. We did the behind the scenes working Clydesdale experience and it was nothing short of fantastic. Donna and the team were extremely knowledgeable and kind with the horses. We had the opportunity to feed, pet and get up personal with all the horses. We did this experience for a family member's birthday and it genuinely made the whole weekend. The kindness, proximity and generosity (we went way over time!) was seriously next level. I've been to the Hunter Valley many times before but this trip will always be extra special because of this experience. Thanks again to the team at HVCC!
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Sarah
28 Feb 2024
Thank you so much for such a magnificent day. From the moment my wife and I were picked up from our motel by Helen our carriage driver/tour guide and greeted by Donna, the manager/organiser, straight away we felt at ease with their friendly welcoming.
We had a beautiful day being driven around to a number of wineries where we had plenty of time to enjoy our tastingsI , make some purchases before heading to a nearby restaurant for a sensational relaxing lunch. After that it was off to another couple of wineries for more tastings/purchases before eventually heading back to our motel.
The entire experience was well worth it and we plan to make it an annual event from now on.
Thanks again to Donna who we were constantly in touch with after we had to make several changes to our original date we planned, thanks Covid, nothing was a problem to her which was clearly evident when talking to her over the phone. It come as no surprise when we first met on the day that Donna was no different, happy and very easy going. As for Helen, she was just the same and it was like spending time with a special long lost friend and her little girl, Heidi, the cutest little Chihuahua I have ever seen who shared the seat. All this wouldn’t have been possible without our beautiful leader, Blossom who done the hard yards pulling us along in our gorgeous white carriage.
Thanks again guys, it was a pleasure to go with you and we will definitely do it again.
To anyone wanting that special day to visit some of the Hunters awesome wineries, this is definitely one of the best ways to do it, in style and with people that really help make it an extra special occasion with plenty of awesome memories.
Peter & Merryn
Warners Bay
We had a beautiful day being driven around to a number of wineries where we had plenty of time to enjoy our tastingsI , make some purchases before heading to a nearby restaurant for a sensational relaxing lunch. After that it was off to another couple of wineries for more tastings/purchases before eventually heading back to our motel.
The entire experience was well worth it and we plan to make it an annual event from now on.
Thanks again to Donna who we were constantly in touch with after we had to make several changes to our original date we planned, thanks Covid, nothing was a problem to her which was clearly evident when talking to her over the phone. It come as no surprise when we first met on the day that Donna was no different, happy and very easy going. As for Helen, she was just the same and it was like spending time with a special long lost friend and her little girl, Heidi, the cutest little Chihuahua I have ever seen who shared the seat. All this wouldn’t have been possible without our beautiful leader, Blossom who done the hard yards pulling us along in our gorgeous white carriage.
Thanks again guys, it was a pleasure to go with you and we will definitely do it again.
To anyone wanting that special day to visit some of the Hunters awesome wineries, this is definitely one of the best ways to do it, in style and with people that really help make it an extra special occasion with plenty of awesome memories.
Peter & Merryn
Warners Bay
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Peter
03 Oct 2023
Donna & Nitro were amazing! We could not have had a more memorable day on our honeymoon. Could not thank them enough. Highly recommend!
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Molly
17 Aug 2023
We had a great day and Donna was brilliant in organising our family horse and carriage ride. A big thankyou to Donna and the team for a very enjoyable time.
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Jennifer
15 Jul 2023
Big thankyou to Ainsley and her canine companion, Beau, and to the beautiful Clydesdale, Bonnie, for making our full day carriage ride around Hunter Valley Wine Country so very enjoyable for John and I. Great sunny weather was turned on for us and it was such a special and memorable day for us. A very special surprise for my husband - was it ever! We loved it.
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Catherine
24 Nov 2022

Donna is an amazing tour guide and Blossom did a great job taking us to vineyards, pub, cheese and chocolate shops
Very highly recommended for anyone wanting a relaxing wine, cheese and chocolate tour
This experience was absolutely wonderful and definitely something we would like to do again, it was that special
Very well done to Donna, Blossom and everyone else at Hunter Valley Classic Carriages
Cheers from
Keith and Marlene
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keithg65
10 Apr 2022
Helen was a wonderful host, as were Bonnie, Nitro and Heidi the dog. It was a shame to see the horses feet in poor condition and not shod, deposit pulling on asphalt.
Understandable that a farrier is hard to find during COVID but the horses care should be front and centre, including keeping their hooves shod. Wonderful tour, different….recommend.
Understandable that a farrier is hard to find during COVID but the horses care should be front and centre, including keeping their hooves shod. Wonderful tour, different….recommend.
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Gemma
26 Feb 2022

