Mudgee June Long Weekend Guide: where to wander, sip, snack and slow right down

There is something about Mudgee in winter that makes you pull your coat a bit tighter, wrap both hands around something warm, and take the long way home for no good reason at all. The vines have gone quiet, the mornings are properly crisp, and the streets fill up with beanies, market baskets, woodsmoke and that specific long-weekend feeling where nobody is rushing unless there is coffee involved.

I live here. I am raising my kids here. And I run a rocky road business out of here, which means I spend an unreasonable amount of my life thinking about where to eat, drink and take the children so everyone comes home happy. So consider this my actual local's guide to the King's Birthday June long weekend - what's on, where to go with kids in tow, and where to find Pebbly Path while you are at it.

One thing before we start: I would never send you anywhere with shite food (or drink). Life is far too short to waste calories on a mediocre lunch, and becoming a mum did not lower my standards one bit. It just means I now plan the whole day around where the kids can run off some steam while I get to actually enjoy my wine. No boring bits allowed, naturally.

What's on in Mudgee this June long weekend

All weekend long

Gulgong Henry Lawson Heritage Festival - Friday 5 to Monday 8 June
Gulgong is one of the prettiest towns out our way, and over the long weekend it goes full storybook for the Gulgong Henry Lawson Heritage Festival. Four days of poetry, storytelling, street performers, live music, heritage costumes and local makers, all spilling out into streets closed off to traffic. History that doesn't sit behind glass. Worth the short drive even if you only go for the cake and the people-watching.

June Long Weekend at Logan Wines - Saturday 6 + Sunday 7 June
Logan Wines is a beautiful modern, light-filled cellar door with one of those wide-open Mudgee views that makes you quietly start browsing real estate. Over the long weekend they have got their good mates Billy Boils popping up with Korean fried chicken that'll have you going back for 3 more serves, plus live music and tasting sessions across the day. Hot tip: bookings are essential for tastings.

Tunes @ Burnbrae Wines - Saturday 6 + Sunday 7 June
Right, Burnbrae. We go ALL the time, so I am a bit biased, but Tunes @ Burnbrae is the one I would send any visiting family to without a second thought. Book ahead if you want a table and some chairs, or just rock up with a picnic rug and claim a patch of their beautifully manicured lawn. Get the their bubbles - Twinkle Toes 🩰, order more woodfired pizza than seems sensible, and say hi to Dotty for me while you're there - she's like the chief of staff, and you'll almost certainly meet her over the weekend. Tunes runs 12 pm to 4 pm across the long weekend, with bookings recommended.

Long Weekend Hot Hero Rolls at Slowfox Wines - Friday 5 to Monday 8 June
For something low-fuss and high-comfort, Slowfox Wines is open across the long weekend for tastings, wine and hot rolls. Cosy cellar-door energy, proper wintry food, and the kind of slow afternoon the name promised. Hard to argue with a hot roll in June.

Friday 5 June

Friday Night Pop-Up Dinner at The Cellar by Gilbert - from 5:30 pm
Kick the weekend off with a proper winter dinner at The Cellar by Gilbert. Their Friday night pop-up is made for people who have just driven in, want to dump the bags, exhale, and let someone else do the cooking. Civilised stuff. Bookings are 100% essential with limited spots available.

Live Music @ Roth's Wine Bar - 7:30 pm to late
For a kid-free night out in Mudgee, Roth's Wine Bar is hard to beat. And when you are all wine-d out from a day of cellar doors, the margarita's & mango-passionfruit martinis are exactly where you want to land. The pizzas are woodfired on site and genuinely good, and the live music is reliably great no matter who is on that night. That golden old-building glow does have a habit of turning "just one more" into three. Don't @ me about your hangover though!

Saturday 6 June

Anglican Church Markets - 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Saturday morning belongs at the markets. The Anglican Church Markets run in the grounds of St John's Anglican Church, and they are all locally made produce, gifts, crafts, pantry bits and the sort of slow country-market chats that make you completely forget where you were meant to be next.

Pebbly Path will be there too
And yes, you will find us at the markets all weekend. My mum is running our stall on Saturday morning, so go say hello and grab some handmade Mudgee rocky road. We'll have our limited edition white chocolate and raspberry rocky road, the kid's fave - our REAL hot chocolate pops, and all our usual fare. Locally handcrafted using local ingredients, 100% plastic-free, and gift-ready if you need to find something to take home to the dog-sitter 🎁

More wine, music and winter grazing
Saturday is also a cracking day to get out to Logan Wines, Burnbrae Wines or Slowfox Wines if your long-weekend love language is cellar doors, live music, warm food and not looking at your emails once.

Sunday 7 June

Mudgee Makers' Markets - 8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Sunday morning is for the Mudgee Makers' Markets in Robertson Park. This is an all-Mudgee market for local producers, artists and craftspeople. The bakers, bottlers, growers, painters and makers who give the region its handmade heartbeat.

Pebbly Path will be at the Makers' Markets too
Missed us on Saturday? I'll be there myself on Sunday, so come and find me. Grab a box for the drive home and tell yourself it's a gift for someone else. I won't ask any questions.

June Long Weekend Sunday: Live Band @ Roth's - 4 pm to 10 pm
Ease into Sunday evening at Roth's Wine Bar, where the long weekend gets a proper soundtrack. Free entry, a live band, good drinks, and the very excellent knowledge that Monday is still a day off.

Sunday Music at Mudgee Brewing Co - 5 pm to 8 pm
If beers and soulful Sunday tunes are more your speed, Mudgee Brewing Co has live music from 5 pm to 8 pm. Cosy, casual, and a nice way to round out the weekend before the drive-home snacks start calling your name.

Family-friendly things to do in Mudgee this June long weekend

Travelling with kids changes the whole itinerary. Suddenly a "leisurely cellar door afternoon" has to factor in snacks, toilet stops, somewhere to run, and ideally nobody melting down in a car seat by 3 pm. I have done all of this many times. The good news is Mudgee is genuinely good at sorting families out.

Ferntree Gully
Ferntree Gully near Rylstone is a cool, fern-filled spot with rock formations, narrow valley tracks and that phone-stays-in-your-pocket kind of quiet. Be honest with yourself though: this is a proper bushwalk, not a casual stroll. There are steps, climbs and a bit of scrambling. That said, my 5 year old manages it just fine, so it is doable with little legs if they're up for an adventure. And it's absolutely gorgeous.

Putta Bucca Wetlands
Putta Bucca Wetlands just north of Mudgee is the flat, easy win. My kids love it. It's a 2km return that is pretty-well completely flat, so it's great for a family bike ride. There's plenty of Aussie flora and fauna to spot along the way, and a playground with community BBQs if you want to bring a few snags and make a morning of it. Keep an eye out for the resident platypus!!!!

Mudgee Makers' Markets
The Mudgee Makers' Markets are a lovely Sunday option for families, because Robertson Park gives everyone room to wander, snack, browse and sit without feeling boxed in. Excellent if you like your outings with a side of local produce and a bit of low-level bribery.

Burnbrae Wines
I mentioned Burnbrae up top, but it earns a second spot here because it is one of the easiest cellar doors to do with kids. The whole appeal is that the children can run feral on the lawn while I actually get to sit down and taste the wine. Pizza, live music, space to roam. Everyone comes home happy.

Bunnamagoo Estate Wines
Bunnamagoo Estate Wines is open 7 days, 10 am to 4 pm, child and pet friendly, bring a picnic rug and a soccer ball or frisbee to keep the kids entertained. Keep this one in your back pocket for when you want a pretty cellar door stop that does not demand everyone sits perfectly still. Because #mumlife

Where to find Pebbly Path rocky road in Mudgee this weekend

If you are visiting Mudgee and want to take home something handmade, local, and a lot more exciting than a servo chocolate bar, we will be out and about all weekend.

You will find us at:

Saturday 6 June: Anglican Church Markets at St John's Anglican Church
Sunday 7 June: Mudgee Makers' Markets at Robertson Park

You can also grab Pebbly Path rocky road around the region at:

Robert Stein Winery
Whatever Mudgee
Mudgee Visitor Information Centre
Bunnamagoo Estate Wines

Or use our store locator map to find the closest stockist while you are out exploring.

A little Mudgee long-weekend tip

Book the things that need booking, pack layers, and bring a market basket. Give yourself more time than you think you need, because Mudgee has a real talent for turning "we'll just pop in quickly" into a whole afternoon.

And if you're driving home on Monday, grab some Pebbly Path before you leave - road-trip snacks count as emotional support. I don't make the rules.