Meet the Makers Trail

Multi award-winning, hand-crafted cheeses. Book a thirty-minute taste-testing experience to try ten multi-award-winning kinds of cheese or try your hand at a two and half hour cheesemaking workshop with a skilled cheesemaker. This family-owned and operated business is located in the north of the Central Coast region, just off the M1, on the grounds of the historic Wyong Milk Factory around the corner from the heritage town of Wyong.

An immersive confectionary wonderland, The Factory is the home of Nougat Limar, Bon Bon Fine Chocolate and The Sydney Marshmallow Co. Book a fifteen-minute factory tour where you can savour locally handcrafted nougat and chocolates at leisure, or book the kids into a Junior Chocolatier Workshop where they will spend an hour learning how these sweet treats are made. The Chocolate Factory is conveniently located in the centre of the Central Coast region at West Gosford.

Taste award-winning wines crafted from boutique fruit, flower and native botanicals. In this organic garden estate of Holgate you can sample Fires Creek Winery's botanical and fruit flower wines directly at the cellar door, or for a more in-depth experience book in for a 45-minute Meet the Winemaker tour. If you have more time, you can choose a luxurious, chocolate and wine experience for two, or a rewarding bushtucker and wine experience with a local Darkinjung elder. There's even a hands-on foraging and mixology experience to get your hands dirty.

Did you know the Central Coast is home to NSW’s only pearl farm? In Mooney Mooney on the Hawkesbury River you can take to the water with Pearls of Australia to experience the Coast’s best kept secret – the precious Akoya pearl! Spend time with third-generation pearl farmers when you book a cruise to harvest locally grown Akoya pearls, or book a behind the scenes experience to tour the fascinating Broken Bay Shellar Door.