Category: Southern QLD Country

Your search is over! Walk through the field and take up close and personal perfect winter sunflower selfies on the Darling Downs.

Find a Stanthorpe apple pie that rivals the best homemade effort at Sutton’s Shed Cafe, and pick your own Granite Belt apples. This apple pie is so good it has made a list of iconic Queensland dishes you must try. Sutton’s Farm is one of my favourite stops on the Granite Belt. The coffee is good, there is always amazing apple pie or something equally tempting to eat, and the shelves groan with fabulous local products.

Tired of those heart-wrenching goodbyes with your canine companion? Plan a trip to the pet-friendly Granite Belt, where the whole family, including your furry friend, can enjoy a fantastic getaway. Discover the best spots for family fun that welcomes pets with open arms!

Discover the ideal Granite Belt accommodation for couples, families, and groups. Your ultimate Granite Belt stay awaits – find it here!   I’ve handpicked these properties from amongst the many places where I have stayed in the region.  Here are the pluses and minuses to help you find your perfect spot.

Maple Edgerton from The Folly Truffles talks about truffles in Australia and how she grows Granite Belt truffles. They cost up to $3000 a kilo, but you don’t have to be a millionaire to enjoy truffles! Just a small amount of truffle grated through pasta, shaved on hot buttered, thick crusty bread smeared with honey or baked in a gooey brie is a taste sensation.  Here’s everything you need to know about buying truffles in Australia.

It couldn’t be easier or tastier at Cooked from Scratch, a Granite Belt cooking school at Glen Alpin. Using premium local produce, including vegetables from the Sabo’s on Severn veggie plot, you’ll learn how to create everything from pasta and paella to what to do with an Instant Pot. Lizzie Sabo’s 20-year ambition to have her own cooking school is a dream come true, and husband Joe couldn’t be happier.  Sabo’s on Severn also offers pet-friendly Granite Belt accommodation with a fireplace! 

The spooky and kooky come out to play in Warwick’s haunted buildings on Queensland’s Darling Downs.​ Give yourself a thrill chill with a visit or stay!

Your search is over! Walk through the field and take up close and personal perfect summer sunflower selfies on the Darling Downs.

There is plenty of skiing, slipping, sliding and spitting the Chinchilla Melon Festival with four days of melon-themed fun in February.

Ripe red right to the core, pick your own strawberries and enjoy the delicious, sweet flavour of Granite Belt strawberries.