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Did you know that Maitland Gaol only closed its doors as a Correctional Institution in 1998? Up until then, this nostalgic old building housed some of Australia’s most infamous prisoners. Just imagine what it would have been like. On second thoughts, you can experience life on the inside for yourself!

Home to the Bitter and Twisted International Boutique Beer Festival, this iconic Maitland site offers visitors a chance to take a look around.
You can serve time during a self-guided audio tours, group sleepover nights (if you dare) or themed guided and ex-warder tours.

Check out their Christmas specials here:
http://www.maitlandgaol.com.au/christmas

Serve time today!

Want to know about the birds and the bees? Well, maybe just the bees. The Morpeth Honey Festival will ensure these questions are answered for you, from 21 – 24 October.

There are honey tastings, bee keeping and cooking demonstrations with honey. Learn how the bees make honey, and then taste the finished product!

Taste 13 different honeys, honey wine, mustards, dressings, chocolate honey and dessert sauces.  Discover honey skin care and honey for healing.

Best of all, admission is FREE!

http://www.visitnsw.com/town/Morpeth/Morpeth_Honey_Festival/info.aspx

Yes. It’s nearly that time again. The annual Bitter and Twisted International Beer Festival will have guests locked up at Maitland Gaol on the 6 and 7 November 2010.

The two day annual event will include tastings of over 60 craft beers from Australia and around the globe, matched with international gourmet cuisine, fine wines and a nationally recognised entertainment line-up.

The Gaol gates will be swung open from 10am to 6pm daily. For more information or for ticket sales contact Maitland Tourism on 02 4931 2888, visit www.bitterandtwisted.com.au or email info@bitterandtwisted.com.au

Yeeha Maitland. The Maitland Muster Festival is just around the corner.

During 1 – 4 October, the Maitland Heritage Mall will be cowboy central and will host all sorts of country activities such as boot scooting, sheep dog trials, wool weaving and shearing demonstrations, as well as Country Women’s Association cooking demonstrations.

There will also be an extensive range of country music, both in the Mall and in 12 nearby venues around Maitland.

So get your boot-scooting boots out for this inaugural event and help support the local area.
I guarantee you’ll have an awesome time!

My favourite part of Maitland and surrounds is the gorgeous countryside which encircles each outlying town. From the sandstone cobbled paths and boutique shops of Morpeth, to the magic of the Maitland’s city centre, as it comes to life with each street festival.

You can dream sweet dreams and sleep like Sleeping Beauty in a cosy guesthouse or B&B, find action packed adventure like Peter Pan and fall from the sky with Skydive Maitland, or drink tea like the Mad Hatter at a café, restaurant or gourmet eatery in Morpeth.