Bendooley Estate, Berrima: Winery gardens, accommodation & restaurant
Bendooley Estate in Berrima, New South Wales, is one of the most impressive Southern Highlands wineries. This Berrima winery offers grand gardens, cottage accommodation, the famed Bendooley Estate restaurant and – most surprisingly – a book barn.
Bendooley Estate in Berrima, NSW, is one of those wineries that has become a lot more than vineyards and a cellar door.
This Southern Highlands winery is a very popular wedding destination. That’s partly because there are several locations on the estate where weddings can be hosted.
Bendooley Estate is on land originally granted to Sir William Henry Moore. He gave the estate to his sister, Anne, when she married William Cordeaux in 1818. It remained in the Cordeaux Family until 1919.
Berrima book barn – Berkelouw Books at Bendooley Estate
These days, this Berrima winery is owned by Leo Berkelouw, who owns Berkelouw Books in Sydney. The Berkelouw Books empire is now headquartered at Bendooley, however. You get the unusual set-up of a Southern Highlands winery hosting the massive Bendooley Estate Book Barn.
This book shop/ warehouse specialises in rare, second-hand and antiquarian books, and share space with the restaurant and cellar door.
5 great Southern Highlands experiences to boost your visit
- Personalised private Southern Highlands wine and attractions tours – tailored to your tastes.
- Tutored wine-tasting and canapes experience.
- Beekeeping experience – learn how honey is made.
- Guided wine-tasting at the Mill – with tasting notes procided.
- Behind the scenes tour of a sustainable winery in Berrima.
Bendooley Estate restaurant
The Bendooley Estate restaurant, surrounded by bookshelves, is sometimes simple, sometimes a bit more daring. Pizzas mix with wagyu burgers and grilled quail at this Southern Highlands winery restaurant.
The cellar door offers a couple of different wine tasting experiences. It’s $10 for the basic package and $15 for the premium wines. Tastings are available from 10am to 3pm daily.
Bendooley Estate is also famous for its gardens, with grand pine and oak trees giving a European feel.
Bendooley Estate accommodation – stay at a Berrima winery
It’s also possible to stay at Bendooley Estate. This Berrima accommodation comes in the form of cottages – either studio, two bedroom or one bedroom. They come with heated tiles, free-standing bathtubs, bespoke wallpaper and fab views from the attached outdoor patios. These cottages are not cheap, however – the studio costs from $325 a night.
Other wineries worth visiting in the Southern Highlands include Centennial Vineyards in Bowral and Tertini Wines in Mittagong.
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