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ClassicCarriages, Owner at Hunter Valley Classic Carriages, responded to this review - 2020-10-08
Hi Brad,
Thank you for providing a great review.
Covid restrictions and staff shortages have been difficult and there are so many business's out there working hard to get through it all while continuing to provide safe enjoyable experiences.
We could not do it without customers like you who understand how hard everyone is working toward this goal.
We are so glad you enjoyed your day with us.
We hope to see you again soon!
Thanks,
Donna
bradm458
08 Oct 2020

If you wanna try, all upto you.
Good luck
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ClassicCarriages, Owner at Hunter Valley Classic Carriages, responded to this review - 2020-10-08
Hi Anil,
We are sorry to hear you had a bad experience.
It is surprising to read as our staff reported that you had an amazing day and also we met and spoke on your route and you provided extremely positive feedback to us at the time and we note your family seemed very happy on their journey with us even on disembarking thanking our driver for ‘an amazing day’ advising it was thoroughly enjoyed.
We understand you felt more attention was needed during your initial enquires.
We also note when you called us reasonably close to the October long weekend that we were already fully booked.
You called us repeatedly after we advised we were fully booked and you were quite adamant that we needed to make room for you due to you wanting to surprise your family.
Due to your persistence and us feeling sorry for you having left your booking so late we moved our schedule around to accomodate for you and your family.
We went to great lengths to provide this availability for you.
We also advised that our itinerary is not sent until closer to your tour date as we need to account for weather changes, route changes , ever changing and updated Covid Restrictions etc. as the safety and comfort of our guests is paramount.
We note that you did complain about wanting this confirmation immediately instead.
During the booking process you also sent some very strongly worded texts, emails and threats which resulted in Managment having to kindly ask that you refrain from such behaviour.
Whilst we do everything we can to make sure our customers have an incredible day, there are some steps we cannot rush as we have a duty of care for our customers and our staff.
We are surprised to read your review, having spoken to you on the day both you and your family noted what an amazing day you had.
Due to this we feel your review was based on your interpretation of your booking experience.
We turned away several bookings in order to accomodate this last minute booking for you during one of the busiest weekends in the Hunter Valley so we really thought we had done a great deal to make you happy.
We also provided a substantial discount, almost at cost as you did not want to pay full price.
Your review was very surprising and disappointing to staff who felt on the day you were in fact quite happy and enjoyed our service quite a bit.
Even though we feel that we really did a great job we want all our customers to be completely satisfied.
We are saddened at the comments we’ve found and this is not how we want our customers to experience our service.
We receive positive feedback on a consistent basis from very happy and satisfied customers.
In saying the above we aren’t happy unless our customer is happy, please call me and we will seek to resolve your concerns.
Kind regards,
Donna Huckerby
Owner / Director
370anilm
05 Oct 2020

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ClassicCarriages, Owner at Hunter Valley Classic Carriages, responded to this review - 2020-10-08
Hi Timothy,
Thank you for your amazing review.
You guys were an absolute pleasure to have on board.
We hope to see you again.
Thanks!
Donna
timothymX3573TN
04 Oct 2020

I had tried to book a carriage ride as a surprise for my wife, but unfortunately I left it way to late and I was told by other companies they were already booked. Hunter Valley classic carriages were also booked out, but unlike the other companies they told me they would try to fit us in even if it was a quick ride. I was told they would let us know how they were travelling for time on the day. I was expecting they would be too busy and I probably wouldn’t hear back from them. I couldn’t believe my luck when I got a message notifying me that they would make time for my wife and I. Everything was extremely easy from the time we met at our meeting point to the time we got taken back to our car. The ride was so much fun! Our driver was super friendly, quirky and full of information about the Hunter Valley area.
My wife and I enjoyed every minute.
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Vanessa L, Owner at Hunter Valley Classic Carriages, responded to this review - 2019-11-04
Thanks so much Joel - I could tell you were super keen, so ofcourse wanted to do everything to make it happen for you! Thanks for taking the time to let us know it's greatly appreciated. Hopefully we'll see you both again soon.
Joel
03 Nov 2019

Wendy was a wonderful driver and tour guide and as well as taking us cross country to out of the way vineyards also (at our request) tracked down many mobs of kangaroos.
We had a fantastic day and would highly recommend the tour to anyone visiting The Hunter. Lovely to see you again Frank - thank you for making the day one of the highlights of this trip too!
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Vanessa L, Owner at Hunter Valley Classic Carriages, responded to this review - 2019-08-08
We were so excited to hear you guys were coming back... Wow 19 years ago - what a lifetime that has been!
Thanks so much for allowing us to share in your visit again - we're up to 23 years now and to be honest this is exactly why we do it! Although perhaps not as 'spritely' as he once was, Frank's passion for the horses is still as strong as it was all those years ago!
Thanks again for taking the time to provide feedback, it truly does keep us going and we trust you'll enjoy the remainder of your holiday here in Oz!
Jim
07 Aug 2019