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7 date ideas around Hamilton, from a degustation at Wickens and the Royal Mail's cellar to Hamilton Gallery, a show at Horsham Town Hall and the climb up Mount Rouse. Swipe through them above, or browse every one below. Each was checked on the place's own website: what it is, when it's on and what it costs. 1 are free.
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Food and drink: 3 date ideas in Hamilton
The Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld. Photo: Mattinbgn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
DUNKELD
Degustation dinner at Wickens in the Royal Mail Hotel
Wickens is the Royal Mail Hotel's fine-dining room, run by its executive chef. The menu follows each day's harvest from the hotel garden, with beef and lamb from its own farms. Allow more than three hours, and book well ahead.
When Dinner Thursday, Friday and Saturday (one sitting) from 3 October 2026 to 1 May 2027; Saturday lunch year round; closed 3 to 13 February 2027
Cost Dinner $310 each; Saturday lunch $220 each; wine pairing $190, non-alcoholic match $120
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
DUNKELD
Sommelier-led tasting in the Royal Mail's wine cellar
A sommelier leads a small comparative tasting down in the hotel's cellar. The award-winning cellar holds around 25,000 bottles. It is a short, affordable way to sample the Royal Mail without the full degustation.
When Thursday to Saturday at 3.30pm (meet in the Wine Bar at 3.25pm; bring a jacket)
Cost $25 each; limited numbers, enquire to book
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Mount Sturgeon, the backdrop to the Royal Mail's garden. Photo: Melburnian · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
DUNKELD
Kitchen garden tour and lunch under Mount Sturgeon
The hotel's chefs and gardeners walk you through Australia's largest working restaurant kitchen garden. You see how the day's harvest shapes both menus, with Mount Sturgeon behind the beds. The tour ends with two courses at the Parker St Project bistro.
When Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 10am; there is little shade, so bring a hat
Cost $150 each including a two-course lunch
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
For couples: 2 date ideas in Hamilton
HAMILTON
A free wander through Hamilton Gallery
Hamilton Gallery has been open since 1961 and its collection is known well beyond the region. Current shows include a cabinet-of-curiosities exhibition on the beginnings of European museums. Entry is free, so you can drop in for half an hour or stay all afternoon.
When Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm; weekends and public holidays 10am to 2pm
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
HORSHAM
The National Photographic Portrait Prize at Horsham Town Hall
The National Portrait Gallery's touring prize shows 48 finalists, picked from more than 1,400 entries. Famous faces hang beside everyday Australians. The gallery sits inside Horsham's restored Town Hall, so you can pair it with a show.
When Saturday 17 October 2026 to Sunday 31 January 2027; gallery open daily 10am to 4pm
Cost No entry fee listed
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Shows and music: 1 date ideas in Hamilton
HORSHAM
Ross Wilson and The Peaceniks at Horsham Town Hall
The voice behind Daddy Cool's Eagle Rock brings his band to the Town Hall theatre. Expect the Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock songs, from Cool World to Come Said the Boy. It runs two hours with an interval.
When Friday 27 November 2026, 8pm to 10pm
Cost $79 an adult; $74 concession
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Views and climbs: 1 date ideas in Hamilton
Looking north from Mount Rouse. Photo: Quincepaste · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
PENSHURST
Volcanoes Discovery Centre, then up Mount Rouse
Penshurst sits in the middle of the third-largest volcanic plain on earth. The small centre explains it with displays and a video of Mount Rouse erupting. Afterwards, drive or walk up Mount Rouse itself, the town's dormant volcano.
When Saturdays and Sundays 11am to 3pm (also school holidays); closed public holidays and over Easter
Cost $10 each ($7 concession)
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
